ASTROMETRY | • astrometry n. (Astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of… • ASTROMETRY n. the art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes. |
ASYMPTOTES | • asymptotes n. Plural of asymptote. • ASYMPTOTE n. a line (usually straight) that continually approaches a curve but never meets it. |
CYSTECTOMY | • cystectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst. • CYSTECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a cyst. |
CYTOMETERS | • cytometers n. Plural of cytometer. • CYTOMETER n. an instrument for counting cells. |
MASTECTOMY | • mastectomy n. The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues. • MASTECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a breast. |
METROSTYLE | • METROSTYLE n. a device for regulating speed in a player-piano. |
MYTHOPOETS | • mythopoets n. Plural of mythopoet. • MYTHOPOET n. a mythmaker; a writer of poems on mythical subjects. |
NEMATOCYST | • nematocyst n. (Biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting. • NEMATOCYST n. an older name for a cnidoblast, a stinging cell in e.g. jellyfish. |
SOMATOTYPE | • somatotype n. A particular type of physique; originally, one of the types defined by William Herbert Sheldon: ectomorphic… • somatotype v. (Transitive) To classify (a person) by physical build. • SOMATOTYPE n. a type consisting of a physical build paired with a particular temperament. |
STEREOTOMY | • stereotomy n. (Geometry, masonry) The cutting or dissection of solids. • STEREOTOMY n. the cutting of stone or other solid materials. |
STORYTIMES | • storytimes n. Plural of storytime. • STORYTIME n. a time set aside for the telling of stories. |
STYLOMETRY | • stylometry n. A statistical method of analyzing a text to determine its author. • STYLOMETRY n. the study of literature by means of statistical analysis. |
THYMOCYTES | • thymocytes n. Plural of thymocyte. • THYMOCYTE n. a lymphocyte found in the thymus. |