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. |
CIRCUMFERENTORS | • circumferentors n. Plural of circumferentor. • CIRCUMFERENTOR n. a surveyor's angle-measuring compass instrument. |
COUNTERREFORMED | • COUNTERREFORM v. to make a reform designed to counter another reform. |
COUNTERREFORMER | • counterreformer n. One who supports counterreform and is therefore opposed to reform. • counterreformer n. (Historical, Roman Catholicism) Alternative spelling of Counter-Reformer (“proponent of the Counter-Reformation”). • Counter-Reformer n. (Roman Catholicism, historical) A proponent of the Counter-Reformation. |
MACROSTRUCTURES | • macrostructures n. Plural of macrostructure. • MACROSTRUCTURE n. the structure (as of metal, a body part, or the soil) revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification. |
MARGARITIFEROUS | • margaritiferous adj. Producing pearls. • MARGARITIFEROUS adj. pearl-bearing. |
MICROMICROCURIE | • MICROMICROCURIE n. the trillionth part of a curie. |
MICROSTRUCTURES | • microstructures n. Plural of microstructure. • MICROSTRUCTURE n. the microscopic structure of a material, as a mineral or a biological cell. |
ORGANOMERCURIAL | • organomercurial adj. Describing any organic compound of mercury. • organomercurial n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic compound of mercury, but especially such a drug. • ORGANOMERCURIAL n. an organic compound or a pharmaceutical preparation containing mercury. |
RESURRECTIONISM | • resurrectionism n. Belief in, or the event of, a person being resurrected from the dead. • resurrectionism n. (Historical) Graverobbing. • RESURRECTIONISM n. belief in the Resurrection. |
RUMORMONGERINGS | • RUMORMONGERING n. the spreading of rumours. |
THERMOREGULATOR | • thermoregulator n. Any organism that carries out thermoregulation. • thermoregulator n. A device that assists with thermoregulation, e.g. for a newborn infant. • THERMOREGULATOR n. a device, such as a thermostat, for the regulation of temperature. |
ULTRAMARATHONER | • ultramarathoner n. (Athletics) Someone who participates in ultramarathons. • ULTRAMARATHONER n. one who runs an ultramarathon, a footrace longer than a marathon. |
ULTRAMICROMETER | • ultramicrometer n. A very precise micrometer. • ULTRAMICROMETER n. a micrometer for measuring extremely small distances. |
UNDERPERFORMERS | • underperformers n. Plural of underperformer. |
UNDERPERFORMING | • underperforming v. Present participle of underperform. • underperforming adj. That performs less well than required. • UNDERPERFORM v. to perform insufficiently. |