| CHIRONOMY | • chironomy n. (Rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts. • chironomy n. (Music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures. • CHIRONOMY n. the art of gesticulation or mime. |
| CHROMOLYS | • CHROMOLY n. a steel alloy of chromium and molybdenum. |
| COHYPONYM | • cohyponym n. (Semantics) Synonym of coordinate term. • co-hyponym n. (Semantics) Alternative form of cohyponym; Synonym of coordinate term. • COHYPONYM n. a word which is one of two or more hyponyms of another word. |
| DICHOTOMY | • dichotomy n. A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. • dichotomy n. Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality. • dichotomy n. (Logic) The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the… |
| HOMOCERCY | • homocercy n. (Zoology) The possession of a homocercal tail. • HOMOCERCY n. the condition in fish of having a symmetrical tail. |
| HOMOLYTIC | • homolytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by homolysis. • HOMOLYTIC adj. decomposing into two uncharged atoms or radicals. |
| HOMONYMIC | • homonymic adj. Having the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning. • HOMONYMIC adj. relating to homonyms, words having the same sound but different meanings. |
| HOMOTYPIC | • homotypic adj. (Botany) Said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily… • HOMOTYPIC adj. conforming to normal type. |
| HONEYCOMB | • honeycomb n. A structure of hexagonal cells made by bees primarily of wax, to hold their larvae and for storing the… • honeycomb n. (By extension) Any structure resembling a honeycomb. • honeycomb n. (Construction) Voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces… |
| LOGOMACHY | • logomachy n. Dispute over the meaning of words. • logomachy n. A conflict waged only as a battle of words. • LOGOMACHY n. a dispute about words; controversy marked by verbiage. |
| MONOMACHY | • monomachy n. (Now rare) A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat. • MONOMACHY n. single combat; a duel, also MONOMACHIA. |
| PHOCOMELY | • PHOCOMELY n. a type of congenital deformity, with seallike limbs. |