| APOSIOPETIC | • aposiopetic adj. (Rhetoric) Of or pertaining to aposiopesis. • APOSIOPETIC adj. relating to aposiopesis. |
| APOSTROPHIC | • apostrophic adj. (Rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue). • apostrophic adj. (Orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ’). • APOSTROPHIC adj. relating to apostrophe. |
| CARPOPHORES | • carpophores n. Plural of carpophore. • CARPOPHORE n. a slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants. |
| CARPOSPORES | • carpospores n. Plural of carpospore. • CARPOSPORE n. a kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae. |
| CEPHALOPODS | • cephalopods n. Plural of cephalopod. • CEPHALOPOD n. any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, that includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus, also CEPHALOPODAN. |
| CONTRAPROPS | • CONTRAPROP n. a contra-rotating propeller. |
| HEPATOSCOPY | • hepatoscopy n. (Rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section… • HEPATOSCOPY n. divination by examining animal livers. |
| LAPAROSCOPE | • laparoscope n. A thin endoscope that may be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall. • LAPAROSCOPE n. an instrument for viewing the interior of the peritoneal cavity. |
| LAPAROSCOPY | • laparoscopy n. (Medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal… • LAPAROSCOPY n. an examination done via a laparoscope. |
| PANOPTICONS | • panopticons n. Plural of panopticon. • PANOPTICON n. a prison in which all prisoners can be watched from one point. |
| PANTOSCOPES | • pantoscopes n. Plural of pantoscope. • PANTOSCOPE n. a panoramic camera. |
| PANTOSCOPIC | • pantoscopic adj. (Optics) Designed to focus on both near and distant objects at the same time, typically by means of… • PANTOSCOPIC adj. of or like a pantoscope, a panoramic camera. |
| POLARISCOPE | • polariscope n. A polarimeter. • POLARISCOPE n. an instrument for detecting polarized light. |
| POLYCARPOUS | • polycarpous adj. Alternative form of polycarpic. • POLYCARPOUS adj. fruiting many times, or year after year, also POLYCARPIC. |
| SCOPOPHILIA | • scopophilia n. (Psychology) A sexual dependency on openly observing sex organs and sexual acts, as opposed to voyeurism… • SCOPOPHILIA n. the practice of obtaining sexual pleasure from things seen, as e.g. naked bodies, also SCOPTOPHILIA. |
| SCOPOPHOBIA | • scopophobia n. An unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at. • SCOPOPHOBIA n. fear of being looked at, also SCOPTOPHOBIA. |