(law, civil law) A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument.
enlargement; amplification
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampulating
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
aplanatism
aplanatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from spherical aberration.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
capitaldom
capitaldom
noun
The condition of being a capital city.
capitalism
capitalism
noun
(economics) An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
(economics, economic liberalism) An economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
(politics) A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources or capital.
(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
capitolium
capitolium
Noun
An ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and the provinces.
compactile
compatible
compatible
adj
Able to get along well.
Capable of easy interaction.
Consistent; congruous.
noun
Something that is compatible with something else.
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
compilator
compilator
noun
One who compiles something.
compitalia
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
complicant
complicate
complicate
adj
(now rare, poetic) Complex, complicated.
(obsolete) Intertwined.
verb
(transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter.
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diplomatic
diplomatic
adj
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.
describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
noun
The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
emphatical
emphatical
adj
emphatic
epiblemata
epithalami
epithalamy
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
epitomical
epitomical
adj
epitomic
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
impalement
impalement
noun
(botany) (obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.)
(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
impartable
impartable
adj
Capable of being imparted.
impartible
impartible
adj
capable of being imparted or communicated; impartable.
not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible
impartibly
impartibly
adv
So as not to be parted or divided.
imperialty
imperialty
noun
People of imperial rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
The rank, status, power or authority of an imperial.
impetrable
impetrable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
impetulant
impitiably
implanting
implanting
verb
present participle of implant
implicants
implicants
noun
plural of implicant
implicated
implicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of implicate
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
implorator
implorator
noun
(obsolete) One who implores.
importable
importable
adj
(obsolete) Insupportable, unbearable.
Capable of being imported.
noun
Something that can be imported.
importably
importably
adv
(obsolete) Insupportably; unbearably.
impunctual
impunctual
Adjective
Not punctual.
intemporal
lampoonist
lampoonist
noun
One who lampoons.
leptamnium
leptomatic
lipomatous
lipomatous
adj
Relating to a lipoma.
lipothymia
lipothymia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) A swoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion.
lymphation
lymphatism
lymphatism
noun
(medicine, historical) Enlargement or swelling of the lymphatic tissue, associated in the past with sudden death of children but no longer considered to be an authentic ailment.
Bloating, sluggishness.
lypothymia
manipulate
manipulate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
(transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
mazapilite
mephitical
mephitical
adj
Alternative form of mephitic
metalepsis
metalepsis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
metaleptic
metaleptic
adj
Of or pertaining to metalepsis.
metaplasia
metaplasia
noun
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
metaplasis
metaplasis
noun
(biology) Metaplasia: the conversion of one type of tissue into another.
(biology, archaic) Fulfilled growth and development seen in the stage between anaplasis and cataplasis.
metapodial
metapodial
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
noun
A metapodial bone.
microtypal
misplanted
misplanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplant
monoptical
monoptical
adj
Alternative form of monoptic
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
multiparae
multiparae
noun
plural of multipara
multiparty
multiparty
adj
Having multiple parties (involved persons).
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
multiplane
multiplane
adj
Consisting of several planes or surfaces
noun
A motion-picture camera used in traditional animation to move a number of pieces of artwork at various speeds and various distances, creating a sense of parallax or depth.
An airplane having at least three superposed main planes
multiplant
multiplant
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one plant (factory or industrial building).
multipolar
multipolar
adj
(physics, biology) Having more than two poles.
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
noun
An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.
myoplastic
omphalitis
omphalitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation or infection of the umbilicus
ophthalmia
ophthalmia
noun
(medicine) ophthalmitis
ophthalmic
ophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the eyes.
Visionary, looking to the future.
optimality
optimality
noun
The property of being optimal.
palamitism
palatalism
palermitan
palimpsest
palimpsest
noun
(archaic) Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.
(astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.
(computing) Memory that has been erased and re-written.
(cultural studies) The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one.
(geology) Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface.
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form.
verb
On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.
To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.
palliament
palliament
noun
(obsolete) A dress; a robe.
palmatifid
palmatifid
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend less than half-way toward the petiole.
palmchrist
palmitinic
pamphletic
pamphletic
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a pamphlet.
panthelism
paratomial
parimutuel
parimutuel
noun
Alternative form of pari-mutuel
parliament
parliament
noun
(historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
(now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
partialism
partialism
noun
(psychiatry) The sexual attraction to specific parts of the body.
Partiality; specifically in theology the doctrine of the partialists.
pedimental
pedimental
adj
Of or pertaining to a pediment.
perimetral
peristomal
peristomal
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a peristome.
petaliform
petaliform
adj
(botany) Having the form of a petal.
philomathy
philomathy
noun
The love of learning or literature.
phlegmatic
phlegmatic
adj
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
noun
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
piedmontal
piedmontal
adj
Relating to a piedmont.
pistolgram
pistolgram
noun
(historical) Synonym of pistolgraph
planimeter
planimeter
noun
An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline.
planimetry
planimetry
noun
(mathematics) The measurement of distances, angles and areas on a plane, especially on a map or image
plantarium
plasmation
plasmation
noun
The act of forming or moulding.
plasticism
plasticism
noun
(art) The plastic quality of certain artworks, and the theory or movement of art that embodies this quality.
The state or condition of being plastic.
The ubiquitous use of plastic.
plastidium
plastidome
plastidome
noun
The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
platinamin
platymeria
platymeric
platymeric
adj
Having a broad femur
platymyoid
platysomid
pleomastia
pleomastic
pleromatic
pleromatic
adj
Pertaining to pleroma.
plutomania
plutomania
noun
(obsolete) The delusion that one is wealthy.
A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money.
polyatomic
polyatomic
adj
(chemistry) (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of three or more atoms.
polygamist
polygamist
noun
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
polymastia
polymastia
noun
The fact or condition of having more than two mammae or nipples.
polymastic
polymastic
adj
Of, relating to, or having polymastia.
polymathic
polymathic
adj
Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.
postclimax
postclimax
adj
(ecology) After the point of climax.
postmedial
postmedial
adj
(biology) Located behind (further towards the rear than) the middle.
(linguistics) Located after the medial element.
premarital
premarital
adj
Before marriage; before getting married.
prestomial
primatical
primatical
adj
Of or pertaining to a primate.
prostomial
prostomial
adj
Relating to the prostomium.
psalmister
psalmistry
psalmistry
noun
The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody.
psalmodist
psalmodist
noun
One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist.
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
pteromalid
pteromalid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pteromalidae of parasitic wasps.
ptolemaian
ptolemaian
Adjective
Ptolemaic
ptolemaism
ptolemaist
ptolemaist
Noun
One who accepts the astronomical system of Ptolemy.
reimplants
reimplants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reimplant
semipostal
semipostal
adj
(of a postage stamp) Issued and sold for a higher price than its face value, with the excess monies transferred to a third party, typically a charity.
noun
A postage stamp of this kind.
septimanal
septimanal
adj
Relating to weeks; weekly.
slipstream
slipstream
noun
(figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
(uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
verb
(computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
spatialism
spermalist
spermatial
spermatial
adj
Of or relating to the spermatium.
spiritlamp
spittleman
stymphalid
suboptimal
suboptimal
adj
Worse than optimal.
tamaulipas
tamaulipas
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
tamaulipec
templarism
temporalis
temporalis
noun
(anatomy) A fan-shaped muscle which arises from the surface of the temporal fossa and converges to an aponeurosis which contracts into a thick flat tendon inserted into the coronoid process of the mandible; it serves to raise the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing.