| ACTINOMETRY | • actinometry n. The measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation. • actinometry n. The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light. • ACTINOMETRY n. the measurement of heating power of the sun's rays. |
| ATTORNEYISM | • attorneyism n. The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys. • ATTORNEYISM n. the state of being an attorney. |
| CRANIECTOMY | • craniectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial… • CRANIECTOMY n. surgical opening of the cranium. |
| CRANIOMETRY | • craniometry n. The practice of taking measurements of the skull. • CRANIOMETRY n. a science dealing with cranial measurement. |
| ELIMINATORY | • eliminatory adj. Tending to eliminate. • eliminatory adj. (Anatomy) Of or relating to the system through which elimination of digestive waste occurs; excretory. • ELIMINATORY adj. serving to eliminate. |
| ERYTHRONIUM | • erythronium n. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. • erythronium n. (Obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. • Erythronium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies. |
| HEMIELYTRON | • HEMIELYTRON n. the forewing of plant bugs and related insects, having a thickened base and a membranous apex, also HEMELYTRON, HEMELYTRUM. |
| IMPORTUNELY | • importunely adv. (Obsolete) In an importune manner. • IMPORTUNE adv. importunate. |
| METRONYMICS | • metronymics n. Plural of metronymic. • METRONYMIC n. a name so derived, also MATRONYMIC. |
| MOMENTARILY | • momentarily adv. (Manner) In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant. • momentarily adv. (US, proscribed, duration) In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now. • momentarily adv. Progressively; moment by moment. |
| NORMATIVELY | • normatively adv. In a normative manner or context. • NORMATIVE adv. of or relating to a norm; establishing a standard. |
| PREMONITORY | • premonitory adj. Serving as a warning. • PREMONITORY adj. conveying a warning, also PREMONITIVE. |
| PROMINENTLY | • prominently adv. In a prominent manner. • PROMINENT adv. standing out, projecting. |
| PYCNOMETRIC | • pycnometric adj. Relating to pycnometry. • PYCNOMETRIC adj. relating to a pycnometer, an instrument for measuring specific gravity or density. |
| SALINOMETRY | • salinometry n. The measurement of salt concentration. • SALINOMETRY n. the measurement of salinity, also SALIMETRY. |
| TENSIOMETRY | • tensiometry n. The measurement of surface tension. • TENSIOMETRY n. the measurement of tension. |
| TERMINATORY | • terminatory adj. Of or relating to the termination of something; terminative. • TERMINATORY adj. serving as a terminator. |
| TERMINOLOGY | • terminology n. A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field. • terminology n. The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms. • terminology n. The scientific study of such terms. |