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. |
INTERFEROMETERS | • interferometers n. Plural of interferometer. • INTERFEROMETER n. an instrument for analysing spectra of light. |
INTERFEROMETRIC | • interferometric adj. Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers. • INTERFEROMETRIC adj. relating to interferometry, the use of two telescopes separated. |
MACROSTRUCTURAL | • macrostructural adj. Relating to macrostructure. • MACROSTRUCTURAL adj. of or like a macrostructure. |
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. |
MICROSTRUCTURAL | • microstructural adj. Relating to a microstructure. • MICROSTRUCTURAL adj. relating to microstructure. |
MICROSTRUCTURES | • microstructures n. Plural of microstructure. • MICROSTRUCTURE n. the microscopic structure of a material, as a mineral or a biological cell. |
MISINTERPRETERS | • misinterpreters n. Plural of misinterpreter. • MISINTERPRETER n. one who misinterprets. |
QUARTERMISTRESS | • quartermistress n. A female quartermaster. • QUARTERMISTRESS n. a female quartermaster. |
REFRACTOMETRIES | • refractometries n. Plural of refractometry. • REFRACTOMETRY n. measurement by refractometer. |
SEMITERRESTRIAL | • semiterrestrial adj. (Of an animal) partly terrestrial, living sometimes on land. • SEMITERRESTRIAL adj. growing on boggy ground. |
TERRITORIALISMS | • territorialisms n. Plural of territorialism. • TERRITORIALISM n. a social system in which the landowning class is dominant, organized on a territorial basis. |
THERMOBAROMETER | • thermobarometer n. (Obsolete, physics) An instrument that measured altitudes via the boiling point of water. • thermobarometer n. (Geology) A mineral used to estimate temperature and pressure in the rocks during its formation. • THERMOBAROMETER n. an apparatus that provides an accurate measurement of pressure by observation of the change in the boiling point of a fluid. |
THERMORECEPTORS | • thermoreceptors n. Plural of thermoreceptor. • THERMORECEPTOR n. a sensory end organ that is stimulated by heat or cold. |
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. |