ACINACIFORM | • acinaciform adj. (Botany) Shaped like a scimitar. • ACINACIFORM adj. scimitar-shaped. |
AFFIRMATION | • affirmation n. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. • affirmation n. (Law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath. • affirmation n. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion. |
CALIFORNIUM | • californium n. A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98. • CALIFORNIUM n. a synthetic element produced in trace quantities by helium isotope bombardment of curium. |
FIMBRIATION | • fimbriation n. (Uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a… • fimbriation n. (Countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe. • FIMBRIATION n. the state of being fimbriate. |
FORAMINIFER | • foraminifer n. Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming… • FORAMINIFER n. a unicellular microorganism with a calcareous shell through which pseudopods project, also FORAM. |
FORMALISING | • formalising v. Present participle of formalise. • FORMALISE v. to make formal, also FORMALIZE. |
FORMALIZING | • formalizing v. Present participle of formalize. • FORMALIZE v. to make formal, also FORMALISE. |
FORMICATING | • formicating v. Present participle of formicate. • FORMICATE v. to crawl around like an ant. |
FORMICATION | • formication n. (Medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a… • FORMICATION n. an abnormal feeling like the sensation of ants crawling on the skin. |
GRANITIFORM | • granitiform adj. (Geology) Resembling granite in structure or shape. • GRANITIFORM adj. having the form of granite. |
INFOMERCIAL | • infomercial n. A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises… • INFOMERCIAL n. a television program that is an extended advertisement often including a discussion or demonstration. |
INFORMALITY | • informality n. The condition of being informal. • INFORMALITY n. the state of being informal. |
INFORMATICS | • informatics n. (Computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information… • INFORMATICS n. information science. |
INFORMATION | • information n. That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is". • information n. Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. • information n. The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification. |
INFORMATISE | • informatise v. Alternative form of informatize. • INFORMATISE v. to convert (something) into data or information, esp. for analysis, processing, or consumption by computers, also INFORMATIZE. |
INFORMATIVE | • informative adj. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information. • informative adj. (In standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information. • informative adj. (Obsolete) Formative; having power to form. |
INFORMATIZE | • informatize v. (Transitive) To make informational, or treat in terms of informatics. • INFORMATIZE v. to convert (something) into data or information, esp. for analysis, processing, or consumption by computers, also INFORMATISE. |
NAUPLIIFORM | • naupliiform adj. Resembling a nauplius. • NAUPLIIFORM adj. having the form of a nauplius, a larval form in crustaceans. |
OMNIFARIOUS | • omnifarious adj. Of many or all forms, varieties, or kinds. • omnifarious adj. Exceedingly varied. • OMNIFARIOUS adj. of all kinds. |
RIFACIMENTO | • rifacimento n. A literary work or musical composition recast to adapt it to a change in the circumstances of the time. • RIFACIMENTO n. (Italian) a recasting of a literary or musical work. |