| AMPACITY | • ampacity n. The root mean square of the electrical current which a device (usually a wire) can carry within a specific… • AMPACITY n. the largest amount of current that a wire can carry. |
| ARYTHMIA | • arythmia n. Alternative form of arrhythmia. • ARYTHMIA n. absence or irregularity of rhythm e.g. of the heart, also ARHYTHMIA, ARRHYTHMIA. |
| ATEMOYAS | • atemoyas n. Plural of atemoya. • ATEMOYA n. a tropical fruit of a tree that is a hybrid of the sweetsop and the cherimoya. |
| AUTOGAMY | • autogamy n. Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon. • autogamy n. Sologamy, marriage to oneself. • AUTOGAMY n. self-fertilization. |
| CALAMITY | • calamity n. An event resulting in great loss. • calamity n. The distress that results from some disaster. • CALAMITY n. a grievous misfortune, a disaster. |
| MAINSTAY | • mainstay n. A chief support. • mainstay n. Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution. • mainstay n. (Nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast. |
| MANYATAS | • manyatas n. Plural of manyata. • MANYATA n. a small Masai settlement, also MANYATTA. |
| MANYATTA | • manyatta n. (East Africa) A Masai or Samburu settlement or compound, often temporary, established by a family or… • MANYATTA n. a small Masai settlement, also MANYATA. |
| MARTYRIA | • martyria n. Plural of martyrium. • MARTYRIUM n. (Latin) a shrine erected in honour of a martyred person, also MARTYRY. |
| METAYAGE | • metayage n. A kind of sharecropping system. • METAYAGE n. (French) a system of trading crops for rent. |
| MYXOMATA | • myxomata n. Plural of myxoma. • MYXOMA n. (Greek) a tumour composed of mucous tissue. |
| PLATYSMA | • platysma n. (Anatomy) A broad sheet of muscle that is situated on each side of the neck immediately under the superficial… • PLATYSMA n. (Greek) a broad sheet of muscle in the neck. |
| PLAYMATE | • playmate n. A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with. • playmate n. A female who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine. • playmate n. (Euphemistic) A person’s lover. |
| SYNTAGMA | • syntagma n. (Linguistics) A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit. • syntagma n. (Semiotics) An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning. • syntagma n. (History) A Macedonian phalanx fighting formation consisting of 256 men with long spears (sarissae). |
| TALLYMAN | • tallyman n. A person who keeps a tally of something. • tallyman n. A man who conducts the tally trade. • tallyman n. (Informal, regional, archaic) A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage. |
| TRAMWAYS | • tramways n. Plural of tramway. • TRAMWAY n. a route for a tram. |
| TYMPANAL | • tympanal adj. (Medicine) tympanic. • tympanal n. The tympanic bone. • TYMPANAL adj. tympanic. |
| XYLOMATA | • xylomata n. Plural of xyloma. • XYLOMA n. a body which forms spurs internally in fungi. |
| YACHTMAN | • yachtman n. (Dated) A yachtsman. • YACHTMAN n. one who sails a yacht, also YACHTER, YACHTIE, YACHTSMAN. |
| ZYGOMATA | • zygomata n. Plural of zygoma. • ZYGOMA n. (Greek) the cheekbone. |