| ATTENUATOR | • attenuator n. (Physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the… • ATTENUATOR n. a device for attenuating. |
| ATTESTATOR | • ATTESTATOR n. one who attests. |
| ATTOMETERS | • attometers n. Plural of attometer. • ATTOMETER n. ten to the power of minus eighteen metres, also ATTOMETRE. |
| ATTOMETRES | • attometres n. Plural of attometre. • ATTOMETRE n. ten to the power of minus eighteen metres, also ATTOMETER. |
| ATTORNMENT | • attornment n. (Feudal law) The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person. • ATTORNMENT n. the acknowledgement of a new landlord. |
| AUTOROTATE | • autorotate v. (Intransitive) To undergo autorotation. • AUTOROTATE v. to self-turn. |
| LATTERMOST | • lattermost adj. Last. • LATTERMOST adj. last. |
| OUTSTARTED | • outstarted v. Simple past tense and past participle of outstart. • OUTSTART v. to get ahead of at the start. |
| PETROSTATE | • petrostate n. A state whose wealth stems from the sale of oil. • PETROSTATE n. a small oil-rich country in which institutions are weak and wealth and power are concentrated in the hands of the few. |
| PROTECTANT | • protectant n. (Chiefly medicine) Something which gives protection. • protectant adj. Synonym of protective. • PROTECTANT n. a protecting agent. |
| PROTESTANT | • protestant adj. Alternative letter-case form of Protestant. • protestant adj. Protesting. • protestant n. (Chiefly law) One who protests; a protester. |
| TEETOTALER | • teetotaler n. (American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages. • TEETOTALER n. one who does not drink alcohol, also TEETOTALIST, TEETOTALLER. |
| TERATOMATA | • teratomata n. Plural of teratoma. • TERATOMA n. (Greek) a tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle. |
| TERRACOTTA | • terracotta n. A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction. • terracotta n. A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta. • terracotta adj. Of the colour of terracotta. |
| TETRAPTOTE | • tetraptote n. (Grammar) A noun that has four cases. • TETRAPTOTE n. a noun that has four grammatical cases only. |
| TETRATHLON | • tetrathlon n. (Sports) A contest with four successive events, usually showjumping, swimming, running and pistol shooting. • TETRATHLON n. a four-event sporting contest. |
| TETRATOMIC | • tetratomic adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule etc.) Consisting of four atoms. • TETRATOMIC adj. consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic. |
| THERMOSTAT | • thermostat n. A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system… • thermostat n. (Physics) An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat. • THERMOSTAT v. to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat, a device for keeping temperature stead. |
| THROATIEST | • throatiest adj. Superlative form of throaty: most throaty. • THROATY adj. of a voice, vocal sound, etc., produced or modified in the throat, guttural. |
| TRICOSTATE | • tricostate adj. Having three ribs. • TRICOSTATE adj. three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base. |