| ANTICLASSICAL | • anticlassical adj. (Art) Opposing or rejecting what is classical. • ANTICLASSICAL adj. opposed to the classical. |
| ANTICLERICALS | • anticlericals n. Plural of anticlerical. • ANTICLERICAL n. one opposed to clericalism or to the interference or influence of the clergy in secular affairs. |
| ANTICLIMACTIC | • anticlimactic adj. Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing. • ANTICLIMACTIC adj. of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax, also ANTICLIMACTICAL. |
| ANTICLINORIUM | • anticlinorium n. (Geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline. • ANTICLINORIUM n. an arch-shaped group of anticlines and synclines. |
| ANTICLOCKWISE | • anticlockwise adj. (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to… • anticlockwise adv. (Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion. • anti-clockwise adj. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of anticlockwise. |
| ANTIPARTICLES | • antiparticles n. Plural of antiparticle. • anti-particles n. Plural of anti-particle. • ANTIPARTICLE n. the 'pair' of an elementary particle, particle and antiparticle being mutually destructive, having the same mass and spin but having opposite values for their other properties (e.g. charge, baryon number, strangeness). |
| CONVENTICLERS | • conventiclers n. Plural of conventicler. • CONVENTICLER n. a member of a conventicle. |
| CONVENTICLING | • conventicling v. Present participle of conventicle. • conventicling adj. (Obsolete) Belonging or going to, or resembling, a conventicle. • CONVENTICLE v. to hold such an assembly. |
| INTERPARTICLE | • interparticle adj. Between particles. • INTERPARTICLE adj. between particles. |
| MICROPARTICLE | • microparticle n. An extremely small particle. • MICROPARTICLE n. a very small particle. |
| MULTIPARTICLE | • multiparticle adj. (Physics, of quantum entanglement) Involving more than two particles. • multi-particle adj. Alternative spelling of multiparticle. • MULTIPARTICLE adj. comprising many particles. |
| NANOPARTICLES | • nanoparticles n. Plural of nanoparticle. • NANOPARTICLE n. a particle with dimensions of about 5-40 nanometres. |
| PARTICLEBOARD | • particleboard n. Alternative spelling of particle board. • particle-board n. Alternative spelling of particle board. • particle␣board n. (US, Canada) a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by… |
| QUASIPARTICLE | • quasiparticle n. (Physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping… • QUASIPARTICLE n. a composite entity (as a vibration in a solid) that is analogous in its behavior to a single particle. |
| SUPERPARTICLE | • superparticle n. (Physics) Any particle that is a superpartner of another. • SUPERPARTICLE n. a particle postulated in supersymmetry theory. |