| CHORDOPHONE | • chordophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument. • CHORDOPHONE n. any instrument in which a string vibrates to produce a sound, including the zither, piano, lute, lyre and harp. |
| CHRONOSCOPE | • chronoscope n. An optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision. • chronoscope n. (Science fiction) A device for viewing the past or the future. • CHRONOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring very short time intervals. |
| CORONOGRAPH | • coronograph n. (Astronomy) A telescope, fitted with an attachment that blocks out direct rays from the sun, used to… • coronograph n. (Astronomy) The attachment used in such a telescope. • CORONOGRAPH n. a special telescope used to observe prominences and the corona around the edge of the sun. |
| GONOPHOROUS | • GONOPHOROUS adj. relating to a gonophore, in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil, also GONOPHORIC. |
| MONOMORPHIC | • monomorphic adj. Having or existing in a single shape or form. • monomorphic adj. (Genetics, of a gene) invariant across a species. • monomorphic adj. (Programming, of a function) taking only a single data type. |
| MONOSTROPHE | • monostrophe n. A metrical composition having a single strophe. • MONOSTROPHE n. a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre. |
| MORPHOLINOS | • morpholinos n. Plural of morpholino. • MORPHOLINO n. a type of molecule used in altering the development of genes by preventing the access of other molecules. |
| ODONTOGRAPH | • odontograph n. An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels. • ODONTOGRAPH n. an instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth. |
| ODONTOPHORE | • odontophore n. A projection in the mouths of most molluscs, used with the radula to break up food. • ODONTOPHORE n. the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| ORNITHOPODS | • ornithopods n. Plural of ornithopod. • ORNITHOPOD n. a member of a suborder of bipedal ornithischian (bird-hipped) dinosaurs. |
| ORPHANHOODS | • orphanhoods n. Plural of orphanhood. • ORPHANHOOD n. the state of being an orphan, also ORPHANISM. |
| ORPHEOREONS | • orpheoreons n. Plural of orpheoreon. • ORPHEOREON n. a large lute-like stringed instrument with six to nine metal strings, also ORPHARION. |
| ORTHOPNOEAS | • orthopnoeas n. Plural of orthopnoea. • ORTHOPNOEA n. the ability to breathe in an upright position only. |
| ORTHOPTERON | • orthopteron n. Alternative form of orthopteran. • ORTHOPTERON n. any member of the Orthoptera, an order of mandibulate insects, also ORTHOPTERAN. |
| OZONOSPHERE | • ozonosphere n. A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer. • OZONOSPHERE n. the ozone layer. |
| PERSONHOODS | • personhoods n. Plural of personhood. • PERSONHOOD n. being a person. |
| PHONOPHORES | • phonophores n. Plural of phonophore. • PHONOPHORE n. a sound-conducting apparatus, of various kinds; a device for telephoning and telegraphing simultaneously by the same wire. |
| PHOTOSENSOR | • photosensor n. A photodetector. • PHOTOSENSOR n. a detector that is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. |
| THORNPROOFS | • thornproofs n. (Dated) Thornproof trousers. • THORNPROOFS n. garments that resist penetration by thorns. |