AUTOTRANSFORMER | • autotransformer n. (Electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps. • AUTOTRANSFORMER n. a transformer in which the primary and secondary coils have part or all of their turns in common. |
DETOXIFICATIONS | • detoxifications n. Plural of detoxification. • DETOXIFICATION n. the act of detoxifying. |
DISFORESTATIONS | • disforestations n. Plural of disforestation. • DISFORESTATION n. the act of disforesting. |
FORGOTTENNESSES | • FORGOTTENNESS n. the state of being forgotten. |
OBJECTIFICATION | • objectification n. The process of objectifying something. • OBJECTIFICATION n. the act of objectifying. |
PHOTOREFRACTIVE | • photorefractive adj. (Physics) of or relating to a change in refractive index in the presence of light. • PHOTOREFRACTIVE adj. designating or relating to surgical procedures in which a laser is used to reshape the cornea and correct refractive errors such as myopia or astigmatism; esp. in photorefractive keratectomy. |
PREFORMATIONIST | • preformationist n. (Biology, historical) A proponent of the theory of preformationism. • PREFORMATIONIST adj. relating to preformation. |
PRENOTIFICATION | • prenotification n. Notification in advance. • PRENOTIFICATION n. preceding a notification. |
REAFFORESTATION | • reafforestation n. Reforestation. • REAFFORESTATION n. the act of reafforesting. |
REFORMATIONISTS | • REFORMATIONIST n. a supporter of reformation. |
REFORTIFICATION | • refortification n. A second or subsequent fortification. • REFORTIFICATION n. the act of refortifying. |
RETROREFLECTION | • retroreflection n. (Physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays. • RETROREFLECTION n. the action or use of a retroreflector. |
RETROREFLECTORS | • retroreflectors n. Plural of retroreflector. • RETROREFLECTOR n. a device that reflects radiation so that the paths of the reflected rays are parallel to those of the incident rays. |
SOOTHFASTNESSES | • SOOTHFASTNESS n. the state of being soothfast. |
SUPERFOETATIONS | • superfoetations n. Plural of superfoetation. • SUPERFOETATION n. a second conception when there is already a fetus in the womb, also SUPERFETATION. |