ANTIPOLE | • antipole n. (Geography) The opposite pole. • antipole n. (Geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively). • ANTIPOLE n. the opposite pole. |
DELATION | • delation n. (Obsolete) Conveyance. • delation n. (Law) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone. • DELATION n. the act of informing against someone. |
ELATIONS | • elations n. Plural of elation. • ELATION n. a feeling of great joy. |
GELATION | • gelation n. The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing. • gelation n. The formation of a gel, especially from a sol. • GELATION n. the process of gelling. |
INSOLATE | • insolate v. (Transitive) To dry in, or expose to, the sun’s rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. • INSOLATE v. to expose to the sun's rays. |
LEGATION | • legation n. The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate’s mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED). • legation n. The post or office of a legate; a legateship. • legation n. A diplomatic mission. |
OLEFIANT | • olefiant adj. That produces oil. • OLEFIANT adj. oil-forming, as in olefiant ethylene. |
ORIENTAL | • oriental adj. Alternative letter-case form of Oriental. • oriental n. Alternative letter-case form of Oriental. • Oriental adj. Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre. |
RELATION | • relation n. The manner in which two things may be associated. • relation n. A member of one’s extended family; a relative. • relation n. The act of relating a story. |
TAILBONE | • tailbone n. (Informal) The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx. • tail␣bone n. Alternative form of tailbone. • TAILBONE n. the coccyx. |
TAILERON | • taileron n. (Aviation) A kind of tailplane or stabilator that can move differentially to perform the roll control… • TAILERON n. either part of a two-piece tailplane whose two halves can operate independently or together. |
TOENAILS | • toenails n. Plural of toenail. • toenails v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of toenail. • TOENAIL v. to fasten with obliquely driven nails. |
TONALITE | • tonalite n. (Geology) An igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase. • tonalite n. (Geology, dated) Quartz diorite. • TONALITE n. a coarse rock. |