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multiplexer C2
/ˈmʌltəˌplɛksər/ an electronic device that selects one of several input signals to send to a single output Meaning Off Sound Off
perspicaciously C2
/ˌpɜːrspɪˈkeɪʃəsli/ in a manner showing keen mental perception and understanding Meaning Off Sound Off
physiognomy C2
/ˌfɪziˈɑːɡnəmi/ a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character Meaning Off Sound Off
platonist C2
/ˈpleɪtənɪst/ a follower or adherent of Plato's philosophy, emphasizing ideal forms and abstract concepts Meaning Off Sound Off
quaffable C2
/ˈkwɑfəbəl/ easy and pleasant to drink, often referring to wine or other beverages Meaning Off Sound Off
quixotically C2
/kwɪkˈsɑtɪkli/ in a manner that is exceedingly idealistic or unrealistic, often without regard for practicality Meaning Off Sound Off
reticulate C2
/rəˈtɪkjəlɪt/ forming or resembling a network; having a net-like structure Meaning Off Sound Off
sanctimony C2
/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.moʊ.ni/ the act of pretending to be morally superior to others; affected or hypocritical holiness Meaning Off Sound Off
sclerotic C2
/skləˈɹɑtɪk/ relating to or affected by sclerosis, a condition characterized by hardening of tissue Meaning Off Sound Off
sycophancy C2
/ˈsɪkəfənsi/ excessive flattery, servile compliance, or obsequious behavior intended to gain favor or advantage from someone in power Meaning Off Sound Off
tawdriness C2
/ˈtɔːdrinəs/ the quality of being showy but cheap and of poor quality Meaning Off Sound Off
underpeopled C2
Short of people; underpopulated. Meaning Off Sound Off
coleopterous C2
Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera. Meaning Off Sound Off
intercrossing C2
The interbreeding of two strains that have a common ancestry Meaning Off Sound Off
classificatory C2
relating to or involving classification:'classificatory criteria' Meaning Off Sound Off
aestivation C2
/ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/ (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens Meaning Off Sound Off
insuperably C2
to an insuperable degree Meaning Off Sound Off
clangorous C2
having a loud resonant metallic sound Meaning Off Sound Off
exiguity C2
/ɛɡziˈɡjuiti/ the quality of being meager Meaning Off Sound Off
illiberality C2
An illiberal word or action Meaning Off Sound Off
light-wave C2
/ˈlaɪtˌweɪv/ a wave of electromagnetic radiation considered as light Meaning Off Sound Off
light-ray C2
/ˈlaɪtˌreɪ/ a line or narrow beam representing the path along which light travels Meaning Off Sound Off
light-quantum C2
/ˈlaɪtˌkwɑntəm/ a quantum of light; a photon Meaning Off Sound Off
spatiotemporal C2
/ˌspeɪʃioʊˈtɛmpərəl/ relating to both space and time Meaning Off Sound Off
tactual C2
/ˈtæktʃuəl/ relating to the sense of touch Meaning Off Sound Off
metaphysic C2
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk/ a system or branch of metaphysical thought Meaning Off Sound Off
mnemic C2
/ˈniːmɪk/ relating to memory or the persistence of memory traces Meaning Off Sound Off
non-Euclidean C2
/ˌnɑn juˈklɪdiən/ not based on Euclidean geometry, especially geometry in which Euclid's parallel postulate does not hold Meaning Off Sound Off
reversibility C2
/rɪˌvɜrsəˈbɪləti/ the quality of being able to be reversed Meaning Off Sound Off
world-line C2
/ˈwɜrldˌlaɪn/ the path of an object through spacetime Meaning Off Sound Off
stridulation C2
/ˌstrɪdʒəˈleɪʃən/ the production of a shrill sound by rubbing body parts together, especially in insects Meaning Off Sound Off
nidification C2
/ˌnɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ nest-building by birds or other animals Meaning Off Sound Off
anthropomorphous C2
/ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfəs/ having human form or humanlike characteristics Meaning Off Sound Off
commutative C2
/kəˈmjutətɪv/ having the property that changing the order of operands does not change the result Meaning Off Sound Off
collinearity C2
/kəˌlɪniˈærəti/ the condition of lying on the same straight line Meaning Off Sound Off
undulatory C2
/ˈʌndʒələˌtɔri/ moving in waves or relating to wave motion Meaning Off Sound Off
behavioristic C2
/bɪˌheɪvjəˈrɪstɪk/ relating to behaviorism or the study of observable behavior Meaning Off Sound Off
