| ACROCARPOUS | • acrocarpous adj. (Botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses. • ACROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia at the top of the stem. |
| AUTOCORRECT | • autocorrect v. To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically. • autocorrect n. (Computing) A software feature that attempts to correct presumed errors as soon as they are generated. • AUTOCORRECT n. a function that attempts to correct errors made by the user when entering text into an electronic device. |
| CHIAROSCURO | • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts… • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. • chiaroscuro n. (Art) A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color… |
| CIRCULATORS | • circulators n. Plural of circulator. • CIRCULATOR n. one who circulates. |
| CIRCULATORY | • circulatory adj. Of or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system. • circulatory adj. Circular; going round. • circulatory n. (Chemistry) A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages… |
| CIRCUMPOLAR | • circumpolar adj. Located or found throughout a polar region. • circumpolar adj. (Astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel. • CIRCUMPOLAR adj. continually visible above the horizon. |
| CIRCUMSOLAR | • circumsolar adj. Surrounding or moving around the Sun. • CIRCUMSOLAR adj. situated or moving round the sun. |
| CONTRACTURE | • contracture n. (Medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused. • CONTRACTURE n. a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion. |
| CORPUSCULAR | • corpuscular adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate. • CORPUSCULAR adj. having the nature of corpuscles. |
| COURTCRAFTS | • COURTCRAFT n. the courtier's art, intrigue etc. |
| NONCIRCULAR | • noncircular adj. Not circular. • non-circular adj. Alternative form of noncircular. • NONCIRCULAR adj. not circular. |
| PROCURACIES | • procuracies n. Plural of procuracy. • PROCURACY n. the office of a procurator. |
| PROCURANCES | • PROCURANCE n. the act of procuring. |
| RACECOURSES | • racecourses n. Plural of racecourse. • RACECOURSE n. a course for racing. |
| SCROBICULAR | • scrobicular adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculae. • SCROBICULAR adj. relating to or surrounded by scrobicules. |
| SECUROCRATS | • securocrats n. Plural of securocrat. • SECUROCRAT n. an important personage in the security services. |