| ATHERMANCY | • athermancy n. Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat. • ATHERMANCY n. imperviousness to radiant heat. |
| CLINOMETRY | • clinometry n. (Geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata. • CLINOMETRY n. the art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata. |
| COMMENTARY | • commentary n. A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole… • commentary n. (Usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum. • commentary n. An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs. |
| COUNTRYMEN | • countrymen n. Plural of countryman. • COUNTRYMAN n. an inhabitant or native of a specified country. |
| CYANOMETER | • cyanometer n. An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades. • CYANOMETER n. instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean. |
| ICONOMETRY | • iconometry n. The measurement of icons and their proportions etc., in religious art. • ICONOMETRY n. measurement by iconometer. |
| MERCHANTRY | • merchantry n. (Dated) The body of merchants taken collectively. • merchantry n. (Dated) The business of a merchant; merchandise. • MERCHANTRY n. the body of merchants taken collectively. |
| METRONYMIC | • metronymic adj. Alternative form of matronymic. • metronymic n. Alternative form of matronymic. • METRONYMIC adj. derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor. |
| NEURECTOMY | • neurectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical excision of a nerve. • NEURECTOMY n. the surgical excision of part of a nerve. |
| PARCHMENTY | • parchmenty adj. Resembling or characteristic of parchment. • PARCHMENTY adj. like parchment. |
| PYCNOMETER | • pycnometer n. (Physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity… • PYCNOMETER n. an instrument for measuring specific gravity or density, also PYKNOMETER. |
| REMITTENCY | • REMITTENCY n. a period of diminished severity in a fever, also REMITTENCE. |
| SYNCRETISM | • syncretism n. (Chiefly religion) The (attempted) reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs. • syncretism n. (Linguistics) The fusion of different inflexional forms. • SYNCRETISM n. the reconciliation or union of conflicting beliefs or an effort intending such; a flagrant compromise in religion or philosophy. |
| TERMAGANCY | • termagancy n. The quality or state of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousness. • TERMAGANCY n. the state of being a termagant. |