(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acquired
acquired
adj
(medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acquirer
acquirer
noun
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
One who acquires.
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
aqueomercurial
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
becquer
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
caqueterie
caquetoire
caquetoires
carlylesque
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
charque
charqued
charqued
adj
Prepared as charqui or jerky.
chequer
chequer
noun
Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only)
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
verb
Alternative spelling of checker
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chequered
chequered
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chequer
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chicquer
chiquero
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chlorohydroquinone
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
cinquanter
circumquaque
cirque
cirque
noun
(dated or literary) Something in the shape of a circle or ring, such as a Roman circus.
(geology) A curved depression in a mountainside with steep walls, forming the end of a valley.
cirques
cirques
noun
plural of cirque
claquer
claquer
noun
Alternative form of claqueur
claquers
claquers
noun
plural of claquer
claqueur
claqueur
noun
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
cliqueier
cliquier
cliquier
adj
comparative form of cliquey: more cliquey
comparative form of cliquy: more cliquy
coconqueror
colloquializer
comoquer
conquer
conquer
verb
(dated) To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
To overcome an abstract obstacle.
conquerable
conquerable
adj
Capable of being conquered or subdued.
conquerableness
conquerableness
noun
The quality of being conquerable.
conquered
conquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conquer
conquerer
conquerer
noun
One who conquers
conquerers
conquerers
noun
plural of conquerer
conqueress
conqueress
noun
A female conqueror.
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquerment
conquerment
noun
The state of being conquered.
conqueror
conqueror
noun
Someone who conquers.
conquerors
conquerors
noun
plural of conqueror
conquers
conquers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conquer
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
contramarque
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
coquetries
coquetries
noun
plural of coquetry
coquetry
coquetry
noun
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
corinthianesque
corseque
corseque
noun
A pole weapon with a spike and two lateral blades on a shaft.
corsesque
counteracquittance
counterconquest
counterconquest
noun
A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity.
counterequivalent
counterquartered
counterquartered
adj
(heraldry) Doubly divided into quarters, so that each quarter is itself quartered.
counterquarterly
counterquery
counterquery
noun
A counterquestion.
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
crannequin
craquelure
craquelure
noun
(art) The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old painting
craquelures
craquelures
noun
plural of craquelure
critique
critique
noun
(obsolete) A critic; one who criticises.
A point made to criticize something.
An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.
The art of criticism.
verb
To review something; to criticize.
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
critiques
critiques
noun
plural of critique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique
croquet
croquet
noun
(countable) A croquette.
(countable, games) A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
verb
(transitive, games) To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croquets
croquets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croquet
croquette
croquette
noun
(cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
croquettes
croquettes
noun
plural of croquette
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
croquignoles
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
electroplaque
electroplaque
noun
Synonym of electrocyte
enchequer
equianchorate
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equiarticulate
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equicellular
equicellular
adj
(biology) Made up of similar cells.
equicrural
equicrural
adj
Having legs of equal size; isosceles.
equicurve
equilibristic
equilibristic
adj
Of or pertaining to equilibristics.
equimolecular
equimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds)
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equiperiodic
equiperiodic
adj
Having the same period.
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equiproducing
equiradical
equiradical
adj
(mathematics) Of surds: arising from the extraction of the same nth root.
equisurface
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
esquirearchy
exchequer
exchequer
noun
A treasury.
An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.
verb
(transitive) To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.
exchequers
exchequers
noun
plural of exchequer
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
fouquieriaceae
fouquieriaceous
fouquieriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the plant family Fouquieriaceae.
frequence
frequence
noun
(obsolete) A crowd or throng; a concourse.
(obsolete) Frequency; abundance.
frequencies
frequencies
noun
plural of frequency
frequency
frequency
noun
(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
(statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
(uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
noun
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
grecque
grecque
noun
A vessel with a perforated bottom for making coffee without grounds.
An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, especially a fret or meander.
gyrofrequencies
gyrofrequencies
noun
plural of gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
gyrofrequency
noun
(physics) The frequency of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field.
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
inconquerable
inconquerable
adj
That cannot be conquered; unconquerable.
infrequence
infrequence
noun
Dated form of infrequency.
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
infrequency
infrequency
noun
The characteristic of being infrequent.
The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion.
infrequentcy
inquirance
inquirance
noun
(obsolete) Inquiry.
interequinoctial
interequinoctial
adj
Coming between the equinoxes.
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity