accelerometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets | - |
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accrete | (verb) grow together (of plants and organs) | Synonyms: grow together |
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(verb) grow or become attached by accretion | - |
actinometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect) | - |
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actinomycete | (noun) any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales | - |
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aesthete | (noun) one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature | Synonyms: esthete |
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agamete | (noun) an asexual reproductive cell | - |
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algometer | (noun) device for measuring pain caused by pressure | - |
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altimeter | (noun) an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation | - |
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ammeter | (noun) a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes | - |
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anemoclinometer | (noun) A type of instrument which measures the inclination of the wind to the horizontal plane. | - |
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anemometer | (noun) a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind | Synonyms: wind gage, wind gauge |
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anisogamete | (noun) either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size | - |
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appetence | (noun) a feeling of craving something | Synonyms: appetency, appetite |
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appetency | (noun) a feeling of craving something | Synonyms: appetence, appetite |
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appetent | (adjective) marked by eager desire | - |
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arete | (noun) a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains | - |
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ascomycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus | Synonyms: ascomycetous fungus |
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athlete | (noun) a person trained to compete in sports | Synonyms: jock |
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atmometer | (noun) an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water | Synonyms: evaporometer |
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audiometer | (noun) an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing | Synonyms: sonometer |
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barometer | (noun) an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure | - |
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basidiomycete | (noun) any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota | Synonyms: basidiomycetous fungi |
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basketeer | (noun) an athlete who plays basketball | Synonyms: basketball player, cager |
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bathometer | (noun) an instrument that measures the depth of water | Synonyms: bathymeter |
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bathymeter | (noun) an instrument that measures the depth of water | Synonyms: bathometer |
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betel | (noun) Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians | Synonyms: betel pepper, Piper betel |
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(noun) a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper | Synonyms: betel leaf |
blanketed | (adjective) covered with (or as if with) a blanket | - |
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blastomycete | (noun) any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals | - |
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bolete | (noun) any fungus of the family Boletaceae | - |
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bolometer | (noun) an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive | - |
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buffeted | (adjective) pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities | Synonyms: storm-tossed, tempest-swept, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost |
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cafeteria | (noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
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calorimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat | - |
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carpeted | (adjective) covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination | - |
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casquetel | (noun) a light open casque without a visor or beaver | Synonyms: casquet |
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catheter | (noun) a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open | - |
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catheterisation | (noun) the operation of introducing a catheter into the body | Synonyms: catheterization |
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catheterise | (verb) insert a catheter into (a body part) | Synonyms: catheterize |
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catheterization | (noun) the operation of introducing a catheter into the body | Synonyms: catheterisation |
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catheterize | (verb) insert a catheter into (a body part) | Synonyms: catheterise |
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cemetery | (noun) a tract of land used for burials | Synonyms: burial ground, burial site, burying ground, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis |
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centimeter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | Synonyms: centimetre, cm |
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chapleted | (adjective) provided with a chaplet | - |
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chronometer | (noun) an accurate clock (especially used in navigation) | - |
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clinometer | (noun) an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation | Synonyms: inclinometer |
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colorimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents | Synonyms: tintometer |
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compete | (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | Synonyms: contend, vie |
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competence | (noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | Synonyms: competency |
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competency | (noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | Synonyms: competence |
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competent | (adjective) properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient | - |
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(adjective) legally qualified or sufficient | - |
(adjective) adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | - |
competently | (adverb) with competence; in a competent capable manner | Synonyms: ably, aptly, capably |
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complete | (adjective) having every necessary or normal part or component or step | - |
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(adjective) having come or been brought to a conclusion | Synonyms: all over, concluded, ended, over, terminated |
(adjective) perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities | Synonyms: consummate |
(adjective) highly skilled | Synonyms: accomplished |
(adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | Synonyms: arrant, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter |
(verb) bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements | - |
(verb) come or bring to a finish or an end | Synonyms: finish |
(verb) write all the required information onto a form | Synonyms: fill in, fill out, make out |
(verb) complete a pass | Synonyms: nail |
(verb) complete or carry out | Synonyms: discharge, dispatch |
completed | (adjective) successfully completed or brought to an end | Synonyms: accomplished, realised, realized |
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(adjective) (of a marriage) completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony | - |
(adjective) caught | - |
