| AMPHIBRACH | • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one… • amphibrach n. (Prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which… • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| CHROMOPHIL | • chromophil n. Alternative form of chromophile. • CHROMOPHIL n. a cell that takes a stain easily, also CHROMOPHILIC. |
| HARRUMPHED | • harrumphed v. Simple past tense and past participle of harrumph. • HARRUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARUMPH. |
| HARUMPHING | • harumphing v. Present participle of harumph. • HARUMPH v. to clear one's throat noisily in annoyance, also HARRUMPH. |
| HEMIMORPHY | • HEMIMORPHY n. the state of having a polar axis, dissimilar at the two ends. |
| HEMISPHERE | • hemisphere n. (Astronomy, astrology) Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator. • hemisphere n. (Figuratively) A realm or domain of activity. • hemisphere n. (Geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere… |
| HOMEOMORPH | • homeomorph n. (Chemistry) Material that exhibits similarity in crystalline structure. • homeomorph n. Anything characteristic of homeomorphism. • HOMEOMORPH n. a thing similar in form from another but essentially different, also HOMOEOMORPH. |
| HOMOGRAPHS | • homographs n. Plural of homograph. • HOMOGRAPH n. one of two or more words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation e.g. bow (in hair) and bow (of a ship). |
| HOMOGRAPHY | • homography n. The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters… • homography n. (Geometry) An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines. • HOMOGRAPHY n. a type of transformation that maps straight lines onto another plane. |
| HOMOMORPHS | • homomorphs n. Plural of homomorph. • HOMOMORPH n. a thing having the same form as another. |
| HOMOMORPHY | • homomorphy n. (Biology) similarity of form; resemblance in external character or in geometric ground form. • HOMOMORPHY n. similarity in form, as of the flowers of a plant, also HOMEOMORPHY. |
| HYPOMORPHS | • hypomorphs n. Plural of hypomorph. • HYPOMORPH n. a mutant gene but having a similar but weaker effect than the corresponding wild-type gene. |
| OPHIOMORPH | • OPHIOMORPH n. a caecilian amphibian. |
| POLYRHYTHM | • polyrhythm n. (Uncountable, music) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously. • polyrhythm n. (Countable, music) A rhythm performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played… • polyrhythm n. (Countable, music) Music containing two or more conflicting pulses. |
| RHINOPHYMA | • rhinophyma n. (Medicine) The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration… • RHINOPHYMA n. acne of the nose. |
| RHIZOMORPH | • rhizomorph n. A rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi. • RHIZOMORPH n. a rootlike mass of fungal hyphae. |
| THERMOPHIL | • THERMOPHIL adj. requiring, or thriving best in, high temperatures. • THERMOPHIL n. a bacteria, plant etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILIC, THERMOPHILOUS. |