cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
whipsters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whipster
tonguester
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tonguesters
Etymology: Derived from tongue + -ster. Rather from the verb than the noun.
Senses: glosses: One who talks a lot, chatters or prattles
Belgian chocolate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Belgian chocolates
Senses: glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Belgian, chocolate.
examples: text: For many an aficionado, Belgian chocolate is considered the most sophisticated, the prettiest, the shiniest—in a word, the best.
ref: 1984, Lesly Berger, The Gourmet's Guide to Chocolate, Quill, →ISBN, page 33:
text: Chocolove, a fine, dark Belgian chocolate made in Colorado; has romantic poetry inside label.
ref: 2004, Anne Isham, Eat Chocolate, Lose Weight: The Chocoholic's Survival Guide and Practical Handbook, →ISBN:
text: Butlers Chocolates Dublin, Ireland 01 6710599 www. butlerschocolates.com
Rich Belgian chocolate from Ireland is an unforgettable experience.
ref: 2010, Cal Orey, The Healing Powers of Chocolate, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 287:
glosses: A style of high-quality chocolate originating from Belgium, but now produced worldwide.
Related terms: praline
Belgian chocolates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Belgian chocolate
magnetostatically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more magnetostatically
form: most magnetostatically
Etymology: From magnetostatic + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In a magnetostatic manner
glosses: With regard to magnetostatics
markovian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Markovian.
naturality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: naturalities
Etymology: From Middle English naturalitee, from Old French naturalité, from Latin nātūrālitās.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being natural; nature, naturalness
examples: text: Such a view that focuses on creational processes instead of fixed forms is meant to disrupt and expose the presumed molar identities and naturalities inherent in biology (and in technology, we might add).
ref: 2007, Jussi Parikka, Digital Contagions: A Media Archaeology of Computer Viruses:
glosses: Something that occurs naturally.
Derived terms: nonnaturality
unnaturality
nogo
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of no-go.
nogo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of no-go.
photoevaporated
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of photoevaporate
photoevaporated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more photoevaporated
form: most photoevaporated
Senses: glosses: Subject to, or produce by photoevaporation
photoevaporating
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of photoevaporate
photoevaporating
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The process of photoevaporation
prolaticity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From prolate + -icity.
Senses: glosses: The condition or extent of being prolate.
protogenetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more protogenetic
form: most protogenetic
Etymology: From proto- + genetic.
Senses: glosses: protogenic
quasistationary
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: quasi-stationary
Etymology: From quasi- + stationary.
Senses: glosses: Almost stationary.
glosses: Of a system: that behaves as if it were stationary under defined circumstances, as within a temperature range or over a given period of time.
significativity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: significativities
Etymology: From significative + -ity?
Senses: glosses: The condition of being statistically significant.
glosses: The extent to which something is statistically significant.
hyperonym
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hyperonyms
Etymology: From hyper- + -onym.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
semantics
glosses: Hypernym; superordinate term.
hyperonyms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyperonym
speromagnetic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more speromagnetic
form: most speromagnetic
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Describing a material in which the spins are aligned in fixed but random alignments due to the local magnetic anisotropy.
pinchos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pincho
superexponentially
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more superexponentially
form: most superexponentially
Etymology: From superexponential + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a superexponential manner
superoutbursts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of superoutburst
superoutburst
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superoutbursts
Etymology: From super- + outburst.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A very large outburst (as from a nova, etc.).
tensionless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From tension + -less.
Senses: glosses: Having no tension
tribologically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From tribological + -ly.
Senses: glosses: With regard to tribology
tribosystems
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tribosystem
tribosystem
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tribosystems
Etymology: From tribo- + system.
Senses: glosses: Any system of tribological components (such as bearings).
twistfree
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more twistfree
form: most twistfree
form: twist-free
Etymology: From twist + -free.
Senses: glosses: free of twists
lissencephaly
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌlɪs.ɛnˈsɛf.əl.i/
rhymes: -ɛfəli
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + encephal- (“brain”) + -y, from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: The condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain.
topics: anatomy
medicine
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: The condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain.
