| CIRCUMFERENTOR | • circumferentor n. (Surveying) An instrument used to measure horizontal angles, consisting of a brass circle and an index… • CIRCUMFERENTOR n. a surveyor's angle-measuring compass instrument. |
| CIRCUMGYRATORY | • circumgyratory adj. Moving in a circle; turning round. • CIRCUMGYRATORY adj. whirling around. |
| COUNTERREFORMS | • counterreforms n. Plural of counterreform. • COUNTERREFORM v. to make a reform designed to counter another reform. |
| CYBERTERRORISM | • cyberterrorism n. (Computing) The deliberate, large-scale disruption of networks of computers, especially of computers… • cyber-terrorism n. Alternative spelling of cyberterrorism. • cyber␣terrorism n. Alternative spelling of cyberterrorism. |
| INTRAMERCURIAL | • intramercurial adj. (Astronomy) Between the planet Mercury and the sun. • INTRAMERCURIAL adj. within Mercury's orbit. |
| MACROSTRUCTURE | • macrostructure n. The gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification. • macrostructure n. (Metallurgy) The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less. • MACROSTRUCTURE n. the structure (as of metal, a body part, or the soil) revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification. |
| MICROCIRCUITRY | • microcircuitry n. (Electronics) Any system constructed of microcircuits. • MICROCIRCUITRY n. circuitry composed of microcircuits. |
| MICROPROJECTOR | • microprojector n. A very small image projector that can be held in the hand. • MICROPROJECTOR n. a projector utilizing a compound microscope for projecting on a screen a greatly enlarged image of a microscopic object. |
| MICROPYROMETER | • MICROPYROMETER n. a pyrometer for measuring the temperature of very small objects. |
| MICROSTRUCTURE | • microstructure n. Fine-scale structure. • MICROSTRUCTURE n. the microscopic structure of a material, as a mineral or a biological cell. |
| NARCOTERRORISM | • narcoterrorism n. Use of terrorist tactics as an element of the traffic in illegal narcotics. • NARCOTERRORISM n. drug-related terrorism. |
| REFRACTOMETERS | • refractometers n. Plural of refractometer. • REFRACTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the refraction of light. |
| REFRACTOMETRIC | • refractometric adj. Of or pertaining to refractometry. • refractometric adj. Measured using a refractometer. • REFRACTOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by refractometer. |
| REMANUFACTURER | • remanufacturer n. One who remanufactures. • REMANUFACTURER n. one who remanufactures. |
| THERMORECEPTOR | • thermoreceptor n. (Biology) A nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature. • THERMORECEPTOR n. a sensory end organ that is stimulated by heat or cold. |