copperplate | (noun) an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved | Synonyms: copperplate engraving |
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(noun) a print made from an engraved copperplate | - |
(noun) a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings | - |
hyperparathyroidism | (noun) excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) | - |
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hyperpiesia | (noun) persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found | Synonyms: essential hypertension, hyperpiesis |
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hyperpiesis | (noun) persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found | Synonyms: essential hypertension, hyperpiesia |
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hyperpigmentation | (noun) unusual darkening of the skin | - |
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hyperpituitarism | (noun) excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) | - |
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hyperplasia | (noun) abnormal increase in number of cells | - |
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hyperpnea | (noun) energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders | - |
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hyperpyrexia | (noun) extremely high fever (especially in children) | - |
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perpendicular | (adjective) intersecting at or forming right angles | - |
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(adjective) at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line | Synonyms: vertical |
(adjective) so steep as to be nearly vertical | - |
(noun) an extremely steep face | - |
(noun) a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point | Synonyms: plumb line |
(noun) a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting | Synonyms: English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular style |
(noun) a straight line at right angles to another line | - |
perpendicularity | (noun) the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) | - |
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(noun) the relation of opposition between things at right angles | Synonyms: orthogonal opposition, orthogonality |
perpendicularly | (adverb) in a perpendicular manner | - |
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(adverb) straight up or down without a break | Synonyms: sheer |
perpetrate | (verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation | Synonyms: commit, pull |
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perpetration | (noun) the act of committing a crime | Synonyms: commission, committal |
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perpetrator | (noun) someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | Synonyms: culprit |
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perpetual | (adjective) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, unceasing, unremitting |
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(adjective) continuing forever or indefinitely | Synonyms: aeonian, ageless, eonian, eternal, everlasting, unceasing, unending |
perpetually | (adverb) invariably | Synonyms: always, constantly, forever, incessantly |
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(adverb) everlastingly; for all time | - |
perpetuate | (verb) cause to continue or prevail | - |
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perpetuation | (noun) the act of prolonging something | Synonyms: lengthening, prolongation, protraction |
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perpetuity | (noun) the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) | Synonyms: sempiternity |
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perphenazine | (noun) tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults | Synonyms: Triavil |
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perplex | (verb) make more complicated | Synonyms: complicate |
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(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex |
perplexed | (adjective) full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment | - |
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perplexedly | (adverb) in a perplexed manner | Synonyms: confoundedly |
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perplexing | (adjective) lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | Synonyms: confusing, puzzling |
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perplexity | (noun) trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | - |
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superpatriotic | (adjective) fanatically patriotic | Synonyms: chauvinistic, flag-waving, jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic |
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superpatriotism | (noun) fanatical patriotism | Synonyms: chauvinism, jingoism, ultranationalism |
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superphylum | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass | - |
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superposable | (adjective) coinciding exactly when superimposed | Synonyms: identical |
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superpose | (verb) place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide | - |
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(verb) place on top of | Synonyms: lay over, superimpose |
superposition | (noun) the placement of one thing on top of another | - |
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(noun) (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide | - |
(noun) (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest | Synonyms: principle of superposition, superposition principle |
(noun) (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another | - |
superpower | (noun) a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | Synonyms: great power, major power, power, world power |
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unperplexed | (adjective) experiencing no difficulty or confusion or bewilderment | - |
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