An abnormality of brain development marked by the presence of a smooth cerebral cortex with few or no convolutions; frequently associated with severe developmental disability.
Derived terms: lissencephalic
lissencephalous
lisencephaly
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of lissencephaly.
undecomposable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more undecomposable
form: most undecomposable
Etymology: From un- + decomposable.
Senses: examples: text: undecomposable Chinese characters
glosses: Unable to be decomposed.
underpredicting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From under- + predicting.
Senses: glosses: predicting something to be less that it actually is
Related terms: underpredicted
virialisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of virialization.
Black Book
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Black Books
form: black book
Etymology: Either from the colour of the binding, or from the character of the contents.
Senses: glosses: Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.
A book compiled in the 12th century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc.
glosses: Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.
A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII, to hasten their dissolution.
glosses: Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.
A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edward III.
glosses: Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.
A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English universities, or the English armies.
glosses: Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.
A 19th century book detailing the corruption and financial abuses of the British government.
glosses: Any of several books or documents of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes.
A book kept in the football with the United States President describing nuclear retaliation options.
examples: text: the Black Book of Communism
text: the Black Book of Polish censorship
glosses: A book critiquing or denouncing something.
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
occult
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Any book dealing with necromancy.
Related terms: in someone's black books
little black book
virtual particle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: virtual particles
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: a particle that exists for a limited time and space, introducing uncertainty in their energy and momentum
little black book
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: little black books
Senses: examples: text: With a two-volume “little black book” covering some 2,000 chicks, it's an understatement to say that Fonzie has a way with women.
ref: 1976, Ben J. Davidson, The official Fonzie scrapbook, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, page 10:
text: This wasn't just any little black book. As far as she was concerned, it was legendary. For years she'd known it existed and had watched Sonya whip it out a few times to make a hit. She had even, on occasion, run into some of the men whose names had been plucked from the book for a date with Sonya. All the men had been tall, dark, and handsome. "Why are you giving me your little black book?" she asked.
ref: 2008, Brenda Jackson, Her Little Black Book, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 15:
glosses: An address book, especially one in which the details of one's lovers are recorded.
Related terms: Black Book
Little Red Book
luting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of lute
luting
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: lutings
Senses: glosses: lute (a kind of sticky clay or cement)
topics: dentistry
medicine
sciences
glosses: The process of cementing or bonding dental restorations, such as crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, and veneers, to the natural tooth structure or dental implant abutments.
luted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of lute
occlusal guard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: occlusal guards
Senses: glosses: A removable device worn between the upper and lower teeth to prevent their meeting.
occlusal guards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of occlusal guard
bur block
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bur blocks
Senses: glosses: A block (cuboid) with holes in it of varying sizes, designed for various-sized burs (drill bits).
bur blocks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bur block
-ple
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /pəl/
Etymology: From Latin -plus (“more, in sum”).
Senses: glosses: A tuple containing the specified number of terms.
raw_tags: as a noun
examples: text: […]where the integral is n'''-ple, dx standing in for dx₁dx₂....dxₙ.
ref: 1934, A. C. Aitken, “Note on Selection from a Multivariate Normal Population”, in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 4, page 108:
glosses: Containing the specified number of terms.
raw_tags: as an adjective
Synonyms: english: in current use
translation: in current use
word: -tuple
-ple
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: /pəl/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).
Senses: examples: Constantinopolis → Constantinople
Adrianopolis → Adrianople
glosses: Alternative form of -polis used in transcriptions of medieval Greek city names.
on the wing
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Senses: examples: text: Next comes a supposition, that the bird sleeps on the wing, and that the great distance from land at which it is seen at close of day is thought to favour the supposition[…].
ref: 1835 February, Thomas Hutton, “Observations on an Article in Loudon's Magazine of Natural History, on the subject of the Albatross”, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume 4, number 38, page 108:
text: By surviving the rigors of a life on the wing, birds earn another chance to pass on their genes.
ref: 1999, Scott Weidensaul, Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds, North Point Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 346:
synonyms: in flight
glosses: While flying.
synonyms: on the fly
hypernyms: dynamically
glosses: During operation.
synonyms: on the move
glosses: In motion.
glosses: Departing.
sphagnous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sphagnous
form: most sphagnous
Etymology: From sphagnum + -ous.
