CLEIDOIC | • cleidoic adj. (Biology, of an egg) Enclosed in a protective shell that limits the interchange of fluids. • CLEIDOIC adj. of a bird's or insect's egg, enclosed in a more or less impervious shell. |
DIPLEIDOSCOPE | • dipleidoscope n. (Astronomy) An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and… • DIPLEIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for ascertaining the moment of meridian passage by observing the coincidence of two images. |
DIPLEIDOSCOPES | • dipleidoscopes n. Plural of dipleidoscope. • DIPLEIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for ascertaining the moment of meridian passage by observing the coincidence of two images. |
KALEIDOPHONE | • kaleidophone n. (Obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate… • KALEIDOPHONE n. an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light. |
KALEIDOPHONES | • kaleidophones n. Plural of kaleidophone. • KALEIDOPHONE n. an instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light. |
KALEIDOSCOPE | • kaleidoscope n. An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when… • kaleidoscope n. (Figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things. • kaleidoscope v. (Intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns. |
KALEIDOSCOPES | • kaleidoscopes n. Plural of kaleidoscope. • KALEIDOSCOPE n. a variegated changing pattern or scene. |
KALEIDOSCOPIC | • kaleidoscopic adj. Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope. • kaleidoscopic adj. (Figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope. • KALEIDOSCOPIC adj. like a kaleidoscope. |
LEIDGER | • leidger n. Obsolete form of ledger. • leidger n. Obsolete form of lieger. • LEIDGER n. (obsolete) an ambassador, also LEDGER, LEIGER, LIDGER, LIEGER. |
LEIDGERS | • leidgers n. Plural of leidger. • LEIDGER n. (obsolete) an ambassador, also LEDGER, LEIGER, LIDGER, LIEGER. |
NUCLEIDE | • nucleide n. Alternative form of nuclide. • NUCLEIDE n. an atom of specified atomic number and mass number, also NUCLIDE. |
NUCLEIDES | • nucleides n. Plural of nucleide. • NUCLEIDE n. an atom of specified atomic number and mass number, also NUCLIDE. |
OPHICLEIDE | • ophicleide n. (Music) A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music. • OPHICLEIDE n. a bass bugle-like keyed brass musical instrument. |
OPHICLEIDES | • ophicleides n. Plural of ophicleide. • OPHICLEIDE n. a bass bugle-like keyed brass musical instrument. |
SLEIDED | • sleided v. Simple past tense and past participle of sleid. • SLEIDED adj. (Shakespeare) an irregular form of sleaved, also SLEDED. |