| HYPERCUBES | • hypercubes n. Plural of hypercube. • HYPERCUBE n. a figure in a space of four or more dimensions having all its sides equal and all its angles right angles. |
| OPERCULARS | • operculars n. Plural of opercular. • OPERCULAR n. the opercular bone. |
| OPERCULATE | • operculate adj. Having an operculum. • operculate n. Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum. • OPERCULATE adj. relating to the operculum, also OPERCULATED. |
| OPERCULUMS | • OPERCULUM n. (Latin) an anatomical part that serves as a lid or cover, also OPERCELE, OPERCULE. |
| PERCURRENT | • percurrent adj. (Botany) Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous… • PERCURRENT adj. extending the whole length (of a leaf). |
| PERCURSORY | • percursory adj. Running over slightly or in haste; cursory. • PERCURSORY adj. cursory. |
| PERCUSSANT | • percussant adj. (Heraldry) Bent round and striking the side, as a lion’s tail. • PERCUSSANT adj. bent round and striking the side e.g. a lion's tail. |
| PERCUSSING | • percussing v. Present participle of percuss. • PERCUSS v. to strike with force. |
| PERCUSSION | • percussion n. (Countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound. • percussion n. (Countable) The sound so produced. • percussion n. (Countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm. |
| PERCUSSIVE | • percussive adj. Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something. • percussive adj. (Phonetics) Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth. • percussive n. (Phonetics) A percussive phone. |
| PERCUSSORS | • percussors n. Plural of percussor. • PERCUSSOR n. a percussion hammer. |
| PERCUTIENT | • percutient adj. (Archaic) Striking; having the power of striking or hitting. • percutient n. (Archaic) That which has the power of striking. • PERCUTIENT n. something that strikes or has the power to strike. |