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to, or consisting of, sphagnum.
cloaking devices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cloaking device
asplenia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From a- + spleno- + -ia.
Senses: topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause:
Anatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally).
topics: biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause:
Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.
Hyponyms: english: anatomical
translation: anatomical
word: congenital asplenia
english: either anatomical or physiological
translation: either anatomical or physiological
word: acquired asplenia
Derived terms: asplenic
Related terms: splenectomize
splenectomy
IPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of IP
make-over
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: make-overs
Senses: examples: text: At the same time, train operator Northern has given the station a good make-over as part of its initiative to make this extensive (but now operationally over-large) range of buildings attractive to tenants.
ref: 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Arch Company Award for Urban Heritage: Knaresborough”, in RAIL, number 946, page 56:
glosses: Alternative spelling of makeover.
ChIP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃɪp/
rhymes: -ɪp
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of chromatin immunoprecipitation.
endogenous retrovirus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: endogenous retroviruses
Senses: glosses: A section of a species' genome that closely resembles retrovirus genetic material, acquired through long-ago infection.
endogenous retroviruses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of endogenous retrovirus
ERV
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Initialism.
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Initialism of English Revised Version.
ERV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ERVs
Etymology: Initialism.
Senses: examples: text: Sequences derived from ERVs [...] appear to be heavily involved in gene regulatory networks.
ref: 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 147:
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
sciences
virology
glosses: Initialism of endogenous retrovirus.
topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
hypernyms: RV
qualifier: space flight
glosses: Initialism of Earth return vehicle.
glosses: Initialism of energy recovery ventilator.
glosses: Initialism of energy recovery ventilation.
Hypernyms: english: retrovirus
translation: retrovirus
word: RV
Hyponyms: english: human endogenous retrovirus
translation: human endogenous retrovirus
word: HERV
english: porcine endogenous retrovirus
translation: porcine endogenous retrovirus
word: PERV
Coordinate terms: LEM
MAV
MDV
MTV
HRV
Derived terms: english: human endogenous retrovirus
translation: human endogenous retrovirus
word: HERV
english: porcine endogenous retrovirus
translation: porcine endogenous retrovirus
word: PERV
ERVs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ERV
mya
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: examples: text: The first (oldest) unit of time is the Precambrian Supereon, which covers much of Earth's history from its origins roughly 4.55 bya to 545 mya. Very primitive, one-celled life-forms arose as early as 4.0 bya and near the end of the era (570 mya) the oldest known fossils of multi-celled organisms appear.
ref: 2015, Joyce A. Quinn, Susan L. Woodward, “Introduction”, in Earth's Landscape: An Encyclopedia of the World's Geographic Features, volumes I: A–L, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page xxxi:
related: word: Mya
word: MYA
coordinate_terms: kya
KYA
bya
BYA
bya
BYA
bya
BYA
Gya
gya
GYA
glosses: million years ago: megayears ago.
Related terms: Ma
mega-annum
megaannum
megannum
Myr
My
megayear
methylomics
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From methylome + -ics.
Senses: glosses: The study of methylomes
Related terms: methylomic
acidulant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acidulants
Senses: examples: text: Malic acid finds use in a variety of products, mostly in fruit-flavoured carbonates. It is the preferred acidulant in low-calorie drinks and in cider and apple drinks, enhancing flavour and stabilising colour in carbonated and non-carbonated fruit-flavoured drinks.
ref: 2008, Dr. David Steen, Philip R. Ashurst, editors, Carbonated Soft Drinks: Formulation and Manufacture, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 62:
glosses: A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste.
Related terms: acidulate
acylphosphatidylethanolamine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acylphosphatidylethanolamines
Etymology: From acyl + phosphatidylethanolamine.
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism
sales taxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sales tax
nuisance tax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nuisance taxes
Senses: glosses: A tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services, payable by the customer and transmitted by the seller to the taxing authority; a sales tax.
