The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open declaration.
perforating
perforating
verb
present participle of perforate
perforation
perforation
noun
(mathematics) That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.
(medicine) An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.
A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.
Any opening in a solid object.
The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
performance
performance
noun
(art) A live show or concert.
(linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
pianofortes
pianofortes
noun
plural of pianoforte
planariform
planariform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the planarians.
planuliform
planuliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a planula.
pontificals
pontificals
noun
The vestments of a bishop, priest, or pope.
plural of pontifical
pontificate
pontificate
noun
The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct.
(intransitive) To preside as a bishop, especially at mass.
(intransitive) To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.
pontificial
pontificial
adj
(obsolete) papal; pontifical
postfrontal
postfrontal
adj
(anatomy) Behind the frontal bone
(meteorology) Behind a front
noun
(anatomy) A bone located behind the frontal bone.
prefixation
prefixation
noun
(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
(biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
prefrontals
prefrontals
noun
plural of prefrontal
prodefiance
profanation
profanation
noun
The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
profanatory
profanatory
adj
Involving or relating to profanation.
profanchise
profanement
profaneness
profaneness
noun
The quality of being profane; profanity.
profanities
profanities
noun
plural of profanity
proliferant
protransfer
pseudofinal
pseudofinal
adj
(electrical engineering) Denoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.
pulmonifera
rainproofed
rainproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rainproof
rainproofer
rainproofer
noun
One who, or that which, makes rainproof.
rancorproof
reasonproof
safranophil
saponifiers
saponifiers
noun
plural of saponifier
saponifying
saponifying
verb
present participle of saponify
semiprofane
semiprofane
adj
Somewhat or partly profane.
siphonifera
snatchproof
snatchproof
adj
Resistant to being snatched.
strainproof
strainproof
adj
Resistant to physical strain.
sundayproof
tangleproof
tangleproof
adj
Resistant to tangling.
teaspoonful
teaspoonful
noun
A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.
tepefaction
tepefaction
noun
(rare) Act of tepefying; a becoming tepid.
tympaniform
tympaniform
adj
(anatomy) Having the form of a tympanum or of a drum