disequilibrium | (noun) loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others | - |
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equid | (noun) hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | Synonyms: equine |
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equidistribution | (noun) a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence | - |
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equilateral | (noun) a figure whose sides are all equal | - |
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equilibration | (noun) stabilization by bringing into equilibrium | - |
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equilibrium | (noun) a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head | Synonyms: labyrinthine sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium, vestibular sense |
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(noun) a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates | Synonyms: chemical equilibrium |
(noun) equality of distribution | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, equipoise |
(noun) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another | - |
equine | (noun) hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | Synonyms: equid |
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equinoctial | (noun) the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles | Synonyms: celestial equator, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line |
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equinox | (noun) (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic | Synonyms: equinoctial point |
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(noun) either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length | - |
equipage | (noun) a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses | Synonyms: carriage, rig |
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(noun) equipment and supplies of a military force | Synonyms: materiel |
equipment | (noun) an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
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equipoise | (noun) equality of distribution | Synonyms: balance, counterbalance, equilibrium |
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equipping | (noun) the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | Synonyms: armament, arming |
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equitation | (noun) the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | Synonyms: horseback riding, riding |
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equity | (noun) conformity with rules or standards | Synonyms: fairness |
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(noun) the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation | - |
(noun) the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it | - |
equivalence | (noun) qualities that are comparable | Synonyms: comparability, compare, comparison |
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(noun) essential equality and interchangeability | - |
(noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equality, equation, par |
equivalent | (noun) the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen | Synonyms: combining weight, eq, equivalent weight |
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(noun) a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc | - |
equivocalness | (noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | Synonyms: ambiguity |
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equivocation | (noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | Synonyms: tergiversation |
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(noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous | Synonyms: evasiveness, prevarication |
(noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | Synonyms: evasion |
equivocator | (noun) a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer | Synonyms: hedger, tergiversator |
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harlequin | (noun) a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) | - |
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harlequinade | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, japery, prank |
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inequity | (noun) injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards | Synonyms: unfairness |
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lambrequin | (noun) short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing | - |
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(noun) a scarf that covers a knight's helmet | - |
mannequin | (noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: form, manakin, manikin, mannikin |
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(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions | Synonyms: fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannikin, model |
milliequivalent | (noun) one-thousandth of an equivalent | Synonyms: meq |
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nonequivalence | (noun) not interchangeable | - |
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obsequiousness | (noun) abject or cringing submissiveness | Synonyms: servility, subservience |
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prerequisite | (noun) something that is required in advance | Synonyms: requirement |
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ramequin | (noun) a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions | Synonyms: ramekin |
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(noun) a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes | Synonyms: ramekin |
requiem | (noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, threnody |
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requiescat | (noun) a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person | - |
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requirement | (noun) something that is required in advance | Synonyms: prerequisite |
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(noun) required activity | Synonyms: demand |
(noun) anything indispensable | Synonyms: essential, necessary, necessity, requisite |
requisite | (noun) anything indispensable | Synonyms: essential, necessary, necessity, requirement |
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requisiteness | (noun) the state of being absolutely required | - |
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requisition | (noun) seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | Synonyms: sequestration |
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(noun) the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use | - |
(noun) an official form on which a request is made | Synonyms: requisition form |
requital | (noun) an act of requiting; returning in kind | Synonyms: payment |
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(noun) a justly deserved penalty | Synonyms: retribution |
sequin | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: diamante, spangle |
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tequila | (noun) Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant | - |
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unequivocalness | (noun) clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity | Synonyms: unambiguity |
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