| OVERPITCH | • overpitch v. (Transitive) To give too high a pitch to. • overpitch v. (Transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length… • OVERPITCH v. in cricket, to bowl a ball so that its trajectory brings it too close to the stumps. |
| OVERPITCHED | • overpitched v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpitch. • OVERPITCH v. in cricket, to bowl a ball so that its trajectory brings it too close to the stumps. |
| OVERPITCHES | • overpitches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpitch. • OVERPITCH v. in cricket, to bowl a ball so that its trajectory brings it too close to the stumps. |
| OVEREMPHATIC | • overemphatic adj. Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation. • OVEREMPHATIC adj. excessively emphatic. |
| OVERPITCHING | • overpitching v. Present participle of overpitch. • OVERPITCH v. in cricket, to bowl a ball so that its trajectory brings it too close to the stumps. |
| HYPERVELOCITY | • hypervelocity adj. Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity. • hypervelocity n. A very high velocity. • hypervelocity n. A hypersonic velocity. |
| PHOTOREACTIVE | • photoreactive adj. That participates in, or initiates a photoreaction. • PHOTOREACTIVE adj. reacting to light. |
| CHEMORECEPTIVE | • chemoreceptive adj. (Of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus. • CHEMORECEPTIVE adj. relating to chemoreception. |
| HYPERVISCOSITY | • hyperviscosity n. Increased viscosity, especially of the blood. • HYPERVISCOSITY n. extreme viscosity. |
| PHOTORECEPTIVE | • photoreceptive adj. (Biology) Absorbing and using light, especially for sensory purposes. • PHOTORECEPTIVE adj. relating to photoreception. |
| CHEMOPREVENTION | • chemoprevention n. The prevention of disease by the use of food supplements, drugs etc. • CHEMOPREVENTION n. the use of chemical agents to prevent or slow the development of cancer. |
| CHEMOPREVENTIVE | • chemopreventive adj. Of, or relating to chemoprevention. • chemopreventive n. A food supplement etc used for chemoprevention. |
| CONSERVATORSHIP | • conservatorship n. (Law) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship. • conservatorship n. (Law) The state of being under the control of a conservator. • CONSERVATORSHIP n. the office of conservator. |
| HYPERPRODUCTIVE | • hyperproductive adj. Exceptionally productive. |
| HYPERVELOCITIES | • hypervelocities n. Plural of hypervelocity. • HYPERVELOCITY n. a high or relatively high velocity, as thousands of feet or meters per second. |
| PHOTOREFRACTIVE | • photorefractive adj. (Physics) of or relating to a change in refractive index in the presence of light. • PHOTOREFRACTIVE adj. designating or relating to surgical procedures in which a laser is used to reshape the cornea and correct refractive errors such as myopia or astigmatism; esp. in photorefractive keratectomy. |