AEROPHONE | • aerophone n. Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the… • aerophone n. (Dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet. • aerophone n. (Dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged… |
CANEPHORE | • canephore n. Alternative form of canephora. • CANEPHORE n. (Greek) a sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head, also CANEPHOR, CANEPHORA, CANEPHORUS. |
CHAPERONE | • chaperone n. An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often… • chaperone n. (Biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly… • chaperone n. (UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there… |
CORYPHENE | • coryphene n. (Zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena. • CORYPHENE n. a fish of the genus Coryphaena. |
EARPHONES | • earphones n. A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without… • earphones n. Plural of earphone. • EARPHONE n. a headphone. |
EPHEMERON | • ephemeron n. Something short-lived or transitory. • ephemeron n. (Programming) A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit… • EPHEMERON n. something of short lifetime. |
FREEPHONE | • freephone n. (Chiefly Britain) A service offering telephone calls free of charge to designated numbers. • freephone v. (Rare) To call a freephone number. • FREEPHONE n. a telephone service whereby an organization pays the cost of certain incoming calls. |
NEPHROSES | • nephroses n. Plural of nephrosis. • NEPHROSIS n. degenerative lesions of the renal tubules. |
NOOSPHERE | • noosphere n. The sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage. • noösphere n. Alternative spelling of noosphere. • NOOSPHERE n. the sum of human knowledge, thought and culture. |
PENHOLDER | • penholder n. A device for storing pens while they are not being used. • penholder n. Alternative form of penhold. • PENHOLDER n. a holder for pens. |
PERCHERON | • Percheron n. A draught horse of a large, strong, usually dapple-grey breed originating in Perche, a former district of France. • PERCHERON n. (French) a draught-horse of a breed originating in La Perche in Normandy. |
PHEROMONE | • pheromone n. (Biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior… • PHEROMONE n. a chemical substance secreted by an animal that influences the behaviour of others of its species. |
PHONMETER | • PHONMETER n. an instrument for measuring sound levels, also PHONOMETER. |
PRECHOSEN | • prechosen adj. Chosen in advance. • PRECHOOSE v. to choose beforehand. |
PREHENSOR | • prehensor n. One who, or that which, takes hold; a grasping limb etc. • PREHENSOR n. something that grasps or seizes. |
THEREUPON | • thereupon adv. Upon that; thereon. • thereupon adv. In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore. • thereupon adv. Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence. |
WHEREUPON | • whereupon conj. After which, in consequence. • whereupon conj. Upon which. • WHEREUPON adv. at which point. |