| AVERRUNCATOR | • averruncator n. An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod. • AVERRUNCATOR n. an instrument (on a pole) for pruning trees. |
| CARBURETTERS | • carburetters n. Plural of carburetter. • CARBURETTER n. an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds, also CARBURETER, CARBURETOR, CARBURETTOR. |
| CARBURETTORS | • carburettors n. Plural of carburettor. • CARBURETTOR n. an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds, also CARBURETER, CARBURETOR, CARBURETTER. |
| CIRCULARISER | • circulariser n. Alternative form of circularizer. • CIRCULARISER n. one who circularises, also CIRCULARIZER. |
| CIRCULARIZER | • circularizer n. A device for making a laser beam circular. • CIRCULARIZER n. one who circularizes, also CIRCULARISER. |
| CIRROSTRATUS | • cirrostratus n. (Meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes… • CIRROSTRATUS n. (Latin) a type of cloud. |
| COCURRICULAR | • cocurricular adj. Accompanying an educational curriculum. • COCURRICULAR adj. being outside of but usually complementing the regular curriculum. |
| CURVIROSTRAL | • curvirostral adj. (Zoology) Having a crooked beak. • CURVIROSTRAL adj. having a curved bill. |
| PARARESCUERS | • pararescuers n. Plural of pararescuer. |
| RECUPERATORS | • recuperators n. Plural of recuperator. • RECUPERATOR n. an arrangement by which something lost is regained, such as the heat of waste gases in a furnace. |
| RECUPERATORY | • recuperatory adj. Of or relating to recuperation; tending to recovery. • RECUPERATORY adj. assisting in recuperation. |
| REFRACTURING | • refracturing v. Present participle of refracture. • REFRACTURE v. to fracture again. |
| SUPERCARRIER | • supercarrier n. (Informal) The largest type of aircraft carrier, usually displacing over 70,000 long tons. • SUPERCARRIER n. a large aircraft carrier. |
| SUPERCHARGER | • supercharger n. (Automotive, internal combustion engines) An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine… • supercharger n. (Electrics, electronics) A device that can rapidly recharge a battery cell/pack. • supercharger n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see super, charger. |
| TRANSCURRENT | • transcurrent adj. Passing transversely. • transcurrent adj. (Geology) Pertaining to a fault caused by horizontal displacement. • TRANSCURRENT adj. running across, transverse. |
| TURBOCHARGER | • turbocharger n. Inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |