| AMPHIBRACH | • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one… • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which… • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| ARCHBISHOP | • archbishop n. A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province… • ARCHBISHOP n. a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank. |
| ARCHEPARCH | • archeparch n. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The archbishop of an archeparchy. |
| ARCHONSHIP | • archonship n. The rank or office of an archon. • ARCHONSHIP n. the office of an archon. |
| CHIROGRAPH | • chirograph n. (Law, historical) A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment… • chirograph n. (Law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia. • chirograph n. (Obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine". |
| CHOREGRAPH | • choregraph v. Alternative form of choreograph. • CHOREGRAPH v. to arrange or compose (a dance, dances, etc.), also CHOREOGRAPH. |
| CHRYSOPHAN | • chrysophan n. Archaic form of chrysophane. • CHRYSOPHAN n. an old name for chrysarobin. |
| ECHOGRAPHS | • echographs n. Plural of echograph. • ECHOGRAPH n. an echo-sounder, used to measure the depth of water. |
| ECHOGRAPHY | • echography n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasound as a diagnostic aid. • ECHOGRAPHY n. medical examination of the internal structures of the body by means of ultrasound. |
| HECTOGRAPH | • hectograph n. (Historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks… • hectograph v. To duplicate (a document) by this process. • HECTOGRAPH n. a contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin. |
| HEPTACHLOR | • heptachlor n. An organochlorine compound formerly used as an insecticide. • HEPTACHLOR n. a very toxic pesticide. |
| HEPTACHORD | • heptachord n. (Music) A system of seven sounds. • heptachord n. (Music) A lyre with seven chords. • heptachord n. (Poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. |
| HEPTARCHAL | • HEPTARCHAL adj. of or like a heptarchy, government by seven persons, also HEPTARCHIC. |
| HEPTARCHIC | • heptarchic adj. Of or pertaining to a heptarchy. • HEPTARCHIC adj. of or like a heptarchy, government by seven persons, also HEPTARCHAL. |
| HUPAITHRIC | • hupaithric adj. (Rare) Roofless; open to the sky. • HUPAITHRIC adj. roofless; open to the sky (usually intentionally, so as to see the stars), also HYPAETHRAL, HYPETHRAL, UPAITHRIC. |
| PUSHCHAIRS | • pushchairs n. Plural of pushchair. • PUSHCHAIR n. a chair on wheels for transporting a small child. |
| TACHOGRAPH | • tachograph n. A device that records the distance and time traveled by a vehicle (especially a truck or coach), used… • TACHOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording speed of rotation. |
| TACHYGRAPH | • tachygraph n. An example of tachygraphy or shorthand, especially an ancient manuscript. • TACHYGRAPH n. a shorthand writer, also TACHYGRAPHER, TACHYGRAPHIST. |