Synonyms: sales tax
nuisance taxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nuisance tax
acidulants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acidulant
hang in
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hangs in
form: hanging in
form: hung in
form: hung in
Senses: examples: text: hang in there
text: It feels important to me to have people like yourself who have "hung in" through the various changes and the various battles, because you have such a wealth of information.
ref: 1989 December 3, Pam Mitchell, Ronnie Gilbert, “Carrying On The Honorable Tradition Of 'Protest Music'”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 21, page 8:
text: The brothers hung in there long enough to lay down some sunny album tracks and a few singles with names like "Come Down Baby" and "Monkey Tamarino."
ref: 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 274:
coordinate_terms: hang on
keep on keeping on
glosses: To remain in a particular place or status; to survive, maintain, persist, persevere; to resist.
Related terms: hang in the balance
garment bag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: garment bags
Senses: glosses: A bag for transporting garments while they hang on a hanger.
Synonyms: clothes bag
garment bags
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of garment bag
street light
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: street lights
Senses: examples: text: From Keighley onwards we had obviously returned to civilisation, for the surrounding country was now studded with the sodium street lights of suburbia and a thickening industrial haze was blotting out the moon.
ref: 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 48:
glosses: Alternative spelling of streetlight.
street lights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of street light
Kievan Rus'
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kievan Rus.
funloving
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more funloving
form: most funloving
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of fun-loving.
independent clauses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of independent clause
dependent clauses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dependent clause
opoponax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of opopanax.
resomation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: resomations
Etymology: From re- + soma + -ation.
Senses: examples: text: […] bodies were dissolved by resomation and the fluid evaporated to a powder that was ceremoniously scattered around the roots of newly planted trees.
ref: 2008, Paul J. McAuley, The Quiet War, page 186:
text: Many consumers opt for cremation for environmental reasons, though it too carries the risk for air pollution. Some in the industry are looking to alternatives of body disposal such as freeze-drying (promession) and dissolving (resomation).
ref: 2009, Clifton D. Bryant with Dennis L. Peck, Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience, Sage Publications, →ISBN:
text: Enter resomation, an alternative to cremation for the eco-conscious cadaver. Resomation is a process that liquefies rather than burns body tissues.
ref: 2009, Ruth Davis Konigsberg, “The 9th annual year in ideas”, in The New York Times Magazine:
glosses: A process for the disposal of a corpse by submerging it in a strong base compound at a high pressure and temperature until it dissolves.
Synonyms: alkaline hydrolysis
biocremation
flameless cremation
water cremation
Related terms: resomate
resomator
main clauses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of main clause
pre-Code
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: precode
Etymology: From pre- + code.
Senses: examples: text: The Sign of the Cross, in certain senses the ultimate pre-Code movie, can still have a queasying ^([sic]) effect on viewers with its arena brutality, and its effect on 1933 audiences was that much stronger
ref: 2005, Richard Barrios, Screened Out: Playing Gay in Hollywood from Edison to Stonewall:
glosses: Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968.
ROICC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ROICCs
Senses: examples: text: [C]ontractors often find that informal efforts by the ROICC will obtain quicker and more satisfactory results than could be obtained through the formalized procedures mandated by the Defense Materials and Priorities Systems.
ref: 1979, United States Congress, Military Construction Appropriations for 1980, volume 3, page 738:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Acronym of resident/regional officer in charge of construction.
vitamin O
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Oxygen.
examples: text: The men I said yes to went home to their old ladies whistling a happy tune, high on vitamin O, relieved because I never hassled them when they said they couldn't spend the night.
ref: 1997, Meredith Maran, Notes From an Incomplete Revolution: Real Life Since Feminism, page 74:
glosses: Orgasms.
expontaneous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more expontaneous
form: most expontaneous
Senses: glosses: Spontaneous: not caused or prompted by an external factor.
yomped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of yomp
yomping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of yomp
tayo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tayos
Senses: glosses: A garment like an apron, worn by indigenous South Americans.
quatrin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quatrins
Senses: glosses: Any of several small copper coins, similar to farthings, in any of several countries.
