(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
acquophonia
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquians
algonquin
algonquins
aliquot
aliquot
adj
Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
noun
(chemistry, biotechnology) A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.
verb
(chemistry, biotechnology, transitive, informal) To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
alloquial
alloquialism
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminoquin
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinol
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
anthraquinonyl
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antiloquy
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiquation
antiquation
noun
(countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
(uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
antiquations
antiquations
noun
plural of antiquation
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
apoquinine
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquaphobia
aquaphobia
noun
A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
aquashicola
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aqueomercurial
aquicolous
aquicolous
adj
(biology) Living in water.
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifoliaceae
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquilawood
aquilino
aquilo
aquilon
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquintocubitalism
aquiparous
aquiparous
adj
(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
aquocapsulitis
aquocarbonic
aquocellolitis
aquopentamminecobaltic
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
aquotization
aquotize
armouchiquois
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
baldoquin
barquisimeto
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzoquinoxaline
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
caquetio
caquetoire
caquetoires
catoquina
chontaquiro
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
coequalize
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coequation
coinquinate
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colliquate
colliquate
verb
(rare) To melt or liquefy.
colliquation
colliquation
noun
(medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.
The act of becoming liquid; melting.
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
colliquativeness
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colloquia
colloquia
noun
a plural of colloquium
colloquial
colloquial
adj
(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
noun
A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism
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.
colloquiality
colloquiality
noun
(countable) A colloquial term, utterance, etc.; a colloquialism.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being colloquial; colloquialness.
colloquialize
colloquialize
verb
(transitive) To render colloquial.
colloquializer
colloquially
colloquially
adv
In a colloquial manner.
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
colloquiquia
colloququia
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
conquian
conquian
noun
(card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy.
conquians
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
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
coquilhatville
coquilla
coquilla
noun
The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
coquillage
coquina
coquina
noun
(countable) Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
(uncountable, geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
coquinas
coquinas
noun
plural of coquina
coquita
coquitlam
coquitlam
Proper noun
A city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.
corinthianesque
counteracquittance
counterequivalent
coyolxauhqui
deaquation
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
diphenylquinomethane
diplomatique
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.
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.
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
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).