An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
autodermic
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autoimmune
autoimmune
adj
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
automatics
automatics
noun
plural of automatic
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automation
automation
noun
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
automatism
automatism
noun
(art) A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
(psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
Acting automatically or involuntarily.
The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.
The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
automatist
automatist
adj
Of or characterized by automatism
noun
An artist working in the style of automatism.
One who holds the doctrine of automatism, believing that animals are automata.
One who performs automatic writing.
automative
automative
adj
Relating to automation.
automatize
automatize
verb
To cause to be automated; to automate.
To make or become automatic.
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
automolite
automolite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of gahnite.
automotive
automotive
adj
Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
noun
A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
autotelism
autotelism
noun
(art) In literature or art, the belief that a work, having been created, is a justification in and of itself. Poems with a unified rhetorical device to frame the poem in a singular idea.
The belief that an entity or event has within itself its own meaning or purpose.
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
autotomies
autotomies
noun
plural of autotomy
autotomise
autotomise
verb
Alternative form of autotomize
autotomize
autotomize
verb
(transitive) To shed (a body part) by autotomy.
axiomatize
axiomatize
verb
To establish a set of axioms that describe or govern certain phenomena
azomethine
azomethine
noun
(organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN=CR'₂, especially the parent compound in which R' is H
azthionium
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baphometic
barbatimao
barbatimao
noun
A South American mimosa tree, Stryphnodendron adstringens (formerly Stryphnodendron barbatimao), which has an astringent, tannin-rich bark.
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
bathomania
beaumontia
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
biometrika
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blattiform
boltmaking
boltmaking
noun
The manufacture of bolts.
bootmaking
bootmaking
noun
The making of boots.
brainstorm
brainstorm
noun
(Britain) An unexpected mental error.
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
Alternative form of brain storm (“activity in the brain, such as a seizure or convulsion”)
verb
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
bromacetic
brominated
brominated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with bromine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with bromine or hydrobromic acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brominate
cacomistle
cacomistle
noun
The Bassariscus sumichrasti.
cacostomia
cacothymia
cacothymia
noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
cafetorium
cafetorium
noun
A large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
caimitillo
calamitoid
calamitous
calamitous
adj
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
cameration
cameration
noun
A vaulting or arching over.
camorrista
camorristi
camptonite
camptonite
noun
(mineralogy) A lamprophyre containing plagioclase and feldspar.
capitaldom
capitaldom
noun
The condition of being a capital city.
capitolium
capitolium
Noun
An ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and the provinces.
cardiatomy
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
carmeloite
catabolism
catabolism
noun
(biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
catacombic
catacombic
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a catacomb.
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
catmalison
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
centimolar
centimolar
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to centimoles; one hundredth as concentrated as a molar solution.
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
chariotman
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chilostoma
choriomata
choristoma
choristoma
noun
A collection of normal cells in an abnormal location.
chromatics
chromatics
noun
(music) Chromatic harmonies or notes.
(optics) The science of colours; the branch of optics that deals with the properties of colours.
chromatism
chromatism
noun
(optics) chromatic aberration
(psychology) chromesthesia
The state of being coloured
chromatist
chromatist
noun
A person whose speciality is chromatics
chromatium
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
chromatoid
chromatoid
adj
Resembling chromatin.
noun
(cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed.
cismontane
cismontane
adj
Favoring French control over local church matters in conflicts with the Pope.
From this side of the mountains.
clamourist
coachsmith
coachsmith
noun
A builder of coaches.
coadmitted
coadmitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coadmit
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
codominant
codominant
adj
(genetics) Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.
Equally dominant.
noun
A species or organism that jointly dominates a region.
coelomatic
coelomatic
adj
Alternative form of coelomic
coimbatore
coimbatore
Proper noun
The second-largest city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
colatorium
colemanite
colemanite
noun
(mineralogy) A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.
collimated
collimated
adj
(physics, of a light beam) Composed of rays that are parallel, thus having a wavefront that is planar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collimate
collimates
collimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate
collimator
collimator
noun
(astronomy) A small telescope attached to a larger one, used to point it in the correct general direction.
(physics) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons.
(physics) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence.
comagmatic
comagmatic
adj
(geology, of rocks) Derived from the same magma.
comandanti
comatosity
combatting
combatting
verb
present participle of combat
combinator
combinator
noun
(computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
comedietta
comedietta
noun
A dramatic composition of the comedy class, but not so much elaborated as a regular comedy, and generally consisting of one or at most two acts.
cometarium
cometarium
noun
(astronomy) An instrument intended to represent the revolution of a comet around the Sun.
comicality
comicality
noun
Something comical.
The state of being comical.
comitative
comitative
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment.
noun
The comitative case, or a word in this case.
commandite
comminated
comminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminate
comminator
comminuate
committals
committals
noun
plural of committal
communital
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
compactile
compacting
compacting
verb
present participle of compact
compaction
compaction
noun
The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted.
comparting
comparting
verb
present participle of compart
compatible
compatible
adj
Able to get along well.
Capable of easy interaction.
Consistent; congruous.
noun
Something that is compatible with something else.
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
compatient
compatient
adj
(obsolete) suffering or enduring together
compatriot
compatriot
adj
Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism.
noun
Somebody from one's own country.
compilator
compilator
noun
One who compiles something.
compitalia
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
complicant
complicate
complicate
adj
(now rare, poetic) Complex, complicated.
(obsolete) Intertwined.
verb
(transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter.
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
compositae
corymbiate
cosmetical
cosmetical
adj
Alternative form of cosmetic
costmaries
costmaries
noun
plural of costmary
coterminal
coterminal
adj
(category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
(geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
(university education, of a student) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
noun
(aviation) One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
craniotome
craniotome
noun
A surgical instrument used in craniotomy to remove part of the skull.
craniotomy
craniotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
cremations
cremations
noun
plural of cremation
crematoria
crematoria
noun
plural of crematorium
criminator
cromaltite
cronartium
cumulation
cumulation
noun
Accumulation.
The effect of free trade agreements on the rules of origin in calculating importation tariffs, quotas, etc.
curatorium
curatorium
noun
A board of curators or advisory board, in certain European institutions.
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cytioderma
dambonitol
dambonitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A di-O-methylinositol obtained from Dyera species.
damnations
damnations
noun
plural of damnation
dantomania
datamation
decimation
decimation
noun
(generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
(mathematics) The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
(signal processing) A digital signal-processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal; downsampling
(strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
A tithe or the act of tithing.
defamation
defamation
noun
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.