andon
A Japanese paper lantern.
A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
A light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.

andons
plural of andon

andragogy
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education.

androgogy
Alternative form of andragogy.

andropodia
plural of andropodium

andropodium
A modified anal fin of certain types of livebearing fish that can be used for reproduction

anemographia
The rhetorical enargia used to describe the wind.

anemometer
An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.

anemometers
plural of anemometer

anemometre
Alternative form of anemometer.

anemometres
plural of anemometre

anemometrograph
An anemograph.

anemometrographs
plural of anemometrograph

anemoscope
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane or weathercock.
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane or weathercock.

anemoscopes
plural of anemoscope

anemovane
An instrument for measuring wind speed and direction.

anemovanes
plural of anemovane

anesthesimeter
A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient

anesthesimeters
plural of anesthesimeter

anesthesiometer
Alternative form of anesthesimeter.

anesthesiometers
plural of anesthesiometer

angioscope
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.

angioscopes
plural of angioscope

angiotribe
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages

angiotribes
plural of angiotribe

angora
A Turkish Angora cat.
A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).
The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.

angoras
plural of angora

angulator
An instrument with movable mechanical arms, used in phototopography to produce maps from photographs.

angulators
plural of angulator.

animatronics
A form of robotics used to create robots that produce preset moves and prerecorded sounds.

annealer
A device or process that anneals.
The operator of such a device or process.

annealers
plural of annealer

anode
An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
(by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.

anodes
plural of anode

anomaloscope
An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.

anomaloscopes
plural of anomaloscope

anonymiser
Alternative spelling of anonymizer.

anonymisers
plural of anonymiser

anonymizer
A software tool that attempts to make a user's Internet activity untraceable by acting as a proxy.

anonymizers
plural of anonymizer

anorthoscope
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures

anorthoscopes
plural of anorthoscope

ansafone
Alternative form of answerphone.

ansafones
plural of ansafone

ansaphone
Alternative form of answerphone.

ansaphones
plural of ansaphone

ansatz
A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem.

ansatze
plural of ansatz

ansatzes
plural of ansatz

ansible
A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.

ansibles
plural of ansible

answerphone
A telephone containing a built-in device for recording incoming callers’ messages for later retrieval.

answerphones
plural of answerphone

antagomir
Any of a class of chemically engineered oligonucleotides used to silence endogenous microRNA.

antagomirs
plural of antagomir

antenna
An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
A fragment of an oligosaccharide
The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.

antennae
plural of antenna

antennas
plural of antenna

anthocarp
Any of various forms of fruits in which part of the perianth tissue remains attached to the fruit, as part of the mechanism of dispersal.
Any of various forms of fruits in which part of the perianth tissue remains attached to the fruit, as part of the mechanism of dispersal.
Any of various forms of fruits in which part of the perianth tissue remains attached to the fruit, as part of the mechanism of dispersal.
Any of various forms of fruits in which part of the perianth tissue remains attached to the fruit, as part of the mechanism of dispersal.
Any of various forms of fruits in which part of the perianth tissue remains attached to the fruit, as part of the mechanism of dispersal.
Any of various forms of fruits in which part of the perianth tissue remains attached to the fruit, as part of the mechanism of dispersal.

anthocarps
plural of anthocarp

anthracometer
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture, usually in air

anthracometers
plural of anthracometer

anthrafuran
Any of a group of heterocycles composed of a furan ring fused to an anthracene

anthrafurans
plural of anthrafuran

anthrapyrazolone
Synonym of pyrazoloanthrone.

anthrapyrazolones
plural of anthrapyrazolone

anthro
Anthropology.
An anthropologist.
An anthropomorphic character, typically used to refer to characters with humanoid forms in contrast with feral characters.

anthropometer
A device used in anthropometry to measure parts of the body.

anthropometers
plural of anthropometer

anthros
plural of anthro

anthypophora
A device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.

antiaddictive
Countering addiction.

antiaddictives
plural of antiaddictive

antiballooner
A device that prevents the outward bulging of the material being worked on by a spinning frame.

antiballooners
plural of antiballooner

antiberiberin
A black fluid obtained from rice bran, used to treat beriberi.

antibiofoulant
Any substance used to remove biofoulants.

antibiofoulants
plural of antibiofoulant

antiburgher
A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.

antiburghers
plural of antiburgher

anticathode
The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.

anticathodes
plural of anticathode

anticer
Dated form of anti-icer.

anticers
plural of anticer

antichlor
Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.

antichlorine
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”).

antichlorines
plural of antichlorine

antichlors
plural of antichlor

anticholinergic
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.

anticholinergics
plural of anticholinergic

anticistamines
Medication used for transgender hormone replacement therapy.