| ORTHOTROPY | • orthotropy n. The condition of being orthotropic. • ORTHOTROPY n. the state of being orthotropic, growing along a vertical axis. |
| PROTONOTARY | • protonotary n. Alternative spelling of prothonotary. • PROTONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTHONOTARY. |
| PROTOTROPHY | • prototrophy n. The condition of being a prototroph. • PROTOTROPHY n. the state of being prototrophic. |
| LEVOROTATORY | • levorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • LEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LAEVOROTATORY, LEVOROTARY. |
| OROROTUNDITY | • OROROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROTUNDITY. |
| PROTHONOTARY | • prothonotary n. (Obsolete, historical) A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome. • prothonotary n. (Roman Catholicism) One of the seven prelates, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office… • prothonotary n. A registrar or chief clerk in various courts of law, especially (US) in a county court, (Australia)… |
| PROTOHISTORY | • protohistory n. The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed… • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| LAEVOROTATORY | • laevorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • lævorotatory adj. Alternative spelling of levorotatory. • LAEVOROTATORY adj. counterclockwise; rotating the plane of polarization of light to the left, also LEVOROTARY, LEVOROTATORY. |
| DEXTROROTATORY | • dextrorotatory adj. (Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to… • DEXTROROTATORY adj. turning to the right, esp. turning plane of polarized light, also DEXTROROTARY. |
| ORTHOPTEROLOGY | • orthopterology n. The scientific study of the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROLOGY n. the study of cockroaches. |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| MICROPHOTOMETRY | • microphotometry n. Measurement performed with a microphotometer. • MICROPHOTOMETRY n. measurement by microphotometer, an instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small areas or for measuring the relative densities of spectral lines on a photographic film or plate. |
| NONCONTRIBUTORY | • noncontributory adj. Describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is… • noncontributory adj. Not being a contributing factor (to a decision, analysis, or situation), such as not contributing to… • NONCONTRIBUTORY adj. not contributory. |
| PROPORTIONALITY | • proportionality n. (Uncountable) the property of being proportional. • proportionality n. (Uncountable) the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e… • proportionality n. (Countable) the degree to which something is in proportion. |
| PROPORTIONATELY | • proportionately adv. In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally. • PROPORTIONATE adv. in proportion. |
| PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |