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verb
- extend in one or more directions
- grow vigorously
- become larger in size or volume or quantity
- expand the influence of
- make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
- exaggerate or make bigger
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- (transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
- (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
- (transitive, computing) In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to show the subentries of (an entry).
- (intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
- (transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent, sum of terms.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same (non-zero) number (which yields a fraction of equal value).
- (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
- (intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
- (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
- (intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent, sum of terms.
- (intransitive) To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.
verb
- extend in one or more directions
- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
- turn outward
- move outward
- move away from each other
- strew or distribute over an area
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- (idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To place items further apart.
adj
noun
adj
- of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles
- related by an isometry
- of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant
- having equal dimensions or measurements
- (physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.
- Being or relating to a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
- (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
- (exercise physiology, of exercises) Of or involving moves and routines that produce such muscular contraction.
- Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
verb
adj
- Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
- In the shape of, or moving in, a circle.
- Distributed to a large number of persons.
- Circuitous or roundabout.
- Of or relating to a circle.
- having the shape or form of a circle
- describing a circle; moving in a circle
noun
noun
- the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
- (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
- (mathematics) The amplitude of a sinusoid.
- The distance from the base to the top of something.
- (phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.
- The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
- (figurative) The highest point or maximum degree.
- (geometry) The minimum distance from a vertex of a triangle to (the extension of) the edge opposite, namely along a line perpendicular to the edge.
- The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
- A mountain, especially a very high one.
- A high point.
- (Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.
noun
- One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- (mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
- (geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
- (college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
- (nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
- any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
- a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
noun
- (geometry) The coordinates of a point measured from an origin along a horizontal axis from left to right (the x-axis) and along a vertical axis from bottom to top (the y-axis). This can be extended to three-dimensions by the z-axis perpendicular to the x- and y-axes.
- one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
noun
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- (mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
- A beam of light or radiation.
- (zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
- (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- (music) Alternative form of re.
- Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
verb
noun
- (mathematics) In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.
- A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
- An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- (Australia) A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
- a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
adj
noun
- (mathematics) The z-coordinate (the last of the three terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of Cartesian coordinates for a three-dimensional space)
- An applied material; an application
- (mathematics) A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve
verb
adj
noun
- (mathematics) A kind of linear mapping which leaves all points on one axis fixed, while other points are shifted parallel to the axis by a distance proportional to their perpendicular distance from the axis
- The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch.
- (genetics) An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome
noun
- the point or degree to which something extends
- the distance or area or volume over which something extends
- (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
- (law) A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
- A range of values or locations.
- The valuation of property.
- The space, area, volume, point, or abstract location, to which something extends.
- A former tent
name
- One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.
- A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
- (Christianity) The part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the territories of the former Western Roman Empire, including the Roman Catholic Church and the churches of the Reformation.
- (historical) The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).
- (countable) A surname from Middle English for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.
- (countable) A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.
- A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.
- The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
- An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
- (historical) The Western Roman Empire, or its successors.
- (US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.
- A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
noun
- a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
- the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
- (geometry) Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
- (geometry) The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
- (graph theory) The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.
- (geometry) The length of such a line.
noun
- a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions
- a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies
- a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
- (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.
- (historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
- (mathematics) A Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ℝⁿ.
- (computer graphics) A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object
- (US, dialectal, chiefly in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
adj
verb
adv
noun
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
adj
- (geometry) Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
- Relating to gender.
- Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
- (pharmacology) Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
- Relating to genre.
- Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
- (computing) Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
- (grammar, nonstandard) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
- Having no distinguishing characteristics; unoriginal.
- (taxonomy) Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
- relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
- applicable to an entire class or group
- (of drugs) not protected by trademark
noun
- (toponymy) The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.
- A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.
- A product sold under a generic name.
- (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
- any product that can be sold without a brand name
- wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as ‘vin rouge’, ‘vino rosso’, ‘rotwein’, ‘red wine’, etc.), or by general class (as ‘vin ordinaire’, ‘vin de table’, ‘vino da tavola’, ‘tafelwein’, ‘table wine’, etc.)
noun
- (geometry) The length of this line segment.
- (anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
- Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.
- (graph theory) The minimum eccentricity of any vertex, for a given graph.
- (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
- (geometry) A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
- (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
- the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
- a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius
- support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
- a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
- the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
verb
noun
- general line of orientation
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- part of a meal served at one time
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- a mode of action
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- (construction) a layer of masonry
- a body of students who are taught together
- (cooking) A stage of a meal.
