COUNTERPLAYING | • counterplaying v. Present participle of counterplay. • COUNTERPLAY v. to make a threat or offensive position in e.g. chess intended to counter an opponent's advantage in another part of the board. |
DACTYLOGRAPHER | • DACTYLOGRAPHER n. one who studies fingerprints. |
DERMATOGLYPHIC | • dermatoglyphic adj. Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics. • DERMATOGLYPHIC n. a ridge pattern of skin on the inner surface of the hands and feet. |
EPISTOLOGRAPHY | • epistolography n. The art or practice of writing epistles. • EPISTOLOGRAPHY n. letter-writing. |
GLYPTOGRAPHERS | • glyptographers n. Plural of glyptographer. • GLYPTOGRAPHER n. one who practises glyptography, the art of engraving on gems. |
GLYPTOGRAPHIES | • GLYPTOGRAPHY n. the art of engraving on gems. |
HIEROGLYPHISTS | • hieroglyphists n. Plural of hieroglyphist. • HIEROGLYPHIST n. a person skilled in hieroglyphics. |
HYETOGRAPHICAL | • hyetographical adj. Of or pertaining to hyetography. • HYETOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to the measurement of rainfall, also HYETOGRAPHIC. |
NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
ORTHOPTEROLOGY | • orthopterology n. The scientific study of the Orthoptera. • ORTHOPTEROLOGY n. the study of cockroaches. |
PERIODONTOLOGY | • periodontology n. (Dentistry) Periodontics. • PERIODONTOLOGY n. the branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal diseases. |
PETROLOGICALLY | • petrologically adv. In a petrological way. • PETROLOGICAL adv. relating to petrology, also PETROLOGIC. |
PLETHYSMOGRAMS | • plethysmograms n. Plural of plethysmogram. • PLETHYSMOGRAM n. a tracing made by a plethysmograph. |
PLETHYSMOGRAPH | • plethysmograph n. (Medicine) An instrument for measuring changes in volume within an organ or whole body (usually via… • PLETHYSMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
PTERYLOGRAPHIC | • pterylographic adj. Relating to pterylography. • PTERYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to pterylography. |
PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
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. |