Related terms: quadrine
quadrine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: quadrines
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of quatrin.
additivities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of additivity
antikinks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of antikink
antikink
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antikinks
Etymology: From anti- + kink.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A negative 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation
antikink
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more antikink
form: most antikink
Etymology: From anti- + kink.
Senses: examples: text: He almost suggests that the solicitation of mild sadomasochistic sex with a spouse, especially if you really need it and she later finds this out, is itself outrageous and can be presumed to cause any emotional distress that follows. It's a draconian antikink stance, and not intrinsically feminist […]
ref: 2008, Janet Halley, Split Decisions: How and Why to Take a Break from Feminism:
glosses: Opposing kinky sex.
aquaplanets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aquaplanet
aquaplanet
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aquaplanets
Etymology: From aqua- + planet.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Synonym of ocean world.
synonyms: word: ocean world
bandlimited
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From band + limited.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Describing a signal whose spectral power is zero outside of a band of frequencies
Derived terms: bandlimitedness
Related terms: bandlimiting
bipartitions
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bipartition
bipartition
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bipartitions
Etymology: From bi- + partition.
Senses: glosses: Something that is bipartite
glosses: sharing or partitioning in two
bipartition
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: bipartitions
form: bipartitioning
form: bipartitioned
form: bipartitioned
Etymology: From bi- + partition.
Senses: examples: text: Our approach is complementary to, e.g., the existing methods using replica trick and Witten's method of surgery, and applies to a generic spatial manifold of genus g, which can be bipartitioned in an arbitrary way.
ref: 2016, Xueda Wen, Shunji Matsuura, Shinsei Ryu, “Edge theory approach to topological entanglement entropy, mutual information and entanglement negativity in Chern-Simons theories”, in arXiv:
glosses: To partition into two.
Synonyms: dimidiate
halve
bisect
derandomized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of derandomize
derandomized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more derandomized
form: most derandomized
Senses: glosses: Subject to, or produced by derandomization
derandomization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: derandomizations
Etymology: From de- + randomization.
Senses: glosses: The reduction or removal of randomness.
Related terms: derandomize
derandomized
derandomize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: derandomizes
form: derandomizing
form: derandomized
form: derandomized
Etymology: From de- + randomize.
Senses: glosses: To remove or reduce randomness.
Related terms: derandomization
derandomized
non-governmental
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɛntəl
Forms: form: nongovernmental
Etymology: From non- + governmental.
Senses: examples: text: His work is largely non-governmental.
glosses: Not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.
Derived terms: non-governmental organization
disanalogous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪsəˈnælədʒəs/
ipa: /dɪsəˈnæləɡəs/
Forms: form: more disanalogous
form: most disanalogous
Etymology: From dis- + analogous.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, or produced by disanalogy.
Derived terms: disanalogously
electroconvection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From electro- + convection.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The flow of molecules of a liquid crystal (or other fluid) under the influence of an applied electric field
Related terms: electroconvective
flux unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flux units
form: fu
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The (otherwise unnamed) unit of density of electromagnetic radiation from a radio star, equal to 10⁻²⁶ watts per square meter per hertz
inextendible
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more inextendible
form: most inextendible
Etymology: From in- + extendible.
Senses: glosses: Not extendible
intercommuting
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + commuting.
Senses: topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: That interact in a commutative manner
interelectronic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + electronic.
Senses: glosses: Between electrons; interelectron
interplane
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + plane.
Senses: glosses: Between planes.
examples: text: interplane strut
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Between the planes (wings) of a biplane or multiplane.
multisoliton
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From multi- + soliton.
Senses: glosses: Involving multiple solitons
multivalley
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: multi-valley
Etymology: From multi- + valley.
Senses: glosses: Having multiple valleys
nucleonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nucleon + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, or composed of nucleons.