- (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
- A racecourse.
- (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
- A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
- (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
- The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
- A normal or customary sequence.
- (golf) A golf course.
- The itinerary of a race.
- The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
- (India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- (UK, Ireland, Philippines) an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
- (especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
- (education) A learning programme
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
- (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
- (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
- Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
- A sequence of events.
- (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
- (music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.
- (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
adv
verb
- move along, of liquids
- move swiftly through or over
- hunt with hounds
- (transitive) To run through or over.
- To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
- (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
- (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
noun
- general line of orientation
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a general direction in which something tends to move
- the popular taste at a given time
- (nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
- An inclination in a particular direction.
- (mathematics) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
- A tendency.
- A fad or fashion style.
- (nautical) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
verb
- to be temporarily popular
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- (social media, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
- (intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
- (transitive) To cause to turn; to bend.
- To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).
noun
- (by extension) A (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
- (UK, optics) Synonym of reticle (“a transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate”).
- (geography) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for charts and maps of the Earth.
- a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
noun
- (geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- (US, African-American Vernacular, slang) A rifle.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.
- (complex analysis) For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
- A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
- (cricket, slang) A wicket, especially in the context of the number of wickets taken by a particular bowler.
- Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
- (motor racing) A pole position.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis.
- (electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
- (fishing) A type of basic fishing rod.
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- (historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
- (slang, spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- a square rod of land
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
verb
- (transitive, baseball) To strike (the ball) very hard.
- (transitive) To convey on poles.
- To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
- (transitive) To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.
- To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
- (transitive) To furnish with poles for support.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat (copper) by blowing natural gas or other reducing agent through the molten oxide, burning off the oxygen.
- (transitive) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
- deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
- propel with a pole
- support on poles
verb
- extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
- cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
- send out rays or waves
- issue or emerge in rays or waves
- spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
- send out real or metaphoric rays; the children radiated joyous energy
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- (transitive) To illuminate.
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- (ecology, intransitive) To spread into new habitats, migrate.
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
adj
- arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
- (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a sea star.
- (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
noun
noun
adj
- of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles
- related by an isometry
- of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant
- having equal dimensions or measurements
- (physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.
- Being or relating to a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
- (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
- (exercise physiology, of exercises) Of or involving moves and routines that produce such muscular contraction.
- Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
noun
- the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
- (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
- (mathematics) The amplitude of a sinusoid.
- The distance from the base to the top of something.
- (phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.
- The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
- (figurative) The highest point or maximum degree.
- (geometry) The minimum distance from a vertex of a triangle to (the extension of) the edge opposite, namely along a line perpendicular to the edge.
- The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
- A mountain, especially a very high one.
- A high point.
- (Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.
noun
- One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- (mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
- (geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
- (college basketball) One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule.
- (nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.
- any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
- a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
noun
- (geometry) The coordinates of a point measured from an origin along a horizontal axis from left to right (the x-axis) and along a vertical axis from bottom to top (the y-axis). This can be extended to three-dimensions by the z-axis perpendicular to the x- and y-axes.
- one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
noun
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- (mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
- A beam of light or radiation.
- (zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
- (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- (music) Alternative form of re.
- Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
verb
noun
- (mathematics) In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point.
- A thing having such a shape, such as an arena.
- An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- (Australia) A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape.
- a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
adj
noun
- (mathematics) The z-coordinate (the last of the three terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of Cartesian coordinates for a three-dimensional space)
- An applied material; an application
- (mathematics) A line at right angles to the axis of a conic section that extends from the axis to the curve
verb
noun
- (mathematics) A kind of linear mapping which leaves all points on one axis fixed, while other points are shifted parallel to the axis by a distance proportional to their perpendicular distance from the axis
- The act of supernatural flight, such as by a witch.
- (genetics) An epigenetic interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome
noun
- the point or degree to which something extends
- the distance or area or volume over which something extends
- (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
- (law) A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
- A range of values or locations.
- The valuation of property.
- The space, area, volume, point, or abstract location, to which something extends.
- A former tent
noun
- a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
- the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
- (geometry) Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
- (geometry) The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space.
- (graph theory) The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph.
- (geometry) The length of such a line.
noun
- a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions
- a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies
- a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
- (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.
