(physics) A gap in a frequency range in which waves cannot propagate.
(physics) The energy difference between two allowed ranges of electron energy in a solid; especially the difference between the energies of the valence band and the conduction band.
dagupan
dampang
damping
damping
noun
(mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
(mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation
verb
present participle of damp
dapping
dapping
verb
present participle of dap
dapsang
deeping
dipping
dipping
noun
(US) The use of dipping tobacco (moist snuff) in the mouth, usually between the lip and gum or cheek and gum in the lower or upper part of the mouth.
(birdwatching) The act or fact of missing out on seeing a bird.
An act or process of immersing.
The act of inclining downward.
The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
verb
present participle of dip
dognaps
dognaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dognap
dopping
dopping
verb
present participle of dop
douping
draping
draping
noun
Material used as a drape.
That which drapes.
verb
present participle of drape
dumping
dumping
noun
Selling goods at less than their normal price, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
verb
present participle of dump
dupping
dupping
verb
present participle of dup
gapland
gardnap
gonapod
gonopod
gonopod
noun
(entomology) A clasping structure, possibly also evolved from legs, at the tip of the abdomen of some male insects.
(zoology) A pleopod that is specialized for fertilisation in the males of some decapods.
grandpa
grandpa
noun
(informal) grandfather
longpod
padding
padding
noun
(computing) Extra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
(military, cryptography) Extraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or length.
(obsolete) Robbing on a highway.
Anything of little value used to fill up space.
Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
verb
present participle of pad
padnags
padnags
noun
plural of padnag
pending
pending
adj
About to happen; imminent or impending.
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
Begun but not completed.
prep
During.
While waiting for something; until.
verb
present participle of pend
pidgeon
pidgeon
noun
Archaic spelling of pigeon.
pidgins
pidgins
noun
plural of pidgin
pinguid
pinguid
adj
Relating to fat.
plunged
plunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plunge
podding
podding
verb
present participle of pod
podogyn
pondage
pondage
noun
The small water storage behind the weir of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant.
The water in a reservoir.
ponding
ponding
noun
(construction, hydrology) The excessive accumulation of water in low-lying areas, remaining 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions ordinarily conducive to drying.
The accumulation of water on a flat roof, potentially leading to leakage.
verb
present participle of pond
pongids
pongids
noun
plural of pongid
pranged
pranged
adj
(Britain, slang) paranoid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prang
priding
priding
verb
present participle of pride
pronged
pronged
adj
(chiefly in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) prongs
pudding
pudding
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Dessert; the dessert course of a meal.
(archaic, slang) A piece of good fortune.
(obsolete) Any food or victuals.
(originally) A sausage made primarily from blood.
(slang) An overweight person.
(slang) Entrails.
A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
pungled
pungled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pungle
spading
spading
noun
The act by which soil is spaded, or turned over by digging.