ashlar
Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
Stone hewn and finished to create such masonry, either completely or as a facade over an earthen or rubble core.
A stone intended for hurling by means of a catapult or similar device.

ashlars
plural of ashlar

ashler
Alternative form of ashlar.

ashlers
plural of ashler

askoi
plural of askos

askos
An Ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small quantities of liquids such as oil.

asperger
A ceremonial herb bundle or perforated object used to sprinkle witch's water at the commencement of a ritual.

aspergers
plural of asperger

asphalt
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

asphalte
Alternative form of asphalt.

asphaltes
plural of asphalte

asphalts
third-person singular simple present indicative of asphalt

asphaltum
Archaic form of asphalt.

asphaltums
plural of asphaltum

asphaltus
Archaic form of asphalt.

aspirator
A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
A pump for removing gases or liquids.
A pooter (device for collecting insects).

aspirators
plural of aspirator

aspirometer
A device used to diagnose dysphagia by analysis of the sounds produced by swallowing

aspirometers
plural of aspirometer

assembler
A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
Assembly language.
One who assembles items.
A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.

assemblers
plural of assembler

assemblie
Obsolete form of assembly.

assemblies
plural of assembly
plural of assemblie

assembly
A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
A legislative body.
A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
Ellipsis of assembly language.
A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.

assemblypersons
plural of assemblyperson

assyrtiko
A Greek grape variety used to make a white wine of the same name

assyrtikos
plural of assyrtiko

astigmometer
An optical device used for measuring the degree of astigmatism

astigmometers
plural of astigmometer

astrachan
Alternative form of astrakhan.

astrachans
plural of astrachan

astrakan
Alternative form of astrakhan.

astrakans
plural of astrakan

astrakhan
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.

astrakhans
plural of astrakhan

astrograph
A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.

astrographs
plural of astrograph

astrometer
An instrument designed to measure the brightness, relation, or apparent magnitude of stars.

astrometers
plural of astrometer

astropreneur
An entrepreneur in the aerospace sector, especially one from NewSpace ("Space 2.0"). It can also be used for entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for space-derived products for non-space environments ("downstream applications").

astropreneurs
plural of astropreneur

asulam
A herbicide used to kill bracken and docks.

ataman
A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.

atamans
plural of ataman

atavaquone
Alternative spelling of atovaquone.

ataxiagraph
An instrument that measures the degree of ataxia in a patient

ataxiagraphs
plural of ataxiagraph

ataxiameter
Synonym of ataxiagraph.

ataxiameters
plural of ataxiameter

athanor
A furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists.

athanors
plural of athanor

atimepazole
An adrenergic antagonist used to counteract amitraz poisoning

atled
Del.

atleds
plural of atled

atmidometer
An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.

atmidometers
plural of atmidometer

atmolyzer
An apparatus for performing atmolysis.

atmolyzers
plural of atmolyzer

atmometer
An instrument that measures the rate of evaporation of a liquid.

atmometers
plural of atmometer

atomiser
Alternative form of atomizer.

atomisers
plural of atomiser

atomizer
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.

atomizers
plural of atomizer

atovaquone
A naphthalene used to treat pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, and malaria.

attaman
Alternative form of ataman.

attamans
plural of attaman

attemperator
A device that regulates the temperature in a fluid system.

attemperators
plural of attemperator

attics
plural of attic

attoclock
A device that can measure time intervals of the order of attoseconds

attoclocks
plural of attoclock

attometer
US spelling of attometre.

attometers
plural of attometer

audimeter
Electronic device that, installed in a sample of households, automatically records the television channel and consumption of the family or its individual members.

audioboard
A board with many audio connections.
A circuit board used for audio processing.

audioboards
plural of audioboard

audiograph
An instrument used to measure a person's hearing

audiographs
plural of audiograph

audiometer
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.

audiometers
plural of audiometer

audiphone
an instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.

audiphones
plural of audiphone

aulacophore
A tail-like longitudinally differentiated appendage found in mitrates and cornutes, originally believed to be used for feeding, but now believed to be used for locomotion.

aulacophores
plural of aulacophore

auramine
Any of a family of fluorescent dyes used to stain tissues for fluorescence microscopy

auramines
plural of auramine

aurilave
An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.
An ear-brush.

aurilaves
plural of aurilave

auriscope
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.

auriscopes
plural of auriscope

auroscope
Synonym of otoscope.

auroscopes
plural of auroscope

auslaut
Synonym of coda (“the optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants”).

auslaute
plural of auslaut

auslauts
plural of auslaut

autoacetylation
The intramolecular acetylation of histone acetyltransferase that functions as a control mechanism in gene expression

autoalgometer
A device that measures the pressure applied to the skin by a metal tip, used to measure pain resistance.

autoalgometers
plural of autoalgometer

autoanalyser
Any of several different devices that partially automate analysis.

autoanalysers
plural of autoanalyser

autoanalyzer
Alternative form of autoanalyser.

autoanalyzers
plural of autoanalyzer

autoanthropometer
An automatic anthropometer

autoanthropometers
plural of autoanthropometer

autoassembly
Synonym of self-assembly.

autoaway
An instant messaging feature that automatically marks a user as being away if the user does not interact with the computer or device in a set period of time.

autobackup
Automatic backup.

autobackups
plural of autobackup