| APOCRYPHA | • apocrypha n. Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively). • Apocrypha prop.n. That group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the… • APOCRYPHON n. a hidden or secret thing. |
| APOPHYGES | • apophyges n. Plural of apophyge. • APOPHYGE n. (Greek) the curve where a column merges in its base or capital. |
| APOPHYSES | • apophyses n. Plural of apophyse. • APOPHYSIS n. an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone. |
| APOPHYSIS | • apophysis n. (Anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone. • apophysis n. (Botany) The external part of a cone scale. • apophysis n. (Geology) A branch of a dike or vein. |
| COPYGRAPH | • copygraph n. (Dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a… • COPYGRAPH n. a process for copying type. |
| HAPLOTYPE | • haplotype n. (Genetics) A group of alleles that are transmitted together. • haplotype v. (Genetics) To characterize with respect to haplotype. • HAPLOTYPE n. a single species contained in a genus. |
| HEPTAPODY | • heptapody n. (Poetry) A measure or series consisting of seven feet. • HEPTAPODY n. the state of having seven feet. |
| HYPEROPIA | • hyperopia n. (Pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it… • HYPEROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hypermetropia. |
| HYPOPNEAS | • hypopneas n. Plural of hypopnea. • HYPOPNEA n. abnormally shallow breathing, also HYPOPNOEA. |
| HYPOPNOEA | • hypopnoea n. Alternative spelling of hypopnea. • hypopnœa n. Alternative form of hypopnea. • HYPOPNOEA n. abnormally shallow breathing, also HYPOPNEA. |
| OVERHAPPY | • overhappy adj. Exceedingly happy. • OVERHAPPY adj. exceedingly happy. |
| PAYPHONES | • payphones n. Plural of payphone. • pay␣phones n. Plural of pay phone. • PAYPHONE n. a coin-operated public telephone, also PAYFONE. |
| PHOTOPLAY | • photoplay n. A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie. • photoplay n. A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely… • photoplay n. (Dated) A motion picture, especially a silent film. |
| POLYGRAPH | • polygraph n. A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate… • polygraph n. (Dated) A mechanical instrument for multiplying copies of a writing, resembling multiple pantographs. • polygraph n. (Archaic) A collection of different works, either by one or several authors. |
| POLYPHAGY | • polyphagy n. (Biology) The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants). • POLYPHAGY n. the practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food. |
| POLYPHASE | • polyphase adj. (Electricity) Of, pertaining to, or involving multiple alternating currents that have the same frequency… • polyphase adj. (Physics) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of multiple phases of matter. • POLYPHASE adj. having several alternating electric currents of equal frequency with uniformly spaced phase differences. |
| POPPYHEAD | • poppyhead n. The seedhead of a poppy. • poppyhead n. A raised ornament frequently having the form of a finial. It is generally used on the tops of the upright… • poppy␣head n. Alternative form of poppyhead. |
| PORPHYRIA | • porphyria n. (Pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by… • PORPHYRIA n. any of various disorders of metabolism resulting in the excretion of an excessive quantity of porphyrins in the urine. |
| TYPOGRAPH | • typograph n. (Printing, historical) A machine for setting type or for casting lines of type and setting them. • typograph v. To prepare type in such a machine. • TYPOGRAPH v. to produce stamps by letterpress. |