(music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.
acciaccaturas
acciaccaturas
noun
plural of acciaccatura
acciaccature
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
acculturating
acculturating
verb
present participle of acculturate
acculturation
acculturation
noun
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
acculturative
acculturative
adj
That which produces acculturation.
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accurtation
accusatorial
accusatorial
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
Containing or implying accusation.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
accusatrix
accusatrix
noun
A female accusator.
accusatrixes
aceanthrenequinone
aceratherium
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetabularia
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
aceturic
acetylbiuret
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achromatium
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acousticolateral
acousticolateral
adj
Relating to, or connecting the inner ear and the lateral line of fish
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
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
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
acraturesis
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
acroteleutic
acroteleutic
noun
(obsolete, Christianity) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added to it, to be sung by the people by way of a response.
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
acrotrophoneurosis
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinocarpous
actinocrinus
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinoneuritis
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
actinouranium
actinouranium
noun
Alternative spelling of actino-uranium
actuarial
actuarial
adj
Of or pertaining to actuaries.
Relating to statistical calculation, especially pertaining to insurance.
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
actuarian
actuarian
adj
Synonym of actuarial
noun
Synonym of actuary
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
acurative
acutiator
acutiplantar
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjudicature
adjudicature
noun
An act of adjudication; a judgment.
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
africanthropus
agincourt
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturalist
agriculturalist
noun
A farmer; one involved with agrarian business.
agriculturalists
agriculturalists
noun
plural of agriculturalist
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
alacritous
alacritous
adj
(rare) Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
aleuritic
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allanturic
allituric
allokurtic
allotelluric
altruistic
altruistic
adj
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
americanumancestors
amicronucleate
aminobarbituric
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphicyrtous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amurcosity
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anarchoindividualist
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anchtherium
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androtauric
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal