(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.
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acquophonia
algonquians
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
antiquation
antiquation
noun
(countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
(uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquashicola
aqueousness
aqueousness
noun
The state or quality of being aqueous.
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
beliquoring
bibliothque
bisiliquous
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
bontequagga
bouquetiere
bouquiniste
broomsquire
caquetoires
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chontaquiro
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chymaqueous
cinquecento
cinquecento
adj
(art) Sixteenth-century (1500s).
noun
(art) The sixteenth century (1500s).
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
coconqueror
coequalness
coequalness
noun
The state or quality of being coequal.
coinquinate
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
colloquists
colloquists
noun
plural of colloquist
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
colloququia
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
consequence
consequence
noun
(especially when preceded by "of") Importance, value, or influence.
A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
Importance with respect to what comes after.
That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
The power to influence or produce an effect.
verb
(transitive) To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
consequency
consequents
consequents
noun
plural of consequent
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
dantonesque
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
dragonesque
dragonesque
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
equationism
equationist
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equicostate
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equinoctial
equinoctial
adj
(astronomy) Of or relating to the celestial equator.
(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
(uncommon) Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
noun
(rare) The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equipoising
equipoising
verb
present participle of equipoise
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipostile
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
equivocally
equivocally
adv
With ambiguity.
With uncertainty.
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
esquamulose
esquamulose
adj
(botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
forequarter
forequarter
noun
The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.
The front half of a side of meat.
forerequest
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
goblinesque
goblinesque
adj
Reminiscent of goblins.
gongoresque
gorgonesque
grotesquely
grotesquely
adv
In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.
grotesquery
grotesquery
noun
Alternative form of grotesquerie
holoquinoid
humoresques
humoresques
noun
plural of humoresque
hydroquinol
illiquation
illiquation
noun
(rare) The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.
ineloquence
ineloquence
noun
The state or condition of being ineloquent.
inequilobed
inequilobed
adj
Not equilobed.
inquilinous
inquilinous
adj
(biology) That lives in the dwelling place of another species
inquination
inquination
noun
(obsolete) defilement; pollution; stain
inquiration
inquiration
noun
(UK, dialect) inquiry
inquisition
inquisition
noun
A questioning.
An inquest.
An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.
verb
(obsolete) To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into.
inquisitors
inquisitors
noun
plural of inquisitor
inquisitory
inquisitory
adj
In the manner of an inquisition or inquiry.
irondequoit
jacqueminot
jacqueminot
noun
A variety of deep crimson rose.
jargonesque
jargonesque
adj
Characteristic of jargon.
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
liquidation
liquidation
noun
(euphemistic) Murder of dehumanized victims by a regime (and possibly its allies).
The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
liquorishly
londonesque
londonesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the British capital city of London.
longinquity
longinquity
noun
(archaic) length
Long distance; the quality of being far away, remoteness.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
maquiladora
maquiladora
noun
An assembly plant in Mexico owned by a company from the United States or another foreign country, using cheap local labour and imported components, and which then exports its products to the company's country of origin; also (by extension) similar factories in other countries.
marlowesque
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
menaquinone
menaquinone
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A pale yellow crystalline naphthoquinone C₄₁H₅₆O₂ that is obtained especially from putrefied fish meal and produced by bacteria in the large intestine and essential for the blood-clotting process. It is much more unsaturated than vitamin K₁ and slightly less active biologically, and is an isoprenoid derivative of menadione.
meriquinoid
meriquinone
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
monchiquite
monchiquite
noun
(mineralogy) A black, basaltic igneous rock consisting of a ground mass of automorphic augite and magnetite with many embedded phenocrysts, usually of olivine.
montesquieu
moquelumnan
mosquitoish
mosquitoish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a mosquito.
mosquittoey
noneloquent
nonequation
nonequation
noun
Absence of equation; not equating things.
nonfrequent
nonfrequent
adj
Not frequent.
nonliquidly
nonrequital
nonuniquely
nonuniquely
adv
In a nonunique manner.
normanesque
obliquation
obliquation
noun
Deviation from moral rectitude.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.
obliqueness
obliqueness
noun
The quality of being oblique.
obliquities
obliquities
noun
plural of obliquity
obliquitous
obliquitous
adj
Characterized by obliquity.
obsequeence
obsequience
obsequience
noun
obsequiousness
omniloquent
ossianesque
ossianesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Ossian
osteoplaque
outquarters
outquarters
noun
Quarters situated away from headquarters.
outquerying
outquestion
outquestion
verb
(transitive) To surpass in questioning.
outquibbled
outquibbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outquibble
outquibling
overconquer
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.