Any of the genus Anableps of "four-eyed" fishes (having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided into two parts) found in brackish waters in northern South America and Trinidad.
anablepses
anacephalaeosis
anadiploses
anadiploses
noun
plural of anadiplosis
anaeroplastic
anaeroplasty
anaglyphoscope
analepses
analepses
noun
plural of analepsis
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
ananaples
anapaest
anapaest
noun
(UK) Alternative form of anapest
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapaests
anapaests
noun
plural of anapaest
anapes
anapest
anapest
noun
(prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter. For an example, see References.
(prosody) In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
(prosody) In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., Latin pariēs: pa-ri-ēs).
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anapests
anapests
noun
plural of anapest
anaphase
anaphase
noun
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
anaphases
anaphases
noun
plural of anaphase
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaspidacea
anaspides
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anderstorp
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androlepsia
androlepsy
andropetalous
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemopsis
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anepigraphous
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angelship
angiemphraxis
angiocardiographies
angioelephantiasis
angioneoplasm
angioparesis
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anglepods
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustiseptal
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anhaematopoiesis
anhematopoiesis
anisometrope
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisoptera
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisopterous
anisosepalous
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anomalocephalus
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
anoscope
anoscope
noun
The instrument used in anoscopy.
anosphresia
anoxyscope
anspessade
anspessade
noun
(historical) A French gendarme serving in the military, between the 16th and 17th centuries.
antapexes
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antebaptismal
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
antepagments
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antepast
antepast
noun
A foretaste.
antepasts
antepasts
noun
plural of antepast
antepectus
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anteporticoes
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
anteposthumous
anteprostate
anteprostatic
anteroposterior
anteroposterior
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anterospinal
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antescript
antespring
antesuperior
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
anthocephalous
anthospermum
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenist
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropometrist
anthropometrist
noun
A practitioner of anthropometry
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise
anthropomorphotheist
anthropophysite
anthropopithecus
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.