| APOCALYPSES | • apocalypses n. Plural of apocalypse. • Apocalypses prop.n. Plural of Apocalypse. • APOCALYPSE n. any book purporting to reveal the future or last things; a revelation or disclosure. |
| APOCALYPTIC | • apocalyptic adj. Of or relating to an apocalypse… • apocalyptic adj. Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom). • apocalyptic adj. (Nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic. |
| APPLICATORY | • applicatory adj. Able to be applied or used, practical. • APPLICATORY adj. capable of being applied. |
| APPRECIABLY | • appreciably adv. In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably. • APPRECIABLE adv. capable of being perceived or measured. |
| APPROPRIACY | • appropriacy n. The extent to which something is suitable or appropriate for a certain circumstance, occasion, etc; appropriateness. • APPROPRIACY n. the condition of delicate and precise fittingness of a word or expression to its context, even when it is chosen from a number of close synonyms. |
| CAPNOGRAPHY | • capnography n. The monitoring of the concentration or partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the respiratory gases… |
| HYPERCAPNIA | • hypercapnia n. (Medicine, pathology) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood. • HYPERCAPNIA n. the presence of excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood, also HYPERCARBIA. |
| LAPAROSCOPY | • laparoscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal… • LAPAROSCOPY n. an examination done via a laparoscope. |
| PALAEOTYPIC | • palaeotypic adj. Relating to the palaeotype phonetic alphabet. • PALAEOTYPIC adj. of or like a palaeotype, a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PAPYRACEOUS | • papyraceous adj. Made of papyrus. • papyraceous adj. Of the consistency of paper; papery. • PAPYRACEOUS adj. like paper; papery. |
| PARALYMPICS | • Paralympics prop.n. (Sports) Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople… • PARALYMPICS n. an Olympic games for sportspeople with physical disabilities. |
| PARAPSYCHIC | • parapsychic adj. Parapsychological. • parapsychic n. A person with a paranormal psychic ability, such as telepathy or telekinesis. • PARAPSYCHIC adj. related to parapsychism, also PARAPSYCHICAL. |
| PATAPHYSICS | • pataphysics n. An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics. • 'pataphysics n. Alternative spelling of pataphysics. • PATAPHYSICS n. 'The science of imaginary solutions' invented by the French dramatist Alfred Jarry (1873-1907), writer of symbolic farce, from which is descended the theatre of the absurd. |