(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
catamnesis
catamnesis
noun
The follow-up history of a patient after the onset of illness, or after discharge from treatment
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
centesimal
centesimal
adj
Describing a hundredth part
Divided into a hundred parts
centesimos
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
centralism
centralism
noun
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.
chastiment
cinematics
cinematics
noun
The use of cinematic techniques; production of material that will make effective cinema viewing.
plural of cinematic
cismontane
cismontane
adj
Favoring French control over local church matters in conflicts with the Pope.
From this side of the mountains.
citizenism
citizenism
noun
politics led by citizens or based around citizenship
clementius
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
concettism
concettism
noun
The use of concetti, or affected conceits.
concretism
concretism
noun
(art) An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
reification; the fallacy of treating an abstraction like a real entity
condiments
condiments
noun
plural of condiment
convertism
cremations
cremations
noun
plural of cremation
culminates
culminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate
cysteamine
cysteamine
noun
(biochemistry) The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.
economists
economists
noun
plural of economist
emancipist
emancipist
noun
(Australia, historical) In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
endosmotic
endosmotic
adj
Relating to endosmosis.
ethonomics
feministic
feministic
adj
Of or relating to or in accordance with feminism.
geneticism
geneticism
noun
The belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
impotences
impotences
noun
plural of impotence
incasement
incasement
noun
Archaic form of encasement.
increments
increments
noun
plural of increment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of increment
incumbents
incumbents
noun
plural of incumbent
intimacies
intimacies
noun
plural of intimacy
intumesced
intumesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intumesce
kenoticism
kenoticism
noun
The doctrine of kenosis
kinematics
kinematics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
kineticism
kineticism
noun
Energetic movement, particularly applied to any visual arts.
Kinetic art.
lemniscata
lemniscata
noun
Archaic form of lemniscate. (type of curve)
lemniscate
lemniscate
noun
(mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.
(mathematics) The lemniscate of Bernoulli
The infinity symbol (∞).
machinates
machinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate
mascagnite
mascagnite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
mechanists
mechanists
noun
plural of mechanist
melanistic
melanistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting melanism.
mendicants
mendicants
noun
plural of mendicant
meniscitis
menostatic
menostatic
adj
Relating to, or undergoing, menostasis.
mesenteric
mesenteric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mesentery.
mesodontic
mesotronic
metarsenic
microtines
microtines
noun
plural of microtine
midsection
midsection
noun
The middle section of something.
The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist.
minacities
minacities
noun
plural of minacity
mischanter
misconceit
misconceit
noun
(obsolete) misconception
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To form a wrong opinion about.
miscontent
miscontent
adj
(obsolete) discontent
verb
(obsolete, transitive) discontent
miscounted
miscounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscount
miscreants
miscreants
noun
plural of miscreant
monostelic
monostelic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting monostely; being a monostele.
myasthenic
myasthenic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
noun
An individual who has myasthenia.
nemichthys
nonchemist
nonchemist
noun
One who is not a chemist.
omniscient
omniscient
adj
Having total knowledge.
noun
One who has total knowledge.
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
semantical
semantical
adj
Pertaining to or resembling semantics
semicotton
semicretin
semilucent
semilucent
adj
Partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque.
stimulance
stonesmich
syncretism
syncretism
noun
(chiefly religion) The (attempted) reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs.
(linguistics) The fusion of different inflexional forms.