| BOLOMETRIC | • bolometric adj. Of or pertaining to bolometry. • bolometric adj. As measured using a bolometer. • BOLOMETRIC adj. relating to bolometry, measurement of radiant energy. |
| COMPETITOR | • competitor n. A person or organization against whom one is competing. • competitor n. A participant in a competition, especially in athletics. • competitor n. (Obsolete) Partner, associate, one working with another toward a common goal. |
| COMPOTIERS | • compotiers n. Plural of compotier. • COMPOTIER n. (French) a dish, usually with a stemmed base, for serving dessert. |
| ECOTOURISM | • ecotourism n. Responsible (sustainable#Adjective) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy. • eco-tourism n. Alternative form of ecotourism. • ECOTOURISM n. the practice of touring natural habitats in a manner meant to minimize ecological impact. |
| HOMOEROTIC | • homoerotic adj. Arousing a homosexual desire. • homoerotic adj. Pertaining to homosexual love or desire. • homoerotic adj. Homosexual. |
| ICONOMETER | • iconometer n. (Photography, historical) An early form of viewfinder. • ICONOMETER n. an instrument for finding the size of an object by measuring its image. |
| ICONOMETRY | • iconometry n. The measurement of icons and their proportions etc., in religious art. • ICONOMETRY n. measurement by iconometer. |
| IODOMETRIC | • iodometric adj. (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or using iodometry. • IODOMETRIC adj. measured by iodine, also IODOMETRICAL. |
| MACROBIOTE | • macrobiote n. (Rare) One who lives for a long time. • MACROBIOTE n. a long-lived organism. |
| METROLOGIC | • METROLOGIC adj. relating to metrology, also METROLOGICAL. |
| METRONOMIC | • metronomic adj. Regular, periodic and repetitive, like a metronome. • METRONOMIC adj. of or like a metronome, also METRONOMICAL. |
| MICROTOMES | • microtomes n. Plural of microtome. • MICROTOME n. an instrument used to cut very small sections of something. |
| MICROTONES | • microtones n. Plural of microtone. • MICROTONE n. an interval less than a semitone. |
| MONOMETRIC | • monometric adj. (Poetry) Of or pertaining to a monometer. • monometric adj. (Poetry) Involving only one meter. • monometric adj. (Crystallography) isometric. |
| OPTOMETRIC | • optometric adj. Of or pertaining to optometry. • OPTOMETRIC adj. relating to optometry, also OPTOMETRICAL. |
| OSMOMETRIC | • osmometric adj. Relating to osmometry. • OSMOMETRIC adj. relating to osmometry. |
| OVERCOMMIT | • overcommit v. To make excessive commitments, either beyond one’s ability or beyond what is reasonable. • overcommit n. (Computing) Allocation of more resources than are actually available. • OVERCOMMIT v. to commit excessively. |
| PROTEOMICS | • proteomics n. (Biochemistry) The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome… • PROTEOMICS n. the study of proteomes, especially their role in physiology and the action of drugs. |
| SOCIOMETRY | • sociometry n. The quantitative study of social interactions, and the measurement of preferences etc. • SOCIOMETRY n. the study of sociological relationships and attitudes, esp. as expressed by preferences. |
| TONOMETRIC | • tonometric adj. Of or pertaining to tonometry. • TONOMETRIC adj. relating to a tonometer, an instrument used to measure the pitch of musical tones. |