| GYRATORY | • gyratory adj. Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around. • gyratory n. (UK) A large traffic roundabout with non-standard lane markings or priorities, or with buildings on… • GYRATORY adj. moving in a circle or spiral. |
| PYROGRAPHY | • pyrography n. The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface… • pyrography n. A decoration or design so produced. • PYROGRAPHY n. the tracing of designs by burning. |
| HYDROGRAPHY | • hydrography n. (Nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable… • HYDROGRAPHY n. the study of bodies of water. |
| MARTYROLOGY | • martyrology n. (Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the… • martyrology n. (Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both… • MARTYROLOGY n. the study of martyrs. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHY | • cryptography n. The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of… • CRYPTOGRAPHY n. secret writing. |
| DAGUERREOTYPY | • daguerreotypy n. The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes. • DAGUERREOTYPY n. the art of daguerreotyping. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| RHYPAROGRAPHY | • rhyparography n. (Art) The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting. • RHYPAROGRAPHY n. genre or still-life pictures of sordid subjects. |
| CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
| GYNANDROMORPHY | • gynandromorphy n. Gynandromorphism. • GYNANDROMORPHY n. the state of being gynandromorph, an animal having both male and female characteristics. |
| PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
| XYLOPYROGRAPHY | • xylopyrography n. (Art) The art of burning pictures onto wood. • XYLOPYROGRAPHY n. engraving designs on wood with hot poker. |
| CRYSTALLOGRAPHY | • crystallography n. The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids. • crystallography n. The study of crystals. • CRYSTALLOGRAPHY n. a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| HYGROMETRICALLY | • hygrometrically adv. By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. • HYGROMETRICAL adv. relating to hygrometry, also HYGROMETRIC. |
| PYROPHOTOGRAPHY | • pyrophotography n. (Photography) Any photographic process involving the use of heat to fix the picture. • PYROPHOTOGRAPHY n. the production of pyrophotographs. |