affirmation | (noun) a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand | - |
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(noun) a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | Synonyms: avouchment, avowal |
(noun) (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) | - |
(noun) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something | Synonyms: assertion, statement |
affirmative | (noun) a reply of affirmation | - |
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affirmativeness | (noun) the agreeable quality of one who assents | - |
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aftermath | (noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual | Synonyms: consequence |
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(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | Synonyms: backwash, wake |
armature | (noun) coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field | - |
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confirmation | (noun) a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church | - |
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(noun) a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism | - |
(noun) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | Synonyms: check, substantiation, verification |
(noun) information that confirms or verifies | - |
(noun) making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it | Synonyms: ratification |
conformation | (noun) acting according to certain accepted standards | Synonyms: abidance, compliance, conformity |
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(noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | Synonyms: configuration, contour, form, shape |
(noun) a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing | - |
counterreformation | (noun) a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation | - |
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deformation | (noun) the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) | Synonyms: contortion |
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(noun) a change for the worse | Synonyms: distortion |
(noun) alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it | - |
dermatitis | (noun) inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters | - |
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dermatoglyphic | (noun) the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) | - |
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dermatoglyphics | (noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet | - |
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dermatologist | (noun) a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin | Synonyms: skin doctor |
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dermatology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases | - |
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dermatome | (noun) a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin | - |
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dermatomycosis | (noun) fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) | Synonyms: dermatophytosis |
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dermatomyositis | (noun) myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals | - |
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dermatophytosis | (noun) fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) | Synonyms: dermatomycosis |
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dermatosclerosis | (noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | Synonyms: scleroderma |
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dermatosis | (noun) disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation) | - |
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disaffirmation | (noun) the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | Synonyms: denial |
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disinformation | (noun) misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.) | - |
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doormat | (noun) a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering | Synonyms: welcome mat |
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(noun) a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | Synonyms: weakling, wuss |
fermata | (noun) (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest | - |
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(noun) a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount | - |
format | (noun) the general appearance of a publication | - |
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(noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, formatting |
formation | (noun) the act of fabricating something in a particular shape | Synonyms: shaping |
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(noun) the act of forming or establishing something | Synonyms: constitution, establishment, organisation, organization |
(noun) creation by mental activity | - |
(noun) a particular spatial arrangement | - |
(noun) an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit | - |
(noun) (geology) the geological features of the earth | Synonyms: geological formation |
(noun) natural process that causes something to form | - |
formative | (noun) minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function | - |
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formatting | (noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, format |
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harmattan | (noun) a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter | - |
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informatics | (noun) the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information | Synonyms: information processing, information science, IP |
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information | (noun) (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome | Synonyms: entropy, selective information |
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(noun) knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction | - |
(noun) a message received and understood | Synonyms: info |
(noun) formal accusation of a crime | - |
(noun) a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn | Synonyms: data |
malformation | (noun) something abnormal or anomalous | Synonyms: miscreation |
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(noun) an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | Synonyms: deformity, misshapenness |
misinformation | (noun) information that is incorrect | - |
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neurodermatitis | (noun) dermatitis in which localized areas (especially the forearms or back of the neck or outer part of the ankle) itch persistently; cause is unknown | - |
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preformation | (noun) a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell | Synonyms: theory of preformation |
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reaffirmation | (noun) renewed affirmation | Synonyms: reassertion |
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reformation | (noun) rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course | Synonyms: reclamation |
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(noun) improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs | - |
reformatory | (noun) correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders | Synonyms: reform school, training school |
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spermatid | (noun) an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon | - |
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spermatocele | (noun) a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa | - |
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spermatocide | (noun) a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa | Synonyms: spermicide |
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spermatocyte | (noun) a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids | - |
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spermatogenesis | (noun) development of spermatozoa | - |
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spermatophyte | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: phanerogam, seed plant |
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spermatozoan | (noun) the male reproductive cell; the male gamete | Synonyms: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon |
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spermatozoid | (noun) a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm | Synonyms: antherozoid |
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spermatozoon | (noun) the male reproductive cell; the male gamete | Synonyms: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan |
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transformation | (noun) the act of changing in form or shape or appearance | Synonyms: translation |
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(noun) (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA | - |
(noun) a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure | - |
(noun) a qualitative change | Synonyms: shift, transmutation |
(noun) (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system | - |