| AEROPHYTES | • aerophytes n. Plural of aerophyte. • AEROPHYTE n. a plant obtaining all its nourishment from the air; an epiphyte. |
| ARCHETYPES | • archetypes n. Plural of archetype. • archetypes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype. • ARCHETYPE n. the original pattern or model from which copies are made, also ARCHITYPE. |
| HETEROTOPY | • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement. • heterotopy n. (Biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years… • HETEROTOPY n. displacement of an organ of the body, also HETEROTOPIA. |
| HYPERACUTE | • hyperacute adj. (Medicine) Very acute. • hyperacute adj. (Medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in… • HYPERACUTE adj. excessively acute. |
| HYPERALERT | • hyperalert adj. Excessively alert, especially as a result of traumatic stress. • HYPERALERT adj. excessively alert. |
| HYPERMETER | • hypermeter n. A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum. • hypermeter n. A period with a redundant syllable. • HYPERMETER n. a verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. |
| HYPERTENSE | • hypertense adj. Extremely tense. • HYPERTENSE adj. excessively tense. |
| HYPERTEXTS | • hypertexts n. Plural of hypertext. • HYPERTEXT n. computer software and hardware that allows users to create, store, and view text and move between related items easily and in a nonsequential way. |
| HYPOCENTER | • hypocenter n. (US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre. • HYPOCENTER n. the point under the earth's surface where the energy of an earthquake is first released. |
| HYPOCENTRE | • hypocentre n. (Geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre. • hypocentre n. (Military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero. • HYPOCENTRE n. the point on the earth directly below the centre of a nuclear explosion. |
| HYPSOMETER | • hypsometer n. An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies… • HYPSOMETER n. an instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation. |
| PACHYMETER | • pachymeter n. Any of several instruments that are used to measure the thickness of something. • PACHYMETER n. an instrument for measuring small thicknesses. |
| SPHEROCYTE | • spherocyte n. (Cytology) A red blood cell that is spherical rather than biconcave, as occurs in spherocytosis. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. |
| TELEGRAPHY | • telegraphy n. Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially… • telegraphy n. The science and techniques used to enact this process. • telegraphy n. The devices and networks used to enact this process. |
| TELPHERWAY | • telpherway n. The system of wires along which a telpher travels. • TELPHERWAY n. a route for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by telpher. |
| THEROPHYTE | • therophyte n. (Biology) Any plant which survives unfavourable seasons in the form of seeds only. • THEROPHYTE n. a plant that overwinters as a seed. |
| THREEPENNY | • threepenny adj. Having a value or cost of threepence. • threepenny adj. Of little worth; mean; vulgar. • threepenny n. A stamp worth three pence. |
| XEROPHYTES | • xerophytes n. Plural of xerophyte. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |