| ADMONITORY | • admonitory adj. Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise. • ADMONITORY adj. warning, also ADMONITIVE. |
| CONFORMITY | • conformity n. The state of things being similar or identical. • conformity n. A point of resemblance; a similarity. • conformity n. The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard. |
| COTYLIFORM | • cotyliform adj. (Botany) Having the form of a cup. • COTYLIFORM adj. disc-shaped with a raised rim. |
| CRANIOTOMY | • craniotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment… • CRANIOTOMY n. the operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery. |
| GONIOMETRY | • goniometry n. Measurement of angles. • GONIOMETRY n. the art of measuring angles; trigonometry. |
| HERNIOTOMY | • herniotomy n. (Surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia. • HERNIOTOMY n. a cutting for the cure or relief of hernia. |
| ICONOMETRY | • iconometry n. The measurement of icons and their proportions etc., in religious art. • ICONOMETRY n. measurement by iconometer. |
| ODORIMETRY | • odorimetry n. The measurement of odor. • ODORIMETRY n. the measurement of the strength and persistence of odours. |
| OSMOLARITY | • osmolarity n. (Chemistry) The osmotic concentration of a solution, normally expressed as osmoles of solute per litre of solution. • OSMOLARITY n. the quality of being osmotic. |
| OVARIOTOMY | • ovariotomy n. (Surgery) A surgical removal of an ovary. • OVARIOTOMY n. the operation of removing one or both of the ovaries, aka oophorectomy. |
| RACHIOTOMY | • rachiotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
| SOCIOMETRY | • sociometry n. The quantitative study of social interactions, and the measurement of preferences etc. • SOCIOMETRY n. the study of sociological relationships and attitudes, esp. as expressed by preferences. |
| SOMNIATORY | • somniatory adj. (Obsolete, rare) Pertaining to sleep or dreams; somnial. • SOMNIATORY adj. pertaining to sleep or dreams, also SOMNIATIVE. |
| TIMBROLOGY | • timbrology n. (Rare, obsolete) philately (the study or collection of stamps). • TIMBROLOGY n. the study of postage stamps. |
| TIMOROUSLY | • timorously adv. In a timorous manner. • TIMOROUS adv. of a timid disposition, fearful. |
| TRICHOTOMY | • trichotomy n. Division or separation into three groups or pieces. • trichotomy n. (Algebra) the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic… • TRICHOTOMY n. division into three parts or categories. |
| VARICOTOMY | • varicotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |