(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.
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.
bontequagga
bouquiniste
chontaquiro
cinquecento
cinquecento
adj
(art) Sixteenth-century (1500s).
noun
(art) The sixteenth century (1500s).
coinquinate
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
conquassate
conquassate
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To shake; to agitate.
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
consequents
consequents
noun
plural of consequent
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
dantonesque
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
equationism
equationist
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.
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.
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
illiquation
illiquation
noun
(rare) The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.
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.
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.
longinquity
longinquity
noun
(archaic) length
Long distance; the quality of being far away, remoteness.
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
noneloquent
nonequation
nonequation
noun
Absence of equation; not equating things.
nonfrequent
nonfrequent
adj
Not frequent.
nonrequital
obliquation
obliquation
noun
Deviation from moral rectitude.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.
omniloquent
outquerying
outquestion
outquestion
verb
(transitive) To surpass in questioning.
outquibling
platonesque
platonesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the ancient philosopher Plato.
polyloquent
polyloquent
adj
(rare) Garrulous; loquacious.
preconquest
preconquest
adj
Prior to conquest.
prequestion
proconquest
propinquant
propinquity
propinquity
noun
Affiliation or similarity.
Nearness or proximity
quaestiones
quaestiones
noun
plural of quaestio
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quarrystone
quarternion
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quatrocento
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
querulation
questionary
questionary
adj
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
noun
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
A questionnaire.
questioners
questioners
noun
plural of questioner
questioning
questioning
adj
(LGBT) Unsure of one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder.
noun
Interrogation.
The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting.
The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
verb
present participle of question
questionist
questionist
noun
(obsolete) A person preparing for, or taking, their final exam at university.
(obsolete) An inquisitive person, a questioner.
questionous
questmonger
questmonger
noun
(archaic, derogatory) One who encourages petty lawsuits.
quinatoxine
quinologist
quinologist
noun
One who studies quinology.
quinotannic
quinotoxine
quinotoxine
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of quinine that has a historical importance in the synthesis of the drug
quinternion
quinternion
noun
(bookbinding) Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.
quintillion
quintillion
num
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸.
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 10³⁰.
quitterbone
quotational
quotational
adj
Characteristic of a quotation
quotidianly
quotidianly
adv
Occurring on a quotidian basis; daily or commonplace.
reconquests
reconquests
noun
plural of reconquest
requisition
requisition
noun
(law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
(military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
A call; an invitation; a summons.
A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
verb
(transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.
requotation
requotation
noun
The act of quoting something again.
squamations
squamations
noun
plural of squamation
squassation
squassation
noun
A variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.
subquestion
subquestion
noun
A question making up part of a larger question.
teutonesque
tourniquets
tourniquets
noun
plural of tourniquet
underquoted
underquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underquote