(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.
acquophonia
algonquians
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
antiquation
antiquation
noun
(countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
(uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
aqueousness
aqueousness
noun
The state or quality of being aqueous.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
bontequagga
chontaquiro
coequalness
coequalness
noun
The state or quality of being coequal.
coinquinate
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
dantonesque
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
equationism
equationist
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.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
illiquation
illiquation
noun
(rare) The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.
inquination
inquination
noun
(obsolete) defilement; pollution; stain
inquiration
inquiration
noun
(UK, dialect) inquiry
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
jargonesque
jargonesque
adj
Characteristic of jargon.
liquidation
liquidation
noun
(euphemistic) Murder of dehumanized victims by a regime (and possibly its allies).
The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
menaquinone
menaquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
moquelumnan
nonequation
nonequation
noun
Absence of equation; not equating things.
nonrequital
normanesque
obliquation
obliquation
noun
Deviation from moral rectitude.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.
ossianesque
ossianesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Ossian
paraquinone
paraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-benzoquinone
plasmoquine
plasmoquine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of chloroquine
platonesque
platonesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the ancient philosopher Plato.
propinquant
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
quadrillion
quadrillion
noun
(figuratively, slang, hyperbolic) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
num
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^4): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000,000^2): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
quadrinodal
quadrinodal
adj
(mathematics) Having four nodes.
quaestiones
quaestiones
noun
plural of quaestio
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quarrystone
quarternion
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quatrocento
querulation
questionary
questionary
adj
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
noun
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
A questionnaire.
quiinaceous
quinanisole
quinatoxine
quinazoline
quinazoline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of pyrimidine; some of its derivatives are pharmaceuticals
quindecagon
quindecagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.
quinotannic
quinoxaline
quinoxaline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyrazine.
quondamship
quondamship
noun
(obsolete, rare) The property of being former, no longer current.
quotational
quotational
adj
Characteristic of a quotation
quotidianly
quotidianly
adv
Occurring on a quotidian basis; daily or commonplace.
requotation
requotation
noun
The act of quoting something again.
sesquinonal
squadroning
squadroning
verb
present participle of squadron
squamations
squamations
noun
plural of squamation
squassation
squassation
noun
A variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.
subsquadron
subsquadron
noun
A squadron forming part of a greater squadron.
unequivocal
unequivocal
adj
(possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.
Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable