AEROPHONES | • aerophones n. Plural of aerophone. • AEROPHONE n. any wind instrument. |
CTENOPHORE | • ctenophore n. Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight… • CTENOPHORE n. a member of the Ctenophora, transparent, free-swimming marine organisms resembling jellyfishes, also CTENOPHORAN. |
HARPOONEER | • harpooneer n. A harpooner, one who uses a harpoon to hunt whales. • HARPOONEER n. one who uses a harpoon, also HARPOONER. |
IDEOPHONES | • ideophones n. Plural of ideophone. • IDEOPHONE n. a word that is spoken but not written. |
IONOSPHERE | • ionosphere n. The part of the Earth’s atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending… • ionosphere n. The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet. • IONOSPHERE n. a region of the upper atmosphere. |
MELLOPHONE | • mellophone n. A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups. • MELLOPHONE n. a brass wind instrument resembling the French horn. |
NECROPHOBE | • necrophobe n. A person who has a morbid fear of death. • NECROPHOBE n. an organism that eats dead matter. |
NEGROPHOBE | • negrophobe n. Alternative letter-case form of Negrophobe. • Negrophobe n. (Somewhat derogatory) One who strongly fears or dislikes black people. |
NEPHOSCOPE | • nephoscope n. An instrument for determining the direction of and angular velocity of clouds. • NEPHOSCOPE n. an instrument for observing direction and velocity of clouds. |
NOOSPHERES | • noospheres n. Plural of noosphere. • NOOSPHERE n. the sum of human knowledge, thought and culture. |
OENOPHILES | • oenophiles n. Plural of oenophile. • œnophiles n. Plural of œnophile. • OENOPHILE n. a wine connoisseur, also ENOPHILE, OENOPHIL. |
ORPHEOREON | • orpheoreon n. Alternative form of orpharion. • ORPHEOREON n. a large lute-like stringed instrument with six to nine metal strings, also ORPHARION. |
PHENOMENON | • phenomenon n. A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof. • phenomenon n. (By extension) A knowable thing or event (eg by inference, especially in science). • phenomenon n. A kind or type of phenomenon (sense 1 or 2). |
PHEROMONES | • pheromones n. Plural of pheromone. • PHEROMONE n. a chemical substance secreted by an animal that influences the behaviour of others of its species. |
PHONOMETER | • phonometer n. An instrument for measuring sounds. • PHONOMETER n. an instrument for measuring sound levels, also PHONMETER. |
PHOTOGENES | • photogenes n. Plural of photogene. • PHOTOGENE n. an afterimage. |
PIGEONHOLE | • pigeonhole n. One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons. • pigeonhole n. (By extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc. • pigeonhole n. One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library. |
TECHNOPOLE | • TECHNOPOLE n. a place where high-technology industries are located. |
VIDEOPHONE | • videophone n. A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions. • VIDEOPHONE n. a telephone equipped for transmission of video as well as audio signals so that users can see each other. |
XENOPHOBES | • xenophobes n. Plural of xenophobe. • XENOPHOBE n. one who hates foreigners. |