completely | (adverb) so as to be complete; with everything necessary | - |
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(adverb) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely | Synonyms: all, altogether, entirely, right, totally, whole, wholly |
completeness | (noun) (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system | - |
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(noun) the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed | - |
concrete | (adjective) capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary | - |
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(adjective) formed by the coalescence of particles | - |
(noun) a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water | - |
(verb) form into a solid mass; coalesce | - |
(verb) cover with cement | - |
concretely | (adverb) in concrete terms | - |
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concreteness | (noun) the quality of being concrete (not abstract) | - |
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contretemps | (noun) an awkward clash | - |
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coroneted | (adjective) belonging to the peerage | Synonyms: highborn, titled |
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coveted | (adjective) much wanted | Synonyms: in demand, sought-after, sought after |
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craniometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring skull sizes | - |
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cricketer | (noun) an athlete who plays cricket | - |
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crocketed | (adjective) (of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage) | - |
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cryometer | (noun) a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures | - |
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cytophotometer | (noun) a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm | - |
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dasymeter | (noun) densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density | - |
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decameter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm |
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decimeter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter | Synonyms: decimetre, dm |
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declinometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring magnetic declination | Synonyms: transit declinometer |
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decollete | (adjective) (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline | Synonyms: low-cut, low-necked |
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dekameter | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: dam, decameter, decametre, dekametre, dkm |
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delete | (verb) cut or eliminate | Synonyms: blue-pencil, edit |
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(verb) wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | Synonyms: erase |
(verb) remove or make invisible | Synonyms: cancel |
deleterious | (adjective) harmful to living things | Synonyms: hurtful, injurious |
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densimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densitometer |
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densitometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density | - |
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(noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densimeter |
deplete | (verb) use up (resources or materials) | Synonyms: consume, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out |
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depleted | (adjective) no longer sufficient | Synonyms: low |
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detect | (verb) discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes | Synonyms: discover, find, notice, observe |
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detectability | (noun) The state of being noticeable. | - |
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detectable | (adjective) easily seen or detected | Synonyms: perceptible |
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(adjective) capable of being detected | Synonyms: noticeable |
detected | (adjective) perceived or discerned | - |
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(adjective) perceived with the mind | - |
detecting | (noun) a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | Synonyms: detection, detective work, sleuthing |
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detection | (noun) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | Synonyms: catching, espial, spotting, spying |
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(noun) a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | Synonyms: detecting, detective work, sleuthing |
(noun) the perception that something has occurred or some state exists | Synonyms: sensing |
(noun) the detection that a signal is being received | Synonyms: signal detection |
detective | (noun) a police officer who investigates crimes | Synonyms: investigator, police detective, tec |
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(noun) an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public | - |
detector | (noun) any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner | Synonyms: sensing element, sensor |
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(noun) electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity | - |
(noun) rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave | Synonyms: demodulator |
detent | (noun) a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward | Synonyms: click, dog, pawl |
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detente | (noun) the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) | - |
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detention | (noun) a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home | - |
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(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | Synonyms: custody, detainment, hold |
deter | (verb) turn away from by persuasion | Synonyms: dissuade |
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(verb) try to prevent; show opposition to | Synonyms: discourage |
deterge | (verb) wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body | - |
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detergence | (noun) detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power | Synonyms: detergency |
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detergency | (noun) detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power | Synonyms: detergence |
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detergent | (adjective) having cleansing power | Synonyms: detersive |
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(noun) a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension | - |
(noun) a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering | - |
deteriorate | (verb) grow progressively worse | Synonyms: degenerate, devolve, drop |
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(verb) become worse or disintegrate | - |
deterioration | (noun) process of changing to an inferior state | Synonyms: declension, decline in quality, worsening |
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(noun) a symptom of reduced quality or strength | Synonyms: impairment |
determent | (noun) a communication that makes you afraid to try something | Synonyms: deterrence, intimidation |
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determinable | (adjective) capable of being determined or limited or fixed | - |
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determinant | (adjective) having the power or quality of deciding | Synonyms: deciding, determinative, determining |
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(noun) a determining or causal element or factor | Synonyms: causal factor, determinative, determiner, determining factor |
(noun) a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations | - |
(noun) the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself | Synonyms: antigenic determinant, epitope |
determinate | (adjective) precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause | - |
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(adjective) not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex | - |
(adjective) supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement | Synonyms: definitive |