| ALTALTISSIMO | • altaltissimo n. The highest point of something. • ALTALTISSIMO n. (Italian) very very high. |
| AUSCULTATING | • auscultating v. Present participle of auscultate. • AUSCULTATE v. to listen to the sounds made by internal organs (heart, lungs, etc.) to aid in a medical diagnosis. |
| AUSCULTATION | • auscultation n. (Medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope. • AUSCULTATION n. the act of listening, esp. the act of listening for sounds made by internal organs, as the heart and lungs, to aid in the diagnosis of certain disorders. |
| AUSCULTATIVE | • auscultative adj. Relating to auscultation. • AUSCULTATIVE adj. related to auscultation, also AUSCULTATORY. |
| AUSCULTATORS | • auscultators n. Plural of auscultator. • AUSCULTATOR n. a person practising auscultation. |
| AUSCULTATORY | • auscultatory adj. Of or pertaining to auscultation. • AUSCULTATORY adj. relating to auscultation, also AUSCULTATIVE. |
| CONSULTATION | • consultation n. The act of consulting. • consultation n. A conference for the exchange of information and advice. • consultation n. An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor. |
| CONSULTATIVE | • consultative adj. That gives advice or consultation; advisory. • CONSULTATIVE adj. relating to consultation, also CONSULTIVE. |
| CONSULTATORY | • consultatory adj. Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory. • CONSULTATORY adj. of the nature of consultation. |
| OCCULTATIONS | • occultations n. Plural of occultation. • OCCULTATION n. a concealing, esp. of one of the heavenly bodies by another. |
| OVERVOLTAGES | • overvoltages n. Plural of overvoltage. • OVERVOLTAGE n. the excess potential required for the discharge of an ion at an electrode over and above the equilibrium potential of the electrode. |
| PHOTOVOLTAIC | • photovoltaic adj. Producing a voltage when exposed to light. • photo-voltaic adj. Alternative spelling of photovoltaic. • PHOTOVOLTAIC adj. of, relating to, or utilizing the generation of a voltage when radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances (as two different semiconductors). |
| RESULTATIVES | • resultatives n. Plural of resultative. • RESULTATIVE n. (in grammar) a phrase which describes the state of a noun by completing the verb phrase. |
| SALTATIONISM | • saltationism n. (Evolutionary theory) The belief that evolution operates by the sudden development of new species or… • SALTATIONISM n. punctuation in evolution. |
| SALTATIONIST | • saltationist n. In evolutionary biology, one who believes in saltationism. • SALTATIONIST n. someone who supports saltationism as a theory. |
| SALTATORIOUS | • saltatorious adj. (Archaic) saltatory. • SALTATORIOUS adj. of or for saltation, also SALTATORY. |
| SIMULTANEITY | • simultaneity n. The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness. • simultaneity n. (Music) More than one complete musical texture occurring at the same time. This first appeared in the… • SIMULTANEITY n. the state of being simultaneous. |
| SIMULTANEOUS | • simultaneous adj. Happening at the same moment. • simultaneous adj. (Mathematics, of a set of equations) To be solved for the same values of variables. • SIMULTANEOUS adj. existing or occurring at the same time. |
| VOLTAMMETERS | • voltammeters n. Plural of voltammeter. • VOLTAMMETER n. a dual-purpose instrument that can measure both potential difference and electric current, usually in volts and amperes respectively. |