| AUTOTRANSFORMER | • autotransformer n. (Electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps. • AUTOTRANSFORMER n. a transformer in which the primary and secondary coils have part or all of their turns in common. |
| CIRCUMFORANEOUS | • circumforaneous adj. Wandering from place to place or market to market. • circumforaneous adj. (By extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex. • CIRCUMFORANEOUS adj. wandering about as from market to market, vagrant, also CIRCUMFORANEAN. |
| COMFORTABLENESS | • comfortableness n. Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable. • COMFORTABLENESS n. the state of being comfortable. |
| CONFESSIONALISM | • confessionalism n. (Religion) A belief in the importance of full and unambiguous assent to the whole of a religious teaching. • confessionalism n. (Poetry) A style of American poetry that draws on the personal history of the poet. • confessionalism n. A system of government that proportionally distributes political and institutional power among religious… |
| CONFORMABLENESS | • conformableness n. The state or quality of being conformable. • CONFORMABLE n. compliant. |
| FOREORDAINMENTS | • foreordainments n. Plural of foreordainment. • FOREORDAINMENT n. the state of being foreordained. |
| NONCONFORMANCES | • nonconformances n. Plural of nonconformance. • NONCONFORMANCE n. failure to conform. |
| NONPERFORMANCES | • nonperformances n. Plural of nonperformance. • NONPERFORMANCE n. something that is not a performance. |
| OMNIFARIOUSNESS | • omnifariousness n. Quality of being omnifarious. • OMNIFARIOUS n. of all kinds. |
| PREFORMATIONISM | • preformationism n. (Biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception… • PREFORMATIONISM n. the now exploded theory that the plant or animal (and therefore all its descendants) is already preformed in the germ. |
| PREFORMATIONIST | • preformationist n. (Biology, historical) A proponent of the theory of preformationism. • PREFORMATIONIST adj. relating to preformation. |
| PROFESSIONALISM | • professionalism n. The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization… • professionalism n. The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc. • PROFESSIONALISM n. the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person. |
| RECONFIRMATIONS | • reconfirmations n. Plural of reconfirmation. • RECONFIRMATION n. the act of reconfirming. |
| REFORMATIONISTS | • REFORMATIONIST n. a supporter of reformation. |
| SOLEMNIFICATION | • SOLEMNIFICATION n. the act of solemnifying. |