ARCHEOASTRONOMY | • archeoastronomy n. Alternative spelling of archaeastronomy. • ARCHEOASTRONOMY n. the scientific study of the beliefs and practices concerning astronomy that existed in ancient and prehistoric civilizations. |
COMMEMORATORY | • commemoratory adj. Pertaining to commemoration. • COMMEMORATORY adj. serving to commemorate. |
MICROPHOTOMETRY | • microphotometry n. Measurement performed with a microphotometer. • MICROPHOTOMETRY n. measurement by microphotometer, an instrument for measuring the amount of light transmitted or reflected by small areas or for measuring the relative densities of spectral lines on a photographic film or plate. |
MICROPOROSITY | • microporosity n. The state of being microporous. • MICROPOROSITY n. the property of micropores, very small pores. |
MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
MICROSPOROCYTES | • microsporocytes n. Plural of microsporocyte. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
MORPHOTROPY | • MORPHOTROPY n. the effect on crystalline form of the addition or substitution of an element or radical. |
NONCONTEMPORARY | • noncontemporary adj. Not contemporary. • noncontemporary n. A person who is not the contemporary of another; one who lives in a different time period. • NONCONTEMPORARY adj. not contemporary. |
ORTHODROMY | • orthodromy n. The act or art of sailing on a great circle. • ORTHODROMY n. the act or art of sailing on a great circle, also ORTHODROMICS. |
ORTHOMYXOVIRUS | • orthomyxovirus n. (Virology) Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes. |
OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
PROMONTORY | • promontory n. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. • promontory n. (Anatomy) A projecting part of the body. • PROMONTORY n. a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water. |
PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
RADIOGONIOMETRY | • radiogoniometry n. The measurement of the azimuth and elevation of received radio waves. • RADIOGONIOMETRY n. the science of detecting the direction of radio waves. |