| APOCOPATIONS | • apocopations n. Plural of apocopation. • APOCOPATION n. the cutting off of the last sound or syllable of a word. |
| CONTRAPPOSTO | • contrapposto n. (Art) The position of a figure whose hips and legs are twisted away from the direction of the head and shoulders. • CONTRAPPOSTO n. a pose of the human body with hips, shoulders and head in different planes. |
| OPPOSITIONAL | • oppositional adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition. • OPPOSITIONAL adj. relating to opposition. |
| PHOTOCOPYING | • photocopying v. Present participle of photocopy. • photocopying n. The process by which photocopies are made. • PHOTOCOPYING n. the act of making a photocopy. |
| PHOTOPHONIES | • PHOTOPHONY n. the art or practice of using the photophone. |
| POLYPHYODONT | • polyphyodont n. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced. • POLYPHYODONT adj. having more than two successive dentitions. |
| POSTPOSITION | • postposition n. (Grammar) A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun. • postposition n. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. • POSTPOSITION n. the placing of a grammatical element after a word to which it is primarily related in a sentence. |
| PROPORTIONAL | • proportional adj. (Mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the… • proportional adj. (Chiefly US) In proportion (to), proportionate. • proportional adj. Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces). |
| PROPORTIONED | • proportioned adj. Having a proportion. • proportioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of proportion. • PROPORTION v. to adjust (a part or thing) in size relative to other parts or things. |
| PROPOSITIONS | • propositions n. Plural of proposition. • propositions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proposition. • PROPOSITION v. to make a proposal to. |
| PYTHONOMORPH | • pythonomorph n. Any large extinct reptile of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • pythonomorph n. Any member of the taxon Pythonomorpha. • PYTHONOMORPH n. a large marine reptile of the Cretaceous period, with long, scaly body and paddle-shaped limbs. |