| AMPUTATION | • amputation n. Surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc. • amputation n. The loss of a limb, etc. through trauma. • AMPUTATION n. the act of amputating. |
| ARMIPOTENT | • armipotent adj. (Obsolete) Powerful in battle. • armipotent n. (Poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant. • ARMIPOTENT adj. (archaic) having strong weapons; militarily potent. |
| ASYMPTOTIC | • asymptotic adj. (Mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity. • asymptotic adj. (Mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity. • ASYMPTOTIC adj. of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity, also ASYMPTOTICAL. |
| COMPATRIOT | • compatriot n. Somebody from one’s own country. • compatriot adj. Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism. • COMPATRIOT n. a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another, also COPATRIOT. |
| IMPETRATOR | • impetrator n. One who impetrates. • IMPETRATOR n. one who impetrates, obtains by entreaty. |
| IMPUTATION | • imputation n. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription. • imputation n. That which has been imputed or charged. • imputation n. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation. |
| OPTIMALITY | • optimality n. The property of being optimal. • OPTIMALITY n. the state of being optimal. |
| PATRIOTISM | • patriotism n. Love of one’s country; devotion to the welfare of one’s compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve… • patriotism n. The actions of a patriot. • patriotism n. The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism. |
| PENTATOMIC | • pentatomic adj. (Chemistry) Having five atoms in each molecule. • pentatomic adj. (Chemistry) Having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution. • PENTATOMIC adj. having five atoms in the molecule. |
| PORTAMENTI | • portamenti n. Plural of portamento. • PORTAMENTO n. (Italian) in singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to another. |
| POSTATOMIC | • postatomic adj. After the discovery or use of the atomic bomb. • POSTATOMIC adj. taking place after the atomic era. |
| POSTIMPACT | • postimpact adj. After an impact. • POSTIMPACT adj. after an impact. |
| POSTMATING | • postmating adj. (Biology) After mating. • POSTMATING adj. that takes place after mating. |
| PROSTATISM | • prostatism n. (Pathology) Any of various minor disorders of the prostate gland, typically causing obstructed urination;… • PROSTATISM n. an illness or disorder associated with enlargement of the prostate. |
| TEMPTATION | • temptation n. The act of tempting. • temptation n. The condition of being tempted. • temptation n. Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement. |