| ACCULTURAL | • ACCULTURAL adj. relating to acculturation, modification in a culture by the adoption of outside cultural traits. |
| ACCUMULATE | • accumulate v. (Transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively). • accumulate v. (Intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. • accumulate v. (Education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual. |
| ACETABULUM | • acetabulum n. (Anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. |
| AURICULATE | • auriculate adj. Alternative spelling of auriculated. • auriculate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having two lobes, often curved, often near the base. • AURICULATE adj. having ears or ear-shaped appendages, also AURICULATED. |
| AUSCULTATE | • auscultate v. To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation. • AUSCULTATE v. to listen to the sounds made by internal organs (heart, lungs, etc.) to aid in a medical diagnosis. |
| AUTUMNALLY | • autumnally adv. In an autumnal manner. • AUTUMNAL adv. pertaining to autumn. |
| AVUNCULATE | • avunculate n. The relationship between a man and his sister’s children, generally her sons. • avunculate n. (In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal… • AVUNCULATE n. the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son. |
| LUNARNAUTS | • lunarnauts n. Plural of lunarnaut. • LUNARNAUT n. one who travels to the moon, also LUNANAUT. |
| MACULATURE | • maculature n. (Dated) Blotting paper. • maculature n. (Figuratively) Paper waste; printed materials that may not be read, such as junk mail. • MACULATURE n. blotting paper. |
| SUBNATURAL | • subnatural adj. (Physics) Describing spectroscopic lines that are narrower than those produced naturally. • subnatural adj. Below or beneath nature. • SUBNATURAL adj. almost natural. |
| TUBULARIAN | • tubularian n. (Zoology) Any hydroid belonging to the former suborder Tubularida. • tubularian adj. Hydriform in a tubular shape with wide disc. • TUBULARIAN n. any hydroid belonging to the suborder Tubularida. |
| ULTRAHUMAN | • ultrahuman adj. Having powers much greater than those of a normal human; superhuman. • ULTRAHUMAN adj. beyond human. |
| ULTRAVACUA | • ultravacua n. Plural of ultravacuum. • ULTRAVACUUM n. an extreme vacuum. |