(medicine, archaic) An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
gnathopoda
gnathopoda
noun
(obsolete) plural of gnathopod
heptagonal
heptagonal
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Belonging to the sequence generated by the formula (5n²-3n)/2.
Having seven angles and sides.
megaphyton
noctograph
noctograph
noun
(historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.
A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
ontography
ontography
noun
The study of how living creatures react to the physiographic environment.
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
pantograph
pantograph
noun
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like an accordion, such as in a pantograph mirror or a scissor lift.
verb
To engrave by means of a pantograph (parallel linkage) system.
pantophagy
pantophagy
noun
A diet that consists of a variety of foods.
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
pathognomy
pathognomy
noun
The expression of the passions or emotions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated.
philogeant
probathing
prognathic
prognathic
adj
prognathous
stenograph
stenograph
noun
A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.