ablepharia | (noun) a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) | - |
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aleph | (noun) the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
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blepharism | (noun) condition in which a person blinks continuously | - |
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blepharitis | (noun) inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts | - |
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blepharospasm | (noun) spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye | - |
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elephant | (noun) five-toed pachyderm | - |
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(noun) the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 | - |
elephantiasis | (noun) hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis | - |
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elephantine | (adjective) of great mass; huge and bulky | Synonyms: gargantuan, giant, jumbo |
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phenylephrine | (noun) a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion | - |
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phytelephas | (noun) small genus of South American feather palms | Synonyms: genus Phytelephas |
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radiotelephone | (noun) a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables | Synonyms: radiophone, wireless telephone |
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(noun) telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | Synonyms: radiotelephony, wireless telephone |
radiotelephonic | (adjective) relating to or by means of radiotelephony | Synonyms: radiophonic |
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radiotelephony | (noun) telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | Synonyms: radiotelephone, wireless telephone |
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telephone | (noun) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | Synonyms: phone, telephone set |
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(noun) transmitting speech at a distance | Synonyms: telephony |
(verb) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | Synonyms: call, call up, phone, ring |
telephoner | (noun) the person initiating a telephone call | Synonyms: caller-up, caller, phoner |
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telephonic | (adjective) of or relating to telephony | - |
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telephonist | (noun) someone who helps callers get the person they are calling | Synonyms: switchboard operator, telephone operator |
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telephony | (noun) transmitting speech at a distance | Synonyms: telephone |
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telephoto | (noun) a photograph made with a telephoto lens | Synonyms: telephotograph |
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telephotograph | (noun) a photograph made with a telephoto lens | Synonyms: telephoto |
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(noun) a photograph transmitted and reproduced over a distance | - |
telephotography | (noun) photography using a telephoto lens | - |
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(noun) transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance | - |