| ABERRATION | • aberration n. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight… • aberration n. (Optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one… • aberration n. (Astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies… |
| AEROTRAINS | • aerotrains n. Plural of aerotrain. • AEROTRAIN n. a train driven by an aircraft engine, riding on a cushion of air. |
| ALTERNATOR | • alternator n. (Electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means. • ALTERNATOR n. an electric generator for producing alternating current. |
| AMENORRHEA | • amenorrhea n. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of amenorrhoea. • AMENORRHEA n. abnormal absence or arrest of menstruation, also AMENORRHOEA. |
| ARRAGONITE | • arragonite n. Alternative form of aragonite. • ARRAGONITE n. an orthorhombic mineral composed of calcium carbonate, also ARAGONITE. |
| ARROGANCES | • arrogances n. Plural of arrogance. • ARROGANCE n. the quality of being arrogant, also ARROGANCY. |
| CARABINERO | • carabinero n. A frontier guard (or similar) in Spain or South America. • CARABINERO n. a member of the Spanish national police force serving as frontier guards. |
| CARRONADES | • carronades n. Plural of carronade. • CARRONADE n. (historical) a short and light maritime cannon of large bore. |
| ENARRATION | • enarration n. (Obsolete) A detailed exposition; relation. • ENARRATION n. (archaic) a detailed exposition. |
| FORBEARANT | • forbearant adj. Forbearing. • FORBEARANT adj. (obsolete) forbearing. |
| MARATHONER | • marathoner n. Someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races. • MARATHONER n. one who takes part in a marathon. |
| PRAETORIAN | • praetorian adj. (Ancient Rome) Of or relating to a praetor. • praetorian adj. (Ancient Rome) Of or relating to the pretorium in an ancient Roman camp. • praetorian adj. (By extension) Corruptly mercenary and venal. |
| RANSOMWARE | • ransomware n. (Computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or… • ransomware n. (Computer security, derogatory) Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment. • RANSOMWARE n. illegal computer software that disables a computer or blocks access to data until a payment is received. |
| REPARATION | • reparation n. (Usually in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s). • reparation n. (Archaic) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired. • REPARATION n. a repairing or keeping in repair. |