supermachines
plural of supermachine

supermicroscope
A microscope offering a very high level of magnification.

supermicroscopes
plural of supermicroscope

supermicrosurgery
An extension of microsurgery that operates on extremely small blood vessels

superminicomputer
A minicomputer that has higher-than-normal performance, especially one using 32-bit rather than 16-bit words.

superminicomputers
plural of superminicomputer

supernode
Any peer-to-peer network node that also serves as a proxy server.
In nodal analysis: a combination of two nodes which are connected by a voltage source, allowing for the voltage of the nodes to be solved simultaneously without having to consider the unknown current between them.

supernodes
plural of supernode

superoptimization
A form of peephole optimization that typically uses an exhaustive brute-force search across all possible sequences of machine instructions.

superparameterization
parameterization using higher-level parameters

superparameterizations
plural of superparameterization

superpermutation
For some value n, a string that contains each permutation of n symbols as a substring.

superpermutations
plural of superpermutation

superproperties
plural of superproperty

superproperty
A higher-level property in a hierarchy of properties.
A property of an infinite dimensional Banach space E such that for any infinite dimensional Banach space F, F↪E, has that same property.

supersack
A large bag of granular or pelletized material, weighing thousands of pounds.

supersacks
plural of supersack

superserver
A server that controls or manages other servers.

superservers
plural of superserver

supersign
A higher-level sign.
A sign (panel bearing a message) that is highly technologically advanced or otherwise impressive.

supersigns
plural of supersign

supertrunk
A low-loss, dual cable underground link that offers high speed and high bandwidth

supertrunks
plural of supertrunk

supertube
A tubular form of brane (in supersymmetry)

supertubes
plural of supertube

superweight
An amateur boxing weight class in some divisions for boxers weighing more than 201 pounds; a boxer in that division.
A similar division and contestant in other sports.
A competitor in this class.

superweights
plural of superweight

supramicrosurgery
Synonym of supermicrosurgery.

surahi
An ornamental flask or goglet.

surahis
plural of surahi

surkee
Alternative form of soorkee.

svr
Abbreviation of server.

svrs
plural of svr

swappiness
A setting in the Linux kernel determining the balance between swapping out runtime memory and dropping pages from the system page cache.

swilltub
A tub for feeding pigs with swill.
Term of abuse.

swilltubs
plural of swilltub

swimmie
A barge with a square overhanging bow.

swimmies
plural of swimmy
plural of swimmie

swingbin
A bin (rubbish container) with a lid that swings closed.

swingbins
plural of swingbin

swingletree
Alternative form of singletree.

swingletrees
plural of swingletree

swingtail
A hinged tail section on an airplane that can open up, providing access to the interior of the fuselage.

swingtails
plural of swingtail

swirlhole
A pothole formed by swirling water.

swirlholes
plural of swirlhole

switchhook
Synonym of hookswitch (“spring-loaded button that terminates a telephone call”).

switchhooks
plural of switchhook

switchport
An interface on a network switch.

switchports
plural of switchport

swoe
A kind of cutting hoe with sharp edges.

swoes
plural of swoe

swordography
Choreography using (prop) swords.

swordstick
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.

sybo
A spring onion.

syboe
A spring onion or green onion.

syboes
plural of syboe

sybos
plural of sybo

sybow
Alternative form of sybo.

sybows
plural of sybow

synchropter
A helicopter that has a pair of intermeshing rotors.

synchropters
plural of synchropter

syntergosternite
An abdominal plate found on some arthropods believed to have evolved by the fusion of one or more tergites with a sternite.

syntergosternites
plural of syntergosternite

syntonization
The adjustment of two electronic circuits or devices so as to operate at the same frequency.

taborine
A small, shallow drum; a tabor.

taborines
plural of taborine

tabourin
Alternative form of taborine.

tabourins
plural of tabourin

tacheometer
Alternative spelling of tachymeter.

tacheometers
plural of tacheometer

tachygraphometer
A surveying instrument combining tachymeter and alidade.

tachygraphometers
plural of tachygraphometer

tachymeter
A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.
A speed indicator; a tachometer.

tachymeters
plural of tachymeter

tachymetre
Misspelling of tachymeter.

tachymetres
plural of tachymetre

tachyscope
An early form of animated-picture machine in which the chronophotographs were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.

tachyscopes
plural of tachyscope

tagholder
Formerly, any domain registrar serving the .uk top-level domain.

tagholders
plural of tagholder

tahli
A gold ornament worn by the wives of Brahmins.

tahlis
plural of tahli

talanton
A talent (ancient unit of weight and money)

talantons
plural of talanton

tambora
A two-headed Dominican drum used in merengue music.

tamboras
plural of tambora

tamjan
Alternative form of tonjon.

tamjans
plural of tamjan

tankard
A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.

tankards
plural of tankard

tankert
tankard

tankerts
plural of tankert

tankette
An early, very small, lightly armoured tank, with a crew of one or two, equipped with machine guns.

tankettes
plural of tankette

tankmaking
The manufacture of tanks (containers for liquid).

tankroom
A room where tanks (fluid containers) are kept.

tankrooms
plural of tankroom

tannour
A primitive clay oven used in the Arab World.

tannours
plural of tannour

tannur
Alternative form of tannour (“primitive clay oven”).

tannurs
plural of tannur

tanoa
A bowl for serving kava.

tanoas
plural of tanoa

tanpit
A vat sunk into the ground for tanning leather.

tanpits
plural of tanpit

taotie
A motif depicting a gluttonous ogre, commonly found on Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty.

taoties
plural of taotie

taphrenchyma
Synonym of bothrenchyma

tapik
instrument for torturing people by means of electric current, made on the basis of the Soviet military field telephone wz. 57 (TA-57)

tappet
A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.

tappets
plural of tappet

tarada
An Iraqi war canoe.

taradas
plural of tarada

tarantas
Alternative form of tarantass.

tarantases
plural of tarantas

tarantass
A low horse-drawn carriage without springs used in Russia, capable of having its wheels replaced with runners during the winter.

tarantasses
plural of tarantass

tardises
plural of tardis

targe
A small shield.
A pendant or tassel.

targeman
A warrior bearing a targe (type of light shield).

targemen
plural of targeman.

targes
plural of targe

tarogato
a reed instrument originating from Hungary

tarogatos
plural of tarogato

tarphyceracone
A shell or conch in which the whorls or volutions are in contact (but are not deeply involute).

tarphyceracones
plural of tarphyceracone

tarphycone
Tarphyceracone.

tartanilla
A buggy; a small lightweight carriage, usually pulled by a single horse.

tartanillas
plural of tartanilla

tatami
Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
A unit of area equal to a standard-sized tatami mat, approximately 1.65 square metres.

tatamis
plural of tatami

tatashe
The red bell pepper.

tatashes
plural of tatashe

tattleware
Software that monitors employees' computer activity so that their supervisor can track what they are doing.

tautliner
A curtain-sided truck or trailer.

tautliners
plural of tautliner