joint-stock C2
/ˈdʒɔɪntˌstɑk/ owned by shareholders who hold stock jointly in a company Meaning Off Sound Off
inconveniency C2
/ˌɪnkənˈvinjənsi/ inconvenience; the quality or fact of causing difficulty or trouble Meaning Off Sound Off
well-ordered C2
/ˌwɛlˈɔrdərd/ arranged according to a clear order; in mathematics, ordered so every nonempty subset has a first element Meaning Off Sound Off
four-dimensional C2
/ˌfɔr dəˈmɛnʃənəl/ having or involving four dimensions, especially three spatial dimensions plus time Meaning Off Sound Off
self-evidence C2
/ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdəns/ the quality of being evident without proof Meaning Off Sound Off
first-order C2
/ˌfɜrstˈɔrdər/ belonging to the first level, degree, or order; in logic, quantifying over individuals rather than predicates Meaning Off Sound Off
second-order C2
/ˌsɛkəndˈɔrdər/ belonging to the second level or order; in logic, quantifying over predicates or sets Meaning Off Sound Off
three-term C2
/ˈθriˌtɜrm/ involving three terms or elements Meaning Off Sound Off
self-regarding C2
/ˌsɛlf rɪˈɡɑrdɪŋ/ chiefly concerned with oneself or with actions affecting oneself Meaning Off Sound Off
phenomenalist C2
/fəˈnɑmənəlɪst/ a philosopher who treats physical objects as constructions from possible or actual experiences Meaning Off Sound Off
object-matter C2
/ˈɑbdʒɛktˌmætər/ the object or material under consideration in an inquiry Meaning Off Sound Off
space-relation C2
/ˈspeɪs rɪˌleɪʃən/ a spatial relation between things Meaning Off Sound Off
stratify C2
/ˈstrætəfaɪ/ to form, arrange, or deposit something in distinct layers Meaning Off Sound Off
systematist C2
/ˈsɪstəmətɪst/ a biologist who studies systematics and classifies organisms by their relationships Meaning Off Sound Off
congener C2
/ˈkɒnd͡ʒɪnə/ a person or thing of the same kind or class as another Meaning Off Sound Off
indistinguishability C2
/ˌɪndɪˌstɪŋɡwɪʃəˈbɪləti/ the quality or state of being impossible to distinguish from something else Meaning Off Sound Off
timocracy C2
/tɪˈmɑkrəsi/ in Plato's political theory, a form of government ruled by people motivated chiefly by honor and military glory Meaning Off Sound Off
atomism C2
/ˈætəmɪzəm/ the doctrine that matter or reality is composed of discrete, ultimately indivisible units Meaning Off Sound Off
inexplicability C2
/ˌɪn.ɪkˌsplɪ.kəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ the quality or state of being impossible or very difficult to explain Meaning Off Sound Off
quasiperiodic C2
/ˌkwɑː.zaɪˌpɪr.iˈɑː.dɪk/ physics and mathematics: combining two or more incommensurate periods, so that a pattern recurs without repeating after one fixed interval Meaning Off Sound Off
inferability C2
/ɪnˌfɝː.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ the quality of being capable of being inferred or deduced from available evidence Meaning Off Sound Off
metrizable C2
/ˈmɛt.raɪ.zə.bəl/ topology: having a metric that induces the space's given topology Meaning Off Sound Off
quasipermanent C2
/ˌkwɑː.zaɪˈpɝː.mə.nənt/ lasting or remaining stable for so long that it appears permanent, although it is not truly permanent Meaning Off Sound Off
vitalist C2
/ˈvaɪtəlɪst/ an adherent of vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be explained entirely by physical and chemical processes Meaning Off Sound Off
atomist C2
/ˈætəmɪst/ an adherent of atomism, especially the doctrine that matter or reality consists of indivisible elementary particles Meaning Off Sound Off
maltster C2
/ˈmɔːl(t)stər/ a person or business that makes malt from grain, especially barley Meaning Off Sound Off
unpitied C2
/ʌnˈpɪt.id/ receiving no pity, sympathy, or compassionate concern Meaning Off Sound Off
blackguardism C2
/ˈblæɡɑːrdɪzəm/ dishonorable, abusive, or scurrilous conduct characteristic of a blackguard Meaning Off Sound Off
decolorize C2
/ˌdiːˈkʌləˌraɪz/ to remove or destroy the color in a substance, material, or sample Meaning Off Sound Off
cryptogamic C2
/ˌkrɪptəˈɡæmɪk/ relating to cryptogams, the formerly grouped plants and plant-like organisms that reproduce by spores rather than flowers or seeds Meaning Off Sound Off
foliaceous C2
