acariosis
— Noun
– English
~ infestation with itch mites
acarophobia
— Noun
– English
~ a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms
acarus
— Noun
– English
~ any of several mites of the order Acarina
acaryote
— Noun
– English
~ a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
acatalectic
— Noun
– English
~ (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
acataphasia
— Noun
– English
~ a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner
acathexia
— Noun
– English
~ an inability to retain bodily secretions
acathexis
— Noun
– English
~ (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual
acc
— Noun
– English
~ a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
accelerando
— Noun
– English
~ a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
acceleration
— Noun
– English
~ (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
acceleration
— Noun
– English
~ an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
acceleration
— Noun
– English
~ the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
accelerator
— Noun
– English
~ a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
accelerator
— Noun
– English
~ a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
accelerator
— Noun
– English
~ (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
accelerator
— Noun
– English
~ a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"
accelerometer
— Noun
– English
~ an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
accent
— Noun
– English
~ a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
accent
— Noun
– English
~ the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"