- (historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
- (mathematics) A Hausdorff topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ℝⁿ.
- (computer graphics) A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object
- (US, dialectal, chiefly in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
adj
verb
adv
noun
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
noun
- (geometry) The length of this line segment.
- (anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
- Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.
- (graph theory) The minimum eccentricity of any vertex, for a given graph.
- (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
- (geometry) A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
- (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
- the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
- a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius
- support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
- a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)
- the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
verb
noun
- general line of orientation
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- part of a meal served at one time
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- a mode of action
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- (construction) a layer of masonry
- a body of students who are taught together
- (cooking) A stage of a meal.
- (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
- A racecourse.
- (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
- A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
- (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
- The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
- A normal or customary sequence.
- (golf) A golf course.
- The itinerary of a race.
- The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
- (India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- (UK, Ireland, Philippines) an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
- (especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
- (education) A learning programme
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
- (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
- (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
- Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
- A sequence of events.
- (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
- (music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.
- (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
adv
verb
- move along, of liquids
- move swiftly through or over
- hunt with hounds
- (transitive) To run through or over.
- To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
- (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
- (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
noun
- general line of orientation
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a general direction in which something tends to move
- the popular taste at a given time
- (nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
- An inclination in a particular direction.
- (mathematics) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
- A tendency.
- A fad or fashion style.
- (nautical) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
verb
- to be temporarily popular
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- (social media, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
- (intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
- (transitive) To cause to turn; to bend.
- To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).
noun
- (by extension) A (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
- (UK, optics) Synonym of reticle (“a transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate”).
- (geography) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for charts and maps of the Earth.
- a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
noun
- (geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- (US, African-American Vernacular, slang) A rifle.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.
- (complex analysis) For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
- A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
- (cricket, slang) A wicket, especially in the context of the number of wickets taken by a particular bowler.
- Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
- (motor racing) A pole position.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis.
- (electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
- (fishing) A type of basic fishing rod.
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- (historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
- (slang, spotting) A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
- a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
- a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- a square rod of land
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
verb
- (transitive, baseball) To strike (the ball) very hard.
- (transitive) To convey on poles.
- To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
- (transitive) To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.
- To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
- (transitive) To furnish with poles for support.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To treat (copper) by blowing natural gas or other reducing agent through the molten oxide, burning off the oxygen.
- (transitive) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
- deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
- propel with a pole
- support on poles
verb
- extend in one or more directions
- grow vigorously
- become larger in size or volume or quantity
- expand the influence of
- make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
- exaggerate or make bigger
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- (transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
- (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
- (transitive, computing) In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to show the subentries of (an entry).
- (intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
- (transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent, sum of terms.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same (non-zero) number (which yields a fraction of equal value).
- (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
- (intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
- (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
- (intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent, sum of terms.
- (intransitive) To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.
verb
- extend in one or more directions
- set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
- turn outward
- move outward
- move away from each other
- strew or distribute over an area
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- (idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To place items further apart.
adj
verb
adj
- Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
- In the shape of, or moving in, a circle.
- Distributed to a large number of persons.
- Circuitous or roundabout.
- Of or relating to a circle.
- having the shape or form of a circle
- describing a circle; moving in a circle
noun
noun
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- (mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
- A beam of light or radiation.
- (zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
- (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- (music) Alternative form of re.
- Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
verb
verb
- extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
- cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
- send out rays or waves
- issue or emerge in rays or waves
- spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
- send out real or metaphoric rays; the children radiated joyous energy
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- (transitive) To illuminate.
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- (ecology, intransitive) To spread into new habitats, migrate.
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
adj
- arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
- (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a sea star.
- (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
noun
adj
adj
- (geometry) Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
- Relating to gender.
- Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
- (pharmacology) Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
- Relating to genre.
- Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
- (computing) Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
- (grammar, nonstandard) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
- Having no distinguishing characteristics; unoriginal.
- (taxonomy) Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
- relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
- applicable to an entire class or group
- (of drugs) not protected by trademark
noun
- (toponymy) The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.
- A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.
- A product sold under a generic name.
- (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
- any product that can be sold without a brand name
- wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as ‘vin rouge’, ‘vino rosso’, ‘rotwein’, ‘red wine’, etc.), or by general class (as ‘vin ordinaire’, ‘vin de table’, ‘vino da tavola’, ‘tafelwein’, ‘table wine’, etc.)