Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
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abscissa | (noun) the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis | - |
carissa | (noun) a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits | - |
mantissa | (noun) the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 | Synonyms: fixed-point part |
vibrissa | (noun) a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat | Synonyms: sensory hair, whisker |