| ADIAPHORON | • adiaphoron n. An indifferent matter. • ADIAPHORON n. a tenet or belief on which a theological system is indifferent. |
| ANAMORPHIC | • anamorphic adj. Producing various optically distorted images. • anamorphic adj. (Mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi. • ANAMORPHIC adj. relating to anamorphosis, also ANAMORPHOUS. |
| ANASTROPHE | • anastrophe n. (Rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence. • ANASTROPHE n. an inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect e.g. 'To market went she'. |
| ANEMOGRAPH | • anemograph n. (Obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording. • ANEMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring the pressure and velocity of wind. |
| ANGOPHORAS | • angophoras n. Plural of angophora. • ANGOPHORA n. (Greek) an East Australian tree, related to the eucalyptus. |
| ANTHOCARPS | • anthocarps n. Plural of anthocarp. • ANTHOCARP n. a fruit resulting from many flowers, such as a pineapple. |
| CANEPHORAS | • canephoras n. Plural of canephora. • CANEPHORA n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORE, CANEPHORUS. |
| CAPNOGRAPH | • capnograph n. An instrument that measures the amount of carbon dioxide in a gas (especially expired breath) and displays… |
| EPANAPHORA | • epanaphora n. (Rhetoric) anaphora. • EPANAPHORA n. the repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences or verses esp. for rhetorical effect, also ANAPHOR, ANAPHORA. |
| NATUROPATH | • naturopath n. (Alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer. • NATUROPATH n. a person who practises naturopathy. |
| ORPHANAGES | • orphanages n. Plural of orphanage. • ORPHANAGE n. a place where orphans are housed. |
| PANTOGRAPH | • pantograph n. A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid. • pantograph n. By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like… • pantograph n. A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying. |
| PARAPHONIA | • paraphonia n. (Music) In Byzantine music, a melodic progression by consonances (fourths and fifths). • paraphonia n. (Medicine) An abnormal condition or alteration of the voice, as at puberty. • PARAPHONIA n. alteration of the voice; as at puberty. |
| PARAPHONIC | • paraphonic adj. Of or relating to paraphony. • PARAPHONIC adj. relating to paraphonia, alteration of the voice; as at puberty. |
| PARATHIONS | • parathions n. Plural of parathion. • PARATHION n. an extremely toxic insecticide. |
| PARONYCHIA | • paronychia n. (Medicine) An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail. • PARONYCHIA n. a whitlow, or felon. |
| PHANEROGAM | • phanerogam n. (Botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores). • PHANEROGAM n. a seed-plant or spermatophyte, e.g. the flowering plants and gymnosperms. |