| GEOTHERMOMETER | • geothermometer n. (Geology) A proxy that allows for geothermometry, the determination of the temperature of a geological… • geothermometer n. (Obsolete) A thermometer designed for measuring extremely high temperatures below ground level. • GEOTHERMOMETER n. instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures. |
| GRAMMATICASTER | • grammaticaster n. (Derogatory) A pedantic, inferior grammarian. • GRAMMATICASTER n. (archaic) a petty grammarian. |
| KETTLEDRUMMERS | • kettledrummers n. Plural of kettledrummer. • KETTLEDRUMMER n. one who plays the kettledrums. |
| MICROMETEORITE | • micrometeorite n. An extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere… • MICROMETEORITE n. a very small meteorite. |
| MULTIPARAMETER | • multiparameter adj. Having, or employing multiple parameters. • MULTIPARAMETER adj. featuring many parameters. |
| PHOTOGRAMMETRY | • photogrammetry n. The making of precise measurements from photographs. • photogrammetry n. The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying. • PHOTOGRAMMETRY n. the science of making reliable measurements by the use of photographs and esp. aerial photographs (as in surveying). |
| SEMIRETIREMENT | • semiretirement n. A state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally. • semi-retirement n. Alternative form of semiretirement. • SEMIRETIREMENT n. the state of being semiretired. |
| STRABISMOMETER | • strabismometer n. (Medicine) An instrument for measuring the amount of strabismus. • STRABISMOMETER n. an instrument measuring the degree of strabismus in the eyes, also STRABOMETER. |
| TETRAGRAMMATON | • Tetragrammaton prop.n. The four Hebrew letters יהוה (in transliteration, YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in… • TETRAGRAMMATON n. a sacred word or acronym of four letters. |
| THERMOMETRICAL | • thermometrical adj. Thermometric. • THERMOMETRICAL adj. relating to the measurement of temperature, also THERMOMETRIC. |
| THERMOREMANENT | • thermoremanent adj. Of or pertaining to the magnetic field that remains when molten rock solidifies. • THERMOREMANENT adj. relating to magnetic remanence (as in a rock cooled from a molten state or in a baked clay object containing magnetic minerals) that indicates the strength and direction of the earth's magnetic field at a former time. |
| THERMOTROPISMS | • thermotropisms n. Plural of thermotropism. • THERMOTROPISM n. the growth of organism as influenced by heat. |
| ULTRAMICROTOME | • ultramicrotome n. A microtome that cuts extremely thin slices of tissue, especially for use in electron microscopy. • ultramicrotome v. To cut into sections by means of an ultramicrotome. • ULTRAMICROTOME n. a microtome for cutting extremely thin sections for electron microscopy. |