/ˌfoʊ.liˈeɪ.ʃəs/ resembling a leaf or composed of leaflike parts Meaning Off Sound Off
vivisector C2
/ˈvɪvəˌsɛktər/ a person who performs vivisection or experiments involving operations on living animals Meaning Off Sound Off
consentaneous C2
/ˌkɑːn.sənˈteɪ.ni.əs/ in agreement or harmony with something; consistent or suitable Meaning Off Sound Off
fructification C2
/ˌfrʌk.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ the process of bearing or producing fruit Meaning Off Sound Off
lucubration C2
/ˌluː.kjəˈbreɪ.ʃən/ intensive, prolonged, or laborious study or thought, historically especially work done late at night Meaning Off Sound Off
parochialism C2
/pəˈroʊ.ki.ə.lɪ.zəm/ a narrow outlook limited to local concerns or one's own group, with little interest in wider issues or perspectives Meaning Off Sound Off
polyandrist C2
/ˌpɑliˈændrɪst/ a person who practices polyandry; in its marital sense, a woman who has more than one husband at the same time Meaning Off Sound Off
scytheman C2
/ˈsaɪðmən/ a person who cuts grass or grain with a scythe; a mower Meaning Off Sound Off
expurgation C2
/ˌek.spɚˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ the removal of material considered offensive, objectionable, or unsuitable from a text or other work Meaning Off Sound Off
visiplate C2
/ˈvɪz.iˌpleɪt/ in science fiction, an electronic screen capable of displaying images or data Meaning Off Sound Off
incongenial C2
/ˌɪn.kənˈdʒiː.ni.əl/ unpleasant or unsuited to a person's character, tastes, or abilities Meaning Off Sound Off
eugenist C2
/juːˈdʒen.ɪst/ historical: an advocate or practitioner of eugenics, the discredited program of attempting to control human reproduction according to supposed hereditary quality Meaning Off Sound Off
algebraical C2
/ˌældʒɪˈbreɪɪkəl/ relating to algebra or carried out by algebraic methods; a now less common variant of algebraic Meaning Off Sound Off
unaccelerated C2
/ˌʌnəkˈsɛləreɪtɪd/ having zero acceleration in a specified inertial frame; remaining at rest or moving with an unchanging velocity vector Meaning Off Sound Off
incommensurability C2
/ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃɚəˈbɪləti/ the absence of a common standard by which two things can be measured, compared, or evaluated Meaning Off Sound Off
unintermitted C2
/ˌʌn.ɪn.tɚˈmɪt.ɪd/ continuing without interruption or pause; ceaseless Meaning Off Sound Off
arpent C2
/ˈɑːr.pənt/ historical: any of several French units of land area, varying by place and still encountered in records from Quebec and Louisiana Meaning Off Sound Off
nonscience C2
/ˌnɑːnˈsaɪəns/ a subject, practice, or body of claims that is not science or does not use scientific methods Meaning Off Sound Off
stellarator C2
/ˈstel.əˌreɪ.tɚ/ a device that confines hot plasma for nuclear-fusion research using a twisted arrangement of external magnetic coils Meaning Off Sound Off
reinvasion C2
/ˌriːɪnˈveɪʒən/ a renewed or subsequent invasion Meaning Off Sound Off
slumbrous C2
/ˈslʌmbrəs/ drowsy, sleepy, or suggestive of sleep Meaning Off Sound Off
nondevelopment C2
/ˌnɑndɪˈvɛləpmənt/ the absence or failure of expected growth, formation, or development Meaning Off Sound Off
polyploidy C2
/ˈpɑliˌplɔɪdi/ the condition or process of having more than two complete sets of chromosomes in a cell or organism Meaning Off Sound Off
radiational C2
/ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃənəl/ relating to, involving, or caused by radiation Meaning Off Sound Off
infecundity C2
/ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndəti/ inability or reduced ability to reproduce; lack of fertility Meaning Off Sound Off
colligation C2
/ˌkɑː.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ the act of binding, joining, or connecting things together Meaning Off Sound Off
untechnical C2
/ˌʌnˈtɛknɪkəl/ not using specialist terminology or requiring technical knowledge Meaning Off Sound Off
berkeleian C2
/bɑrˈkliən/ relating to George Berkeley or to his philosophy of subjective idealism Meaning Off Sound Off
correspondency C2
/ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənsi/ correspondence, agreement, or mutual relation, especially diplomatic relations between states Meaning Off Sound Off

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