Derived terms: bionucleonic
internucleonic
subnucleonic
overcomplete
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From over- + complete.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Describing a frame (in linear algebra) having a set of functions more than a basis
Related terms: overcompleteness
undercomplete
overcontact
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From over- + contact.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Describing a pair of binary stars having a common convective envelope
picoeucaryote
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: picoeucaryotes
Etymology: From pico- + eucaryote.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any very small, usually unicellular, eucaryote
quasiconformally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From quasi- + conformally.
Senses: glosses: In a quasiconformal manner
quasiconformal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From quasi- + conformal.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Nearly, but not quite, conformal
quasisymmetries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of quasisymmetry
repellor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: repellors
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of repeller.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: A repelling set having a dense orbit
shearfree
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: shear-free
Etymology: From shear + -free.
Senses: glosses: Free from shear forces.
supercycle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: supercycles
Etymology: From super- + cycle.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A regular cycle of superoutbursts.
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: A Kondratiev wave.
examples: text: “With the volatility that we saw through the Covid supercycle, it has been hard to see through what part of this was true consumption growth versus inventory increases,” she said.
ref: 2023 November 11, Madeleine Speed, quoting Debra Crew, “Diageo tumbles after sobering Latin America sales slowdown”, in FT Weekend, page 10:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: A prolonged period of growth and profitability.
supercycles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of supercycle
superhump
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: superhumps
Etymology: From super- + hump.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A visible brightening observed during a superoutburst
superhumps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of superhump
superstable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From super- + stable.
Senses: topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Describing a theory that is k-stable for all sufficiently large cardinals k.
Related terms: superlimit
wavetrain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wavetrains
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of wave train.
grandparenthood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From grandparent + -hood.
Senses: examples: text: At first I wrote it off to the simpler protocols of grandparenthood, with its premium on uncomplicated gestures of generosity and love.
ref: 2009 July 19, Ariel Sabar, “A Time to Put Aside the Armor”, in New York Times:
glosses: The state of being a grandparent.
Hyponyms: grandfatherhood
grandmotherhood
Derived terms: great-grandparenthood
grandfatherhood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From grandfather + -hood.
Senses: glosses: the state of being a grandfather
grandmotherhood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From grandmother + -hood.
Senses: examples: text: Could I think otherwise of one so deeply merged in grandmotherhood?
ref: 1860, Thomas De Quincey, Essays on Philosophical Writers and Other Men of Letters:
text: The duties of grandmotherhood are surely not alleged as preventing economic independence.
ref: 1898, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Women and Economics – A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution, page 21:
glosses: The state of being a grandmother.
ecotypic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From ecotype + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to an ecotype
Derived terms: subecotypic
fluorometrically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From fluorometric + -ally.
Senses: glosses: In terms of, or by means of, fluorometry.
Derived terms: cytofluorometrically
immunofluorometrically
nanoplankton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nanoplanktons
Etymology: From nano- + plankton.
Senses: glosses: plankton between 2 and 20 microns in size.
Coordinate terms: alt: >20cm
word: megaplankton
word: macroplankton (2-20 cm)
word: mesoplankton (0.2-20mm)
word: microplankton (20-200μm)
word: nanoplankton (2-20μm)
word: picoplankton (0.2-2μm)
alt: <0.2μm
word: femtoplankton
Related terms: nannoplankton
nanoplanktonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nano- + planktonic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to nanoplankton
picoeucaryotes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of picoeucaryote
picophytoplankton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From pico- + phytoplankton.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: photosynthetic picoplankton
picoplanktonic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From pico- + planktonic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to picoplankton
prymnesiophytes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of prymnesiophyte
prymnesiophyte
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: prymnesiophytes
Etymology: From translingual Prymnesiophyceae + -phyte.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any of many unicellular photosynthetic algae of the class Prymnesiophyceae
Related terms: prymnesiophytic
spectrofluorometry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From spectro- + fluorometry.
Senses: glosses: A spectroscopic form of fluorometry
Synonyms: fluorescence spectroscopy
Related terms: spectrofluorometer
ultraphytoplankton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ultraphytoplanktons
Etymology: From ultra- + phytoplankton.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of nanophytoplankton.
synonyms: word: nanophytoplankton
Related terms: ultraphytoplanktonic
nanophytoplankton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nanophytoplanktons
Etymology: From nano- + phytoplankton.
