| CACCIATORA | • cacciatora n. A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs. • CACCIATORA adj. (Italian) of meat, cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and herbs, also CACCIATORE. |
| ACATALECTIC | • acatalectic adj. (Poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot. • acatalectic n. (Poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables. • ACATALECTIC adj. having a complete or full number of syllables. |
| CAPACITANCE | • capacitance n. (Physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge… • capacitance n. (Physics, countable) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance. • CAPACITANCE n. in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| CATACAUSTIC | • catacaustic n. A caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface. • catacaustic n. (Mathematics) the envelope of all rays that emanate from a specified point (the radiant point) and reflect… • CATACAUSTIC adj. relating to or denoting a caustic curve or caustic surface formed by reflection. |
| CATACLASMIC | • CATACLASMIC adj. relating to or of the nature of a cataclasm. |
| CATACLASTIC | • cataclastic adj. (Petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high… • CATACLASTIC adj. of metamorphism, taking place in an environment where intense pressure. |
| CATALLACTIC | • catallactic adj. Relating to catallactics. • CATALLACTIC adj. pertaining to commercial exchange. |
| ACATALECTICS | • acatalectics n. Plural of acatalectic. • ACATALECTIC n. a poetic line having a complete number of syllables. |
| ACCIACCATURA | • acciaccatura n. (Music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by… • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| ACCIACCATURE | • acciaccature n. Plural of acciaccatura. • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| CAPACITANCES | • capacitances n. Plural of capacitance. • CAPACITANCE n. in electricity, the ability to store an electric charge; measure of such ability. |
| CATACAUSTICS | • catacaustics n. Plural of catacaustic. • CATACAUSTIC n. a catacaustic curve or surface. |
| CATALLACTICS | • catallactics n. (Economics) A form of political economics based on the science of exchange. • CATALLACTICS n. political economy. |
| CATAPHRACTIC | • cataphractic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cataphract. • CATAPHRACTIC adj. of or like a cataphract, a suit of mail; a soldier in full armour. |
| TACHYCARDIAC | • tachycardiac adj. Of, pertaining to or afflicted with tachycardia. • TACHYCARDIAC adj. related to tachycardia, quick heart-rate. |
| ACCIACCATURAS | • acciaccaturas n. Plural of acciaccatura. • ACCIACCATURA n. (Italian) a grace-note performed quickly before an essential note of a melody. |
| CATACHRESTICAL | • catachrestical adj. Catachrestic. • CATACHRESTICAL adj. relating to catachresis, the misuse of words, also CATACHRESTIC. |
| ANTICLIMACTICAL | • anticlimactical adj. Alternative form of anticlimactic. • ANTICLIMACTICAL adj. of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax, also ANTICLIMACTIC. |
| CATACLYSMICALLY | • cataclysmically adv. In a cataclysmic way. • CATACLYSMIC adv. relating to cataclysm, also CATACLYSMAL. |
| CATALLACTICALLY | • catallactically adv. In terms of catallactics. • CATALLACTIC adv. pertaining to commercial exchange. |