(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
abstinences
abstinences
noun
plural of abstinence
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstraction
abstraction
noun
(art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
(chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
(computing) Any generalization technique that ignores or hides details to capture some kind of commonality between different instances for the purpose of controlling the intellectual complexity of engineered systems, particularly software systems.
(computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
(engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
(euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
(geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
abstriction
abstriction
noun
(biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
acanthophis
acaulescent
acaulescent
adj
(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accelerants
accelerants
noun
plural of accelerant
accentuates
accentuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accentuate
acceptances
acceptances
noun
plural of acceptance
accersition
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
accountants
accountants
noun
plural of accountant
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acetaniside
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achroanthes
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acoustician
acoustician
noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(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.
acrodontism
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acrostolion
actinoblast
actinolites
actinolites
noun
plural of actinolite
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actinostome
actinostome
noun
(zoology) The mouth or anterior opening of a coelenterate animal.
activations
activations
noun
plural of activation
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
acutenesses
acutenesses
noun
plural of acuteness
acutonodose
adherescent
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allocations
allocations
noun
plural of allocation
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
almacenista
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
amercements
amercements
noun
plural of amercement
americanist
americanist
Noun
Somebody who favors the values of the USA.
An expert in the study of America.
Adjective
Favoring the values of the USA.
Of or relating to a phonetic notation developed for transcription of Native American and European languages. See
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anacanthous
anacanthous
adj
Spineless, like certain fishes.
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anaclastics
anaclastics
noun
The part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.
anaesthatic
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analogistic
anarcestean
anarchistic
anarchistic
adj
Anarchic; chaotic or free-spirited.
Of or relating to anarchism or anarchy.
anaschistic
anastomotic
anastomotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anastomosis
anatomicals
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
ancientness
ancientness
noun
The state or quality of being ancient.
ancientries
ancientries
noun
plural of ancientry
ancistrodon
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androcrates
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anesthetics
anesthetics
noun
plural of anesthetic
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
angiectasis
angiectasis
noun
Synonym of angiectasia
animalistic
animalistic
adj
In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
In the manner of and/or resembling an animal;
Of or pertaining to animalism.
animastical
animatistic
anisocotyly
anisocratic
anisocratic
adj
(chemistry) Not isocratic
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
anocithesia
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
antasthenic
antecedents
antecedents
noun
plural of antecedent
antecessors
antecessors
noun
plural of antecessor
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anthracenes
anthracenes
noun
plural of anthracene
anthracites
anthracites
noun
plural of anthracite
anthracnose
anthracnose
noun
(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
antiascetic
antiascetic
adj
Opposing asceticism.
noun
One who opposes asceticism.
antibiotics
antibiotics
noun
plural of antibiotic
antiblastic
antiblastic
adj
(biology, of a host) antagonistic to the metabolism of a parasite
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
anticaustic
antichreses
antichreses
noun
plural of antichresis
antichresis
antichresis
noun
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.
antichrists
antichrists
noun
plural of antichrist
anticipants
anticipants
noun
plural of anticipant
anticipates
anticipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate
anticlastic
anticlastic
adj
(mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is negative at all points
(of a surface) curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped
antidysuric
antiemetics
antiemetics
noun
plural of antiemetic
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifascist
antifascist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.
noun
A person opposed to the tenets of fascism.
antignostic
antignostic
adj
(religion) Opposing Gnosticism.
antihelices
antilactase
antimasonic
antimasonic
adj
Opposed to Freemasonry.
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
antiplastic
antiplastic
adj
(medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
Diminishing plasticity.
Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.
antiracisms
antiracisms
noun
plural of antiracism
antiracists
antiracists
noun
plural of antiracist
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antisceptic
antisceptic
noun
Misspelling of antiseptic.
Someone who is opposed to scepticism.
antiscience
antiscience
adj
Opposed to science and scientific progress.
noun
The abuse or rejection of traditional science; scholarship in which traditional science is abused or disregarded.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antiseismic
antiseismic
adj
(civil engineering) Built to withstand the effects of earthquakes.
antisemitic
antisemitic
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-Semitic
antiseptics
antiseptics
noun
plural of antiseptic
antisideric
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antispastic
antispastic
adj
(pharmacology) That prevents or diminishes spasms; antispasmodic.
(poetry) Of, pertaining to antispasts
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents or diminishes spasms.