COFFERDAM | • cofferdam n. (Engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges… • cofferdam n. (Nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship. • coffer-dam n. Alternative form of cofferdam. |
COFFERDAMS | • cofferdams n. Plural of cofferdam. • coffer-dams n. Plural of coffer-dam. • COFFERDAM n. a narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship. |
DIFFRACTOMETER | • diffractometer n. A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter. • DIFFRACTOMETER n. an instrument for determining structure of crystal through light diffraction. |
DIFFRACTOMETERS | • diffractometers n. Plural of diffractometer. • DIFFRACTOMETER n. an instrument for determining structure of crystal through light diffraction. |
DIFFRACTOMETRIC | • diffractometric adj. Relating to diffractometry; measured using a diffractometer. • DIFFRACTOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by diffractometer, an instrument for determining structure of crystal through light diffraction. |
DIFFRACTOMETRY | • diffractometry n. The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction. • DIFFRACTOMETRY n. measurement by diffractometer. |
DISAFFIRMATION | • disaffirmation n. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true. • disaffirmation n. Repudiation of self or other. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • DISAFFIRMATION n. the act of disaffirming. |
DISAFFIRMATIONS | • disaffirmations n. Plural of disaffirmation. • DISAFFIRMATION n. the act of disaffirming. |
DISAFFORESTMENT | • disafforestment n. Disafforestation. • DISAFFORESTMENT n. the act of disafforesting. |
FLAMEPROOFED | • flameproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of flameproof. • FLAMEPROOF v. to make resistant to damage or burning on contact with flame. |
FORISFAMILIATED | • forisfamiliated v. Simple past tense and past participle of forisfamiliate. • FORISFAMILIATE v. (Scots) to emancipate from parental authority. |
OFFICIALDOM | • officialdom n. The people elected to government or employed in the civil service. • OFFICIALDOM n. officials as a class. |
OFFICIALDOMS | • officialdoms n. Plural of officialdom. • OFFICIALDOM n. officials as a class. |