BANDSPREADINGS | • BANDSPREADING n. an additional tuning control in some radio receivers whereby a selected narrow band of frequencies can be spread over a wider frequency band, in order to give finer control of tuning. |
PREACQUAINTING | • preacquainting v. Present participle of preacquaint. • PREACQUAINT v. to acquaint beforehand. |
PREACQUISITION | • preacquisition adj. Prior to acquisition. • preacquisition n. Acquisition prior to some other action. • PREACQUISITION adj. taking place before acquisition. |
PREADAPTATIONS | • preadaptations n. Plural of preadaptation. • PREADAPTATION n. a character of an organism or taxonomic group that takes on a function when none previously existed or that differs from its existing function which has been derived by evolution. |
PREADMONISHING | • preadmonishing v. Present participle of preadmonish. • PREADMONISH v. to admonish in advance. |
PREADMONITIONS | • preadmonitions n. Plural of preadmonition. • PREADMONITION n. the act of preadmonishing, forewarning. |
PREADOLESCENCE | • preadolescence n. The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys. • PREADOLESCENCE n. the period of human development just preceding adolescence. |
PREADOLESCENTS | • preadolescents n. Plural of preadolescent. • PREADOLESCENT n. a child before the age of thirteen. |
PREANAESTHETIC | • preanaesthetic adj. (Medicine) Administered prior to an anesthetic. • preanaesthetic n. (Medicine) A drug administered prior to anesthesia. • preanæsthetic adj. Obsolete typography of preanaesthetic. |
PREARRANGEMENT | • prearrangement n. An arrangement or plan made beforehand. • PREARRANGEMENT n. a preliminary arrangement. |
PREAUTHORIZING | • preauthorizing v. Present participle of preauthorize. |