| ABSORPTIVITY | • absorptivity n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. • absorptivity n. (Thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. • absorptivity n. (Analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer’s law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance… |
| OVEROPTIMIST | • overoptimist n. An excessively optimistic person. • OVEROPTIMIST n. one who is excessively optimistic. |
| OVERPLOTTING | • overplotting v. Present participle of overplot. • overplotting n. The plotting of data on top of a previous plot. • OVERPLOTTING n. excessive plotting. |
| POSTERUPTIVE | • posteruptive adj. (Geology) After an eruption. • POSTERUPTIVE adj. taking place after an eruption. |
| PRIVATDOCENT | • privatdocent n. Alternative form of privatdozent. • privat-docent n. (In some German universities) A lecturer who may teach without supervision by a professor. • PRIVATDOCENT n. (German) in German universities, a recognized teacher who is not a member of the salaried staff, also PRIVATDOZENT. |
| PRIVATDOZENT | • privatdozent n. In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation)… • PRIVATDOZENT n. (German) in German universities, a recognized teacher who is not a member of the salaried staff, also PRIVATDOCENT. |
| PRODUCTIVITY | • productivity n. The state of being productive, fertile or efficient. • productivity n. The rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard population of workers. • productivity n. The rate at which crops are grown on a standard area of land. |
| PROJECTIVITY | • projectivity n. (Mathematics) The condition of being projective. • projectivity n. (Geometry) projective transformation, homography. • PROJECTIVITY n. the state of being projective. |
| PROPITIATIVE | • propitiative adj. Serving to, or intended to, propitiate; propitiatory, reconciliatory. • PROPITIATIVE adj. serving to propitiate, also PROPITIATIOUS, PROPITIATORY. |
| PROTECTIVELY | • protectively adv. In a protective manner. • PROTECTIVE adv. serving to protect. |
| PROTERVITIES | • protervities n. Plural of protervity. • PROTERVITY n. peevishness. |
| TRANSPORTIVE | • transportive adj. Serving to transport to another place. • TRANSPORTIVE adj. tending or having power to transport. |
| VENTRIPOTENT | • ventripotent adj. Having a big belly. • ventripotent adj. Gluttonous. • VENTRIPOTENT adj. taking a greedy delight in eating. |
| VITUPERATION | • vituperation n. The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring. • vituperation n. Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure. • VITUPERATION n. abuse, rejection. |
| VITUPERATORS | • vituperators n. Plural of vituperator. • VITUPERATOR n. one who vituperates. |
| VITUPERATORY | • vituperatory adj. Vituperative. • VITUPERATORY adj. uttering or given to censure, also VITUPERATIVE. |