| EQUIVALENCE | • equivalence n. (Uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal. • equivalence n. (Countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~. • equivalence n. (Uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false. |
| EQUIVALENCY | • equivalency n. (Countable) An equivalent thing. • equivalency n. (Uncountable) equivalence. • EQUIVALENCY n. the state or property of being equivalent, also EQUIVALENCE. |
| EQUIVALENTS | • equivalents n. Plural of equivalent. • EQUIVALENT n. something equal. |
| EQUIVOCALLY | • equivocally adv. With ambiguity. • equivocally adv. With uncertainty. • EQUIVOCAL adv. subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse. |
| INEQUIVALVE | • inequivalve adj. (Zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of different sizes. • inequivalve n. Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of different sizes. • INEQUIVALVE adj. having the valves of the shell of a mollusk unequal in size, also INEQUIVALVED. |
| QUACKSALVER | • quacksalver n. (Archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions… • quack-salver n. Alternative form of quacksalver. • QUACKSALVER n. (archaic) a quack. |
| QUALITATIVE | • qualitative adj. Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity. • qualitative adj. (Chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound. • qualitative n. Something qualitative. |
| QUAVERINGLY | • quaveringly adv. In a quavering manner; tremulously. • QUAVERING adv. shaky. |
| QUICKSILVER | • quicksilver n. The metal mercury. • quicksilver n. (Colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering. • quicksilver adj. Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. |
| QUIVERINGLY | • quiveringly adv. While quivering, or as if quivering. • QUIVERING adv. shaking with a slight but rapid motion. |
| UNEQUIVOCAL | • unequivocal adj. Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable. • unequivocal adj. (Possibly dated) Without equal, matchless. • UNEQUIVOCAL adj. leaving no doubt, also UNEQUIVOCABLE. |
| VENTRILOQUY | • ventriloquy n. (Dated) Ventriloquism. • VENTRILOQUY n. the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker, also VENTRILOQUISM. |