(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
equiexcellency
equinox
equinox
noun
(also figuratively) The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length.
(astronomy) A celestial equator (“great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the Earth's equator (the equatorial plane)”); also, the Earth's equator.
(astronomy) One of the two points in space where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth.
(rare) A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception; an equinoctial gale.
One of the two occasions in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun (the ecliptic) intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth; this happens on a day between March 19 and 21 (spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere), and on another day between September 21 and 24 (autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in the Southern Hemisphere); hence, the exact time when the intersection occurs.
equinoxes
equinoxes
noun
plural of equinox
plural of equinoxe
exquisiteness
exquisiteness
noun
The degree or property of being exquisite.
exquisitiveness
exquisitiveness
noun
The state or quality of being exquisitive.
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
inequiaxial
inequiaxial
adj
Not equiaxial.
inquisitrix
inquisitrix
noun
(rare, archaic) A female inquisitor.
oxyanthraquinone
oxynaphtoquinone
oxyquinaseptol
oxyquinaseptol
noun
Synonym of diaphtherin
oxyquinoline
oxyquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline.
oxyquinone
quinatoxin
quinatoxine
quincunx
quincunx
noun
(astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
(historical, numismatics) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
A Galton board.
An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
quincunxes
quincunxes
noun
plural of quincunx
quincunxial
quincunxial
adj
Alternative spelling of quincuncial
quinisext
quinisext
Adjective
Describing an ecumenical council convoked by the emperor Justinian II at Constantinople in 692, also known as the Council in Trullo.
quinisextine
quinotoxine
quinotoxine
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of quinine that has a historical importance in the synthesis of the drug
quinoxalin
quinoxaline
quinoxaline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyrazine.
quinoxalyl
squaxon
sulfaquinoxaline
sulfaquinoxaline
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used in veterinary medicine to treat coccidiosis.
superexquisiteness
unequiaxed
unequiaxed
adj
Not equiaxed.
unquixotic
unquixotic
adj
Not quixotic.
unquixotical
unquixotically
xanthinthique
xyloquinone
xyloquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.
