| ASTROCOMPASS | • astrocompass n. A form of compass in which direction is evaluated by sighting stars of known position. • ASTROCOMPASS n. a navigational instrument for giving directional bearings from the centre of the earth to a particular star. |
| ATMOSPHERICS | • atmospherics n. Radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of… • ATMOSPHERICS n. audible disturbances produced in radio receiving apparatus by atmospheric electrical phenomena (as lightning). |
| BRONCHOSPASM | • bronchospasm n. (Medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| CHROMOPLASTS | • chromoplasts n. Plural of chromoplast. • CHROMOPLAST n. a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment, such as carotene. |
| COMPARATISTS | • comparatists n. Plural of comparatist. • COMPARATIST n. one that uses a comparative method (as in the study of literature). |
| COMPENSATORS | • compensators n. Plural of compensator. • COMPENSATOR n. one who compensates. |
| COMRADESHIPS | • comradeships n. Plural of comradeship. • COMRADESHIP n. the state of being a comrade. |
| CORPORATISMS | • corporatisms n. Plural of corporatism. • CORPORATISM n. the policy of control of a country's economy through the combined power of the trade unions, large businesses, etc., also CORPORATIVISM. |
| HYPOCORISMAS | • HYPOCORISMA n. the use of a pet name or nickname, also HYPOCORISM. |
| MACROPHYSICS | • macrophysics n. (Physics) The branch of physics that deals with those phenomena that can be directly observed. • MACROPHYSICS n. the branch of physics concerned with macroscopic systems and objects. |
| POSTORGASMIC | • postorgasmic adj. After an orgasm. • POSTORGASMIC adj. taking place after orgasm. |
| PROSENCHYMAS | • PROSENCHYMA n. supporting plant tissue containing little protoplasm. |
| PSYCHODRAMAS | • psychodramas n. Plural of psychodrama. • PSYCHODRAMA n. therapeutic drama. |
| SARCOPLASMIC | • sarcoplasmic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sarcoplasm. • SARCOPLASMIC adj. relating to sarcoplasm, the protoplasmic substance separating the fibrils in muscle fibres. |
| SPECTROGRAMS | • spectrograms n. Plural of spectrogram. • SPECTROGRAM n. a photograph, image, or diagram of a spectrum. |
| SYMPOSIARCHS | • symposiarchs n. Plural of symposiarch. • SYMPOSIARCH n. the master, director, etc. of a feast or conference. |