(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
algonquians
algonquins
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
alloquialism
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiquations
antiquations
noun
plural of antiquation
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquashicola
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aquicolous
aquicolous
adj
(biology) Living in water.
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquintocubitalism
aquiparous
aquiparous
adj
(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
armouchiquois
barquisimeto
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
caquetoires
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
colliquativeness
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colloquialisms
colloquialisms
noun
plural of colloquialism
colloquialist
colloquialist
noun
A good conversationalist.
A person who uses colloquial words or phrases.
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
conquians
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
corinthianesque
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
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
disquisitional
disquisitional
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
disquisitionary
disquisitionary
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.
disquisitorial
disquisitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a disquisitor.
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equationism
equationist
equations
equations
noun
plural of equation
equicostate
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equiprobabilism
equiprobabilist
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equisonant
equisonant
adj
(ancient music) Intra-octavally consonant.
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocalities
equivocalities
noun
plural of equivocality
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
fouquieriaceous
fouquieriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
frasquito
gastriloquial
gastriloquism
gastriloquism
noun
(obsolete) ventriloquism
gastriloquist
gastriloquist
noun
(archaic) A ventriloquist.
gastriloquous
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
glacioaqueous
glacioaqueous
adj
Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
inaqueous
inconsequentia
inconsequentia
noun
Trivia; items or facts of little or no importance.
inconsequential
inconsequential
adj
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Not logically following from the premises.
noun
Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
inconsequentiality
inconsequentiality
noun
(countable) anything that is inconsequential
(uncountable) the property of being inconsequential
inconsequentially
inconsequentially
adv
In an inconsequential manner.
inequicostate
inquisitional
inquisitional
adj
Of or pertaining to an inquisition.
inquisitorial
inquisitorial
adj
(law) Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors.
Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.
inquisitorially
inquisitorially
adv
In an inquisitorial manner.
inquisitorialness
inquisitorialness
noun
The quality of being inquisitorial.
iroquoians
jusquaboutisme
jusquaboutist
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquidatorship
liquidatorship
noun
The role or business of a liquidator.
loquacious
loquacious
adj
Talkative; chatty.
loquaciously
loquaciously
adv
In a loquacious manner.
loquaciousness
loquaciousness
noun
The state or property of being loquacious.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
maquiladoras
maquiladoras
noun
plural of maquiladora
marquisdom
marquisdom
noun
(obsolete) A marquisate.
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
marquois
mastoideosquamous
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
misquotation
misquotation
noun
An incorrect quotation.
misquotations
misquotations
noun
plural of misquotation
mosquital
mosquital
adj
Of or relating to mosquitos.
mosquitocidal
mosquitocidal
adj
Acting as a mosquitocide; fatal to mosquitos.
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
nonacquaintanceship
nonacquiescence
nonacquiescence
noun
Lack of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
nonacquiescent
nonacquiescently
nonacquiescing
nonacquiescing
adj
Not acquiescing; not resting one's opposition to something.