AUTOROTATION | • autorotation n. (Aviation) The rotation of the blades of a helicopter driven solely by the action of ascending air. • AUTOROTATION n. the act of self-turning. |
AUTOROTATIONS | • autorotations n. Plural of autorotation. • AUTOROTATION n. the act of self-turning. |
CONTORTIONATE | • contortionate adj. Contorted or contorting. • CONTORTIONATE adj. relating to contortion, also CONTORTIONAL. |
CONTRAFAGOTTO | • contrafagotto n. Contrabassoon. • CONTRAFAGOTTO n. (Italian) a musical instrument like a bassoon. |
CONTRAFAGOTTOS | • contrafagottos n. Plural of contrafagotto. • CONTRAFAGOTTO n. (Italian) a musical instrument like a bassoon. |
DEXTROROTATION | • dextrorotation n. Rotation in a clockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light. • DEXTROROTATION n. rotation to the right. |
DEXTROROTATIONS | • dextrorotations n. Plural of dextrorotation. • DEXTROROTATION n. rotation to the right. |
DEXTROROTATORY | • dextrorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • DEXTROROTATORY adj. turning to the right, esp. turning plane of polarized light, also DEXTROROTARY. |
PHOTOAUTOTROPH | • photoautotroph n. (Biology) an organism, such as all green plants, that can synthesize its own food from inorganic material… • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
PHOTOAUTOTROPHS | • photoautotrophs n. Plural of photoautotroph. • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
PHOTOTRANSISTOR | • phototransistor n. (Electronics) Any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive. • PHOTOTRANSISTOR n. a junction transistor, whose base signal is generated by illumination of the base. |
POSTDOCTORATE | • postdoctorate adj. Postdoctoral. • postdoctorate n. Synonym of postdoc. • POSTDOCTORATE n. a degree after a doctorate. |
POSTDOCTORATES | • postdoctorates n. Plural of postdoctorate. • POSTDOCTORATE n. a degree after a doctorate. |
PROTHONOTARIAT | • prothonotariat n. The college constituted by the twelve apostolic prothonotaries in Rome. • PROTHONOTARIAT n. the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries (bishops and senior members of the curia) in Rome, also PROTONOTARIAT. |
PROTHONOTARIATS | • prothonotariats n. Plural of prothonotariat. • PROTHONOTARIAT n. the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries (bishops and senior members of the curia) in Rome, also PROTONOTARIAT. |
PROTONOTARIAT | • PROTONOTARIAT n. the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries (bishops and senior members of the curia) in Rome, also PROTHONOTARIAT. |
PROTONOTARIATS | • PROTONOTARIAT n. the college constituted by the twelve apostolical prothonotaries (bishops and senior members of the curia) in Rome, also PROTHONOTARIAT. |
TETRACHOTOMOUS | • tetrachotomous adj. Dividing or branching into four equal pieces. • TETRACHOTOMOUS adj. divided into fours. |