(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aerogeography
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophotography
aerophotography
noun
aerial photography
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
alogotrophy
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amygdalothripsis
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemometrographically
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiohypertonia
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anopisthographically
anorthographically
anorthography
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogeography
anthropogeography
noun
(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropography
anthropography
noun
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphology
anthropomorphology
noun
(biology) Human morphology.
(biology) The study of human morphology.
(religion) The attribution of human characteristics to God.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagy
anthropophagy
noun
The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
anthropophysiography
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
anthropoteleoclogy
antigraphy
antipornography
antipornography
adj
Opposed to the distribution and consumption of pornography
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
appendorontgenography
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
archaeography
archaeography
noun
Discipline for publishing treatises of any antiquity or antiquities.
archaeopterygiformes
archipterygial
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
architypographer
archplagiary
areographically
areographically
adv
In terms of areography.
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
argyrocephalous
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
arthrogryposis
arthrogryposis
noun
(countable, teratology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
(uncountable, teratology) A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
arthropathology
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
astrophotography
astrophotography
noun
(astronomy, photography) A specialized kind of photography, composed of concepts and techniques that pertain to the production of photographic images of astronomical objects.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
augitophyre
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autolithography
autolithography
noun
autography (form of lithography)
autopathography
autopathography
noun
A piece of writing about one's own illness.
autophytograph
autophytography
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autotypography
autotypography
noun
(archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which further prints can be made.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
barometrography
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
bibliographically
bibliographically
adv
Concerning bibliography.
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
biobibliography
biobibliography
noun
A bibliography that also contains a short biography of the author
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
bolographically
bolography
borghalpenny
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachygraphical
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachyphalangia
brachyphalangia
noun
Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradysphygmia
bronchoegophony
bronchoesophagoscopy
bronchoesophagoscopy
noun
Visual exam of bronchi and esophagus with scope.
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
burghalpenny
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
cacopharyngia
calcography
calcography
noun
(art) drawing with chalk
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calligraphically
calligraphically
adv
in a calligraphic manner: using calligraphy
calligraphy
calligraphy
noun
(countable) A document written in decorative style.
(countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
calography
cameography
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
caricography
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
cartobibliography
cartobibliography
noun
A bibliography of maps
cartographically
cartographically
adv
From a cartographic perspective; in the manner of a cartographer.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
cataphrygian
cataphrygianism
cathodography
cathography
celidography
cephalopharyngeal
cephalopharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the pharynx
ceramography
cerebrophysiology
cerebrophysiology
noun
The study of the brain, focussing on its structure and functions.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.