(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
appliqued
appliqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of applique
clupeidae
crepidula
diaplexus
dipleural
duplation
duplation
noun
(mathematics) A historic form of multiplication based on doubling
doubling
duplicand
duplicand
noun
(Scotland, law) A doubling of the duty to be paid on a feu.
duplicate
duplicate
adj
(games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
noun
(botany, zoology) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
(law) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
verb
(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
(transitive) To make a copy of.
(transitive) To produce something equal to.
equipedal
equipedal
adj
(zoology) Equal-footed; having the pairs of feet equal.
lapideous
lapideous
adj
(obsolete) Of the nature of stone; stony.
nauplioid
nauplioid
adj
Resembling a nauplius.
palinurid
palinurid
noun
(zoology) Any lobster-like crustacean in the family Palinuridae
palladium
palladium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.
A safeguard.
paludinal
paludinal
adj
Inhabiting ponds or swamps.
paludisms
paludisms
noun
plural of paludism
paludrine
paludrine
noun
(medicine) The antimalarial drug proguanil hydrochloride
pedicular
pedicular
adj
(biology) Relating to a stem or pedicle.
Caused by lice.
Having the lousy distemper, phthiriasis; infested with lice.
Of or relating to lice.
picudilla
planuloid
platitude
platitude
noun
(countable) A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.
(uncountable) Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.
plauditor
plumdamis
preludial
preludial
adj
Of or pertaining to a prelude.
priapulid
priapulid
noun
(zoology) Any small marine worm of the phylum Priapulida.
pulicidae
pulicidal
solpugida
spaulding
spaulding
Proper noun
A surname of Scottish origin; a variant of Spalding
A village in Illinois.
A town in Oklahoma.
sulphacid
sulphacid
noun
Alternative form of sulfacid
sulphamid
sulphazid
tipulidae
tripudial
unapplied
unapplied
adj
That has not been applied.
verb
past participle of unapply
undisplay
undisplay
verb
(transitive) To hide or remove from a display.
unpalsied
unpalsied
adj
Not affected by palsy.
unplained
unplained
adj
(obsolete) Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented.
unplaited
unplaited
adj
Not plaited.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unplait
uplandish
uplandish
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to uplands; pertaining to or situated in country districts.
(obsolete) Rustic, rude, boorish; countrified, unsophisticated, or uncivilized.
Wild or savage; mountainous, or dwelling in the mountains.