| ASTRONOMY | • astronomy n. The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations… • astronomy n. (Obsolete) Astrology. • ASTRONOMY n. the study of the celestial bodies and the heavens in all scientific aspects. |
| CHIRONOMY | • chironomy n. (Rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts. • chironomy n. (Music) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures. • CHIRONOMY n. the art of gesticulation or mime. |
| DYNAMOTOR | • dynamotor n. A device for converting electrical power to another form. • DYNAMOTOR n. a kind of electrical machine. |
| MONEYWORT | • moneywort n. A European vine, Lysimachia nummularia, having yellow flowers; creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie. • moneywort n. Bacopa monnieri. • MONEYWORT n. a trailing plant, with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils. |
| MONOCRACY | • monocracy n. (Rare) Synonym of autocracy. • MONOCRACY n. rulership by one individual. |
| MONOLATRY | • monolatry n. The worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others). • MONOLATRY n. worship of one god without excluding belief in others. |
| MONOLAYER | • monolayer n. (Chemistry) A layer of material that is one molecule thick. • monolayer n. (Biology) A layer of tissue that is one cell thick. • MONOLAYER n. a single continuous layer or film that is one molecule in thickness. |
| MONORHYME | • monorhyme n. (Poetry) A poem or rhyme scheme whose lines all end with the same rhyme. • monorhyme adj. Having a single rhyme. • MONORHYME n. a series of lines all rhyming together. |
| NECROTOMY | • necrotomy n. The dissection of a cadaver. • necrotomy n. (Medicine) The surgical removal of dead tissue, especially bone. • NECROTOMY n. the dissection of dead bodies; the removal of necrosed bone from a living body. |
| NEUROTOMY | • neurotomy n. (Neuroscience) The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. • neurotomy n. (Neurology) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes. • NEUROTOMY n. the dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. |
| NOMOCRACY | • nomocracy n. (Politics) A political system under the sovereignty of rational laws and civic rights. • NOMOCRACY n. the rule of law; government based on legal system. |
| OXYMORONS | • oxymorons n. Plural of oxymoron. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| TONOMETRY | • tonometry n. The measurement of tension or pressure. • TONOMETRY n. the act of measuring with a tonometer, an instrument used to measure the pitch of musical tones. |