| ALLOPHONE | • allophone n. (Phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. • allophone n. (Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada. • allophone n. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority. |
| COLOPHONS | • colophons n. Plural of colophon. • COLOPHON n. an inscription placed at the end of book giving details of publication, or a publisher's logo. |
| COLOPHONY | • colophony n. Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical… • COLOPHONY n. rosin. |
| HYPNOLOGY | • hypnology n. A treatise on sleep; the doctrine or science of sleep. • HYPNOLOGY n. the study of sleep or hypnosis. |
| LITHOPONE | • lithopone n. A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels. • LITHOPONE n. a white pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of zinc sulphide and barium sulphate. |
| LOPHODONT | • lophodont adj. (Zoology) Having molar teeth that have ridged grinding surfaces. • LOPHODONT adj. of a molar tooth, having (esp. transverse) ridges between the cusps; (of a dentition) characterized by such molar teeth. |
| MONOPHYLY | • monophyly n. (Systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from… • MONOPHYLY n. the state of being monophyletic. |
| NEPHOLOGY | • nephology n. The branch of meteorology that studies clouds. • NEPHOLOGY n. the study of clouds. |
| OENOPHILE | • oenophile n. A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine. • œnophile n. Obsolete form of oenophile. • OENOPHILE n. a wine connoisseur, also ENOPHILE, OENOPHIL. |
| OENOPHILS | • oenophils n. Plural of oenophil. • OENOPHIL n. a wine connoisseur, also ENOPHILE, OENOPHILE. |
| OENOPHILY | • oenophily n. Synonym of oenophilia. • OENOPHILY n. the love of wine. |
| PHELONION | • phelonion n. (Christianity) A liturgical vestment worn by a priest of the Eastern Christian tradition, equivalent… • PHELONION n. a liturgical vestment, also PHAELONION. |
| PHENOLOGY | • phenology n. (Biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena. • PHENOLOGY n. the study of organisms as affected by climate, also PHAENOLOGY. |
| PHONOLITE | • phonolite n. (Mineralogy) a light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars. • PHONOLITE n. a fine-grained intermediate igneous rock that rings when struck by a hammer, aka clinkstone. |
| PHONOLOGY | • phonology n. (Linguistics, uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable… • phonology n. (Linguistics, countable) The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. • PHONOLOGY n. the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
| POLYPHONE | • polyphone n. A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways. • POLYPHONE n. a character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red, also POLYPHON. |
| POLYPHONS | • polyphons n. Plural of polyphon. • POLYPHON n. a character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red, also POLYPHONE. |
| POLYPHONY | • polyphony n. (Music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just… • polyphony n. The quality of a text of being capable of being read in more than one way. • POLYPHONY n. composition in separate, but simultaneous and harmonizing, parts. |
| POTHOLING | • potholing n. A form of caving involving the exploration of potholes. • POTHOLING n. the sport of exploring potholes. |
| XYLOPHONE | • xylophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the… • xylophone v. To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone. • xylophone v. To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and… |