(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
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.]
bibliothque
bontequagga
bouquetiere
bouquiniste
caquetoires
chontaquiro
cinquecento
cinquecento
adj
(art) Sixteenth-century (1500s).
noun
(art) The sixteenth century (1500s).
coinquinate
colloquists
colloquists
noun
plural of colloquist
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
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.
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.
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
equationism
equationist
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
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.
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
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
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.
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
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.
grotesquely
grotesquely
adv
In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.
grotesquery
grotesquery
noun
Alternative form of grotesquerie
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.
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
longinquity
longinquity
noun
(archaic) length
Long distance; the quality of being far away, remoteness.
loquacities
loquacities
noun
plural of loquacity
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
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
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.
nonrequital
obliquation
obliquation
noun
Deviation from moral rectitude.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.
obliquities
obliquities
noun
plural of obliquity
obliquitous
obliquitous
adj
Characterized by obliquity.
omniloquent
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
overquarter
overquietly
perquisitor
perquisitor
noun
The first purchaser of an estate.
platonesque
platonesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the ancient philosopher Plato.
polyloquent
polyloquent
adj
(rare) Garrulous; loquacious.
preconquest
preconquest
adj
Prior to conquest.
prequestion
proconquest
procritique
proequality
propinquant
propinquity
propinquity
noun
Affiliation or similarity.
Nearness or proximity
proquaestor
prosequitur
quaestiones
quaestiones
noun
plural of quaestio
quaestorial
quaestorial
adj
Of or relating to a quaestor.
quaestorian
quaestorian
adj
Relating to a quaestor.
quantometer
quantometer
noun
A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quarrystone
quarterfoil
quarterfoil
noun
Archaic form of quatrefoil.
quarternion
quaternions
quaternions
noun
plural of quaternion
quatrefoils
quatrefoils
noun
plural of quatrefoil
quatrocento
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
querulation
querulosity
querulosity
noun
querulousness
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.
questorship
questorship
noun
Alternative form of quaestorship
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
quodlibetal
quodlibetic
quodlibetic
adj
Of or relating to a quodlibet
quotability
quotability
noun
The degree to which a person, literature, or a speech is useful or relevant for being quoted.
quotational
quotational
adj
Characteristic of a quotation
quoteworthy
quoteworthy
adj
Worthy of being quoted; quotable.
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.
requisitory
requisitory
adj
Sought for; demanded.
requotation
requotation
noun
The act of quoting something again.
scioterique
soldatesque
soldatesque
adj
(archaic) soldierly, soldierlike
soliloquist
soliloquist
noun
A person who soliloquizes
soubriquets
soubriquets
noun
plural of soubriquet
squamations
squamations
noun
plural of squamation
squaremouth
squassation
squassation
noun
A variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.
squatterdom
squatterdom
noun
The realm or sphere of squatters.
squooshiest
squooshiest
adj
superlative form of squooshy: most squooshy
stultiloquy
stultiloquy
noun
(archaic) Foolish talk; babble.
subquestion
subquestion
noun
A question making up part of a larger question.
superquoted
tauromaquia
terraqueous
terraqueous
adj
Consisting of or involving earth and water.
Of a heavenly body, comprising both land and water, like the Earth.
teutonesque
toquerville
tourniquets
tourniquets
noun
plural of tourniquet
triquetrous
triquetrous
adj
Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section.
tristiloquy
underquoted
underquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underquote