(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
corinthianesque
corseque
corseque
noun
A pole weapon with a spike and two lateral blades on a shaft.
corsesque
cosaque
cosaque
noun
(dated) A cracker bonbon.
cotquean
cotquean
noun
Alternative form of cot-quean
cotqueans
cotqueans
noun
plural of cotquean
counteracquittance
counterconquest
counterconquest
noun
A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity.
counterequivalent
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
counterquarterly
counterquery
counterquery
noun
A counterquestion.
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
cowanesque
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
coyolxauhqui
croquet
croquet
noun
(countable) A croquette.
(countable, games) A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
verb
(transitive, games) To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquets
croquets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croquet
croquette
croquette
noun
(cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
croquettes
croquettes
noun
plural of croquette
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
croquis
croquis
noun
(art) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
dantonesque
deaquation
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
derequisition
derequisition
verb
(transitive) To return or release (something previously requisitioned).
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discothque
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
disquiparation
disquisition
disquisition
noun
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
disquisitional
disquisitional
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
disquisitions
disquisitions
noun
plural of disquisition
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
disquisitorial
disquisitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a disquisitor.
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
disquixote
docquet
docquet
noun
Archaic form of docket.
dominique
dominique
Noun
An American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
dulciloquy
dulciloquy
noun
A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech.
duquoin
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
eequinoctium
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
eliquation
eliquation
noun
(metallurgy) The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.
eloquence
eloquence
noun
(countable) An eloquent utterance.
The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
eloquent
eloquent
adj
Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
Fluently persuasive and articulate.
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
eloquently
eloquently
adv
In an eloquent manner; stated well.
eloquentness
eloquentness
noun
The quality of being eloquent.
elroquite
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equalization
equalization
noun
(finance) Repayment to an investor in a unit trust or OEIC of an increase in the unit price to cover the seller’s entitlement to income received from the underlying investments but not yet distributed to unit holders, repaid as part of the first distribution of income to that investor.
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equation
equation
noun
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
equational
equational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed using equations
equationally
equationally
adv
In terms of equations.
equationism
equationist
equations
equations
noun
plural of equation
equator
equator
noun
(astronomy) A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
(geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
The celestial equator.
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
equatoreal
equatorial
equatorial
adj
(organic chemistry) perpendicular to the plane of a ring
of, near, or relating to the equator
noun
(astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
equatorially
equatorially
adv
In an equatorial direction
equators
equators
noun
plural of equator
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
equianchorate
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equiatomic
equiatomic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Containing equal numbers of two or more atoms
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equicohesive
equicontinuous
equicontinuous
adj
(mathematics, of a family of functions) Such that all members are continuous, with equal variation in a given neighborhood.
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
equicostate
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equidistribution
equidistribution
noun
An equal distribution.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equiform
equiform
adj
Having the same form; uniform, equiformal
equiformal
equiformal
adj
equiform
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equilibration
equilibration
noun
The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equilibrator
equilibrator
noun
(rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
equilibratory
equilibratory
adj
Relating to the physical sense of balance, or equilibrium.
equilibrio
equilibrio
noun
(archaic) equilibrium, balance
equilibrious
equilibrious
adj
in equilibrium; balanced
equilobate
equilobate
adj
(biology) Equally lobed; divided into similar lobes.
equilobed
equilobed
adj
Having lobes of equal size.
equilocation
equimodal
equimolal
equimolal
adj
Of the same molality.
equimolar
equimolar
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
equimolecular
equimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds)
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equinoctial
equinoctial
adj
(astronomy) Of or relating to the celestial equator.
(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
(uncommon) Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
noun
(rare) The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
equinoctially
equinoctially
adv
In an equinoctial manner; relative to the equinox.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
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
equiomnipotent
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartition
equipartition
noun
(mathematics, of a graph) The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
(statistical mechanics) Short for w:Equipartition theorem.
The division of something into equal parts.
verb
(transitive) To divide into equal parts.
equiperiodic
equiperiodic
adj
Having the same period.
equipoise
equipoise
noun
A counterbalance.
A state of balance; equilibrium.
verb
(transitive) To act or make to act as an equipoise.
(transitive) To cause to be or stay in equipoise.
equipoised
equipoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equipoise
equipoises
equipoises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equipoise
equipoising
equipoising
verb
present participle of equipoise
equipollence
equipollence
noun
(logic) Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.
The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
equipollency
equipollency
noun
Alternative form of equipollence
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipollently
equipollently
adv
With equal power.
equipollentness
equipollents
equipollents
noun
plural of equipollent
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equiponderant
equiponderant
adj
(obsolete) Having equal weight.
equiponderate
equiponderate
verb
To counterbalance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
equiponderating
equiponderating
verb
present participle of equiponderate
equiponderation
equiponderation
noun
An equiponderating, or counterbalancing.
equiponderous
equiponderous
adj
Having equal weight.
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
equipostile
equipotent
equipotent
adj
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a bijection with one another.
Having equal strength, ability or efficacy.
equipotential
equipotential
adj
Having equal potential.
noun
A region whose every point has the same potential.
equipotentiality
equipotentiality
noun
The condition of being equipotential
equiprobabilism
equiprobabilist
equiprobability
equiprobability
noun
The state or condition of being equiprobable
equiprobable
equiprobable
adj
(mathematics, logic) Having equal probability, such as any number from 1 to 6 being the equiprobable outcome of the fair toss of fair dice.