autocopyists
plural of autocopyist

autocorrelation
The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.

autocorrelations
plural of autocorrelation

autocovariance
The covariance of a signal with another part of the same signal

autocovariances
plural of autocovariance

autocovariation
Synonym of autocovariance.

autocovariations
plural of autocovariation

autodiscovery
Automatic discovery, as of newsfeeds for a website or changes to the configuration of machines on a network.

autodyne
A circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.

autodynes
plural of autodyne

autoflare
A form of autopilot-controlled landing in which the pilot controls the roll and yaw axes manually while the autopilot controls the "flare" or pitch.

autoflares
plural of autoflare

autogain
automatic amplification of a signal

autoharp
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.

autoharps
plural of autoharp

autoloom
A type of power loom.

autolooms
plural of autoloom

automania
An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring.

automechanism
An automatic mechanism.

automod
Clipping of automoderator.

automoderator
A bot that automatically moderates (a discussion forum, etc.).

automoderators
plural of automoderator

automods
plural of automod

autoplunger
An automatic plunger, one that propels the ball onto the table without being operated mechanically by the player.

autoplungers
plural of autoplunger

autopolarities
plural of autopolarity

autopolarity
Automatic interchanging of connections to a digital meter when polarity is wrong; a minus sign appears ahead of the value on the digital display if the reading is negative.

autorickshaw
A motorized rickshaw of South Asia and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi.

autorickshaws
plural of autorickshaw

autorotation
The rotation of the blades of a helicopter driven solely by the action of ascending air

autorotations
plural of autorotation

autoscope
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.

autoscopes
plural of autoscope

autostage
An electric bus.

autostages
plural of autostage

autotomies
plural of autotomy

autotomy
The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.

autovector
An interrupt vector representing a priority level, from which the processor determines the actual target address.

autovectors
plural of autovector

autumntime
The period or season of autumn.

aviette
A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator.

aviettes
plural of aviette

axemaking
The manufacture of axes.

axinomancy
Divination by saws or axes.

axlebox
A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.
The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle.

axleboxes
plural of axlebox

axograph
A part of a kymograph that draws scales and/or axes on the output graph

axographs
plural of axograph

axoplaxome
a cytoskeletal plate attached to an acrosome of spermatids

axoplaxomes
plural of axoplaxome

babiche
Thong(s) of rawhide or sinew used as cord, lacing, or webbing, in the manufacture of snowshoes, braided straps and tumplines, fishing and harpoon lines, knit bags, etc.

babiches
plural of babiche

backball
A children's game in which one player throws a ball backwards over his/her head towards the others, who attempt to catch it.

backbox
The rear upright section of a pinball machine, usually incorporating the score display.

backboxes
plural of backbox

backfall
A fall or throw on the back.
A lever in the coupler of an organ.

backfalls
plural of backfall

backheader
A hit of the ball with the back of the head

backheaders
plural of backheader

backjump
A jump from one level of an algorithm to another, used in backjumping.

backjumps
plural of backjump

backplane
A circuit board that connects several connectors in parallel to each other, so that each pin of each connector is linked to the same relative pin of all the other connectors, forming a computer bus.

backplanes
plural of backplane

backskin
A leather covering worn by miners in wet conditions

backspinner
A ball bowled with backspin

backspinners
plural of backspinner

backsplit
A split-level home whose split level is visible only from the side elevation.

backsplits
plural of backsplit

backstaff
An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.

backstaffs
plural of backstaff

backstaves
plural of backstaff

backstick
An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.

backsticks
plural of backstick

backstone
Alternative form of bakestone.

backstones
plural of backstone

backweight
A weight attached to the back of a golf club to give it a lower centre of gravity.

backweights
plural of backweight

bactriticone
A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.

bactriticones
plural of bactriticone

badminton
A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.

badmintons
plural of badminton

badware
Malware.

bagganet
A bayonet.

bagganets
plural of bagganet.

baggywrinkle
A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.

baggywrinkles
plural of baggywrinkle

bagnet
Crispy pork belly.

bagnets
plural of bagnet.

baiginet
A bayonet.

baiginets
plural of baiginet.

baila
A genre of music from Sri Lanka and India, mainly using European instruments and rhythms.

bainite
A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

bainites
plural of bainite

baitcaster
A baitcasting reel.

baitcasters
plural of baitcaster

baithook
A hook that can be baited.

baithooks
plural of baithook

baitwell
A water-filled container for preserving live bait until needed.

baitwells
plural of baitwell

balister
A crossbow.
An arbalister or crossbowman.

balisters
plural of balister

balistraria
arrowslit (a narrow opening through which arrows can be fired).

balistrariae
plural of balistraria

balistrarias
plural of balistraria

ballcock
A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern.

ballcocks
plural of ballcock

ballean
The asymptotical counterpart of a ball (inside surface of a sphere)

balleans
plural of ballean

ballot
A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.
The total of all the votes cast in an election.
A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.

ballotage
In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a runoff election.

ballotages
plural of ballotage

balloted
Having a ballot.

ballots
plural of ballot

ballout
The pinout of a ball grid array integrated circuit.

ballouts
plural of ballout

ballstock
The handle of a printer's ball.

ballstocks
plural of ballstock

balsamarium
An ancient vessel for holding balsam.

banca
A canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout.

bancas
plural of banca

bandlimit
The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero

bandlimiting
The limiting of a signal's Fourier transform or power spectral density to zero above a certain finite frequency.

bandlimits
plural of bandlimit

banjitar
Synonym of guitjo.