| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| HYPERLIPEMIAS | • hyperlipemias n. Plural of hyperlipemia. • HYPERLIPEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPIDAEMIA, HYPERLIPIDEMIA. |
| IMPARIPINNATE | • imparipinnate adj. (Botany) pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex. • IMPARIPINNATE adj. pinnate with the rachis terminated by a single leaflet or tendril. |
| IMPERATORSHIP | • IMPERATORSHIP n. the office of imperator. |
| IMPROPRIATING | • impropriating v. Present participle of impropriate. • IMPROPRIATE v. to transfer ecclesiastical revenue to a layman. |
| IMPROPRIATION | • impropriation n. The act of impropriating; putting an ecclesiastical benefice or tithes in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation. • impropriation n. A benefice, tithe etc. that has been put in lay hands. • IMPROPRIATION n. the act of impropriating. |
| IMPROPRIATORS | • impropriators n. Plural of impropriator. • IMPROPRIATOR n. a layman who is in possession of a benefice or its revenues. |
| MISAPPRAISALS | • misappraisals n. Plural of misappraisal. • MISAPPRAISAL n. a wrong appraisal. |
| MISAPPRECIATE | • misappreciate v. (Transitive) To appreciate improperly; to fail to understand in the right way. • MISAPPRECIATE v. to fail to appreciate. |
| PLAGIOTROPISM | • plagiotropism n. (Biology) The growth of a plant at an orientation to the angle of a stimulus. • PLAGIOTROPISM n. the tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. |
| PREAMPLIFIERS | • preamplifiers n. Plural of preamplifier. • PREAMPLIFIER n. an amplifier designed to amplify extremely weak electrical signals before they are fed to additional amplifier circuits. |
| PRIMIPARITIES | • PRIMIPARITY n. the bearing of one's first child. |