Senses: glosses: nanoscale phytoplankton
uracyl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: uracyls
Etymology: From uracil + -yl.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A univalent radical derived from uracil.
amastigotes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amastigote
amastigote
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amastigotes
Etymology: From a- + mastigote.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any cell (or unicellular organism) that does not have any flagella or cilia
Derived terms: amastigogenesis
antiamastigote
cytocentrifugated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From cyto- + centrifugated.
Senses: glosses: Subjected to cytocentrifugation
glosses: Prepared using a cytocentrifuge
cytocentrifugation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cytocentrifugations
Etymology: From cyto- + centrifugation.
Senses: glosses: centrifugation using a cytocentrifuge
cytocentrifuge
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cytocentrifuges
Etymology: From cyto- + centrifuge.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A low-speed, low-acceleration centrifuge used to separate cellular material without damaging it
cytocentrifuge
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cytocentrifuges
form: cytocentrifuging
form: cytocentrifuged
form: cytocentrifuged
Etymology: From cyto- + centrifuge.
Senses: glosses: To separate cellular material in such a device
ecotones
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ecotone
leatherier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of leathery: more leathery
leatheriest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of leathery: most leathery
go forth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: goes forth
form: going forth
form: went forth
form: gone forth
Etymology: From Middle English gon forth, equivalent to go + forth. Compare forthgo.
Senses: glosses: To move oneself forward or onward
examples: text: "I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"
ref: 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter II, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
glosses: To depart from a place; to set out.
glosses: To be divulged or made generally known; to spread; to emanate.
Derived terms: go forth and multiply
chat rooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chat room
leveraged buyout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leveraged buyouts
form: leveraged buy-out
Senses: examples: text: To pay for Norton Simon, Mahoney and his fellow investors plan to employ a maneuver known as the leveraged buyout. They will borrow the necessary cash primarily from banks, using the company's assets as collateral.
ref: 1983 June 20, “Private Lives”, in Time:
text: Leveraged buyout funds are behind the dramatic growth in high-yield debt—the preferred financing for today's corporate takeovers.
ref: 2007 November 20, Diana Farrell, “Private Equity Isn't Fading Away”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 29 Jan 2010:
text: Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
ref: 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
topics: business
synonyms: LBO
glosses: A transaction in which a business firm, or a controlling share of a firm, is purchased using money which was borrowed by pledging all or some of the firm's assets as collateral.
leveraged buy-out
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: leveraged buy-outs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of leveraged buyout.
tadig
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Iranian Persian تهدیگ (tah-dig), from Classical Persian تهدیگ (tah-dēg).
Senses: examples: text: Perfectly made tadig will slip out, golden crust and all, onto the serving dish. Enjoy hot. Potato tadig: Another kind of tadig can be made by layering the bottom of the pot with thin slices of potato.
ref: 2014, Vegan Eats World: 300 International Recipes for Savoring the Planet, Da Capo Press, →ISBN, page 302:
text: This should produce a crunchy layer of rice at the bottom, which is called Tadig in Persian.
ref: 2005, James Rusk, Amy Rusk, Sara Rusk, Astrological Gastronomy: Temperamental Cooking Explained, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 8:
text: The bottom of rice will be a thick crust of rice, called "Tadig".
ref: 2007, Ester Moreh, Iranian Kosher Recipes, Ketab Corp, →ISBN, page 18:
text: What I really like is the tadig…
ref: 2000, Ana M. Briongos, Black on Black: Iran Revisited, Lonely Planet, →ISBN:
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: In Iranian cuisine, crisp rice taken from the bottom of the pot.
LBO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: LBOs
Senses: examples: text: Whether LBOs perform poorly because of debt, business strategy, or competition from Amazon.com Inc., research shows they fare worse than their public counterparts.
ref: 2019 October 3, “Everything Is Private Equity Now”, in Bloomberg Businessweek:
topics: business
glosses: Initialism of leveraged buyout.
unabased
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unabased
form: most unabased
Etymology: From un- + abased.
