HALFPENNY | • halfpenny n. (Plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new). • halfpenny n. (Plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny. • halfpenny adj. Costing or worth one halfpenny. |
PLATYFISH | • platyfish n. Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin. • PLATYFISH n. a small tropical fish, also PLATY. |
HYPERFOCAL | • hyperfocal adj. (Photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum… • HYPERFOCAL adj. referring to the minimum distance from a lens at which all objects can be focussed clearly. |
FILMOGRAPHY | • filmography n. A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same… • FILMOGRAPHY n. a list of the films of a particular actor or director. |
FLEXOGRAPHY | • flexography n. A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging… • FLEXOGRAPHY n. a method of rotary letterpress printing using a resilient printing plate and solvent-based ink, used characteristically for printing on metal foil or plastic. |
PLATYFISHES | • platyfishes n. Plural of platyfish. • PLATYFISH n. a small tropical fish, also PLATY. |
FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
HYPERINFLATED | • hyperinflated adj. Inflated to an abnormal degree. • hyperinflated adj. (Finance) Increased through hyperinflation. • hyperinflated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperinflate. |
REPROACHFULLY | • reproachfully adv. In a reproachful manner. • REPROACHFUL adv. reproving. |
HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
REFLECTOGRAPHY | • reflectography n. An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting… • REFLECTOGRAPHY n. a technique used to detect underdrawing, etc. in a painting, in which infrared light is bounced off the lowest, gessoed layer and the resulting image viewed on a TV monitor. |
HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
HYPERFUNCTIONAL | • hyperfunctional adj. Having, or characterised by, increased function. • HYPERFUNCTIONAL adj. relating to hyperfunction, the overactivity of a gland or other bodily organ. |
HYPERINFLATIONS | • hyperinflations n. Plural of hyperinflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
PHYTOFLAGELLATE | • phytoflagellate n. Any dinoflagellate of the class Phytomastigophorea. • PHYTOFLAGELLATE n. any of various organisms (as dinoflagellates) that have many characteristics in common with typical algae. |