Senses: glosses: not abased
isoenzymatic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more isoenzymatic
form: most isoenzymatic
Etymology: From iso- + enzymatic.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to isoenzymes
microtitrate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: microtitrates
form: microtitrating
form: microtitrated
form: microtitrated
Etymology: From micro- + titrate.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To perform a microtitration
microtitration
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: microtitrations
Etymology: From micro- + titration.
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: titration using very small volumes of liquid and specialized equipment
Related terms: microtitrate
micropipette
holy of holies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: holies of holies
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Holy of Holies.
requests for admission
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of request for admission
sub-page
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sub-pages
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of subpage.
ulceratory
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more ulceratory
form: most ulceratory
Etymology: From ulcerate + -ory.
Senses: glosses: ulcerative
translatese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From translate + -ese.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
translation-studies
glosses: Awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation, for example due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.
Synonyms: translationese
translatorese
antiqua
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antiquas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Antiqua (“style of typeface”).
black humour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Sometimes hurt people use black humour. It’s a dark or morbid humour, that makes light of a subject matter that is generally taboo.
ref: 2023, Elaine Feeney, How to Build a Boat, Vintage (2024), pages 80-81:
glosses: Alternative spelling of black humor.
black comedy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: black comedies
Senses: glosses: Synonym of black humor.
synonyms: word: black humor
examples: text: A performance like Nicolas Cage’s gonzo turn in the brilliant 1989 black comedy Vampire’s Kiss—and this is true of many Nicolas Cage performances—raises the question of what good acting really means.
ref: 2012 May 24, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: Vampire's Kiss”, in The Onion AV Club:
glosses: A dramatic work that uses black humor.
wildwood
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: wildwoods
Etymology: From wild + wood.
Senses: glosses: Woodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable climate has developed with it.
vinedresser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vinedressers
form: vine dresser
form: vine-dresser
form: vindresser
Etymology: From vine + dresser.
Senses: examples: text: And all the army of the Caldees that were with the captaine of the guard, brake downe the walles of Ierusalem round about. Now the rest of the people that were left in the citie, and the fugitiues that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captaine of the guard cary away. But the captaine of the guard left of the poore of the land, to be Uine-dressers, and husbandmen.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Kings 25:10–12:
text: Hither I gladly found my way, and saw the vine-dressers, and people employed in the making wine, preparing for their work, and going to gather the grapes while the dew was yet on them.
ref: 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 132:
text: I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
ref: 1960, New American Standard Bible, John 15:1
glosses: Someone who works in a vineyard.
awroth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: awroths
form: awrothing
form: awrothed
form: awrothed
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of awrath.
tunick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tunicks
Senses: examples: text: That of the females consists of a tunick, a girdle, and a short cloak, called by them, ichella.
ref: 1825, Samuel Lorenzo Knapp, Boston Monthly Magazine, volume 1, number 2, page 351:
glosses: Archaic spelling of tunic.
tunicks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tunick (alternative spelling of tunics).
fryingpan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fryingpans
Senses: examples: text: Buy half a sheep's liver ; cut it into thin slices ; place it, with a bit of butter or dripping, in the fryingpan over a moderate fire, with two onions and two shallots sliced up fine.
ref: 1872, The Food Journal, volume 2, page 94:
text: One of them, and he was the principal personage, was holding a fryingpan by its long handle; and in the fryingpan were lamp-wicks, which were called in the patois of the country farets.
ref: 1880, Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné, History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin, volume 6, page 413:
glosses: Alternative spelling of frying pan.
Derived terms: Fryingpan River
awrath
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: ə.rŏthʹ
ipa: /əˈɹɒθ/
Forms: form: awraths
form: awrathing
form: awrathed
form: awrathed
form: awroth
Etymology: From Old English ġewrāþian; equivalent to the a- + wrath.
Senses: examples: text: Telka arounded and awrathed be like unto a thunder-storm, […]
ref: 1916, Casper Salathiel Yost, Pearl Lenore Pollard Curran, Patience Worth: A Psychic Mystery, H. Holt and Company, page 157:
glosses: Anger; enrage.