contradictoriness
— Noun
– English
～ the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
contradictory
— Adjective
– English
～ unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
contradictory
— Adjective
– English
～ that confounds or contradicts or confuses
contradictory
— Adjective
– English
～ of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; "`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms"
contradictory
— Adjective
– English
～ in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
contradictory
— Noun
– English
～ two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
contradistinction
— Noun
– English
～ a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
contradistinguish
— Verb
– English
～ distinguish by contrasting qualities
contrafagotto
— Noun
– English
～ the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
contrail
— Noun
– English
～ an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust
contraindicate
— Verb
– English
～ make a treatment inadvisable
contraindication
— Noun
– English
～ (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
contralateral
— Adjective
– English
～ on or relating to the opposite side (of the body)
contralto
— Adjective
– English
～ of or being the lowest female voice
contralto
— Noun
– English
～ the lowest female singing voice
contralto
— Noun
– English
～ a woman singer having a contralto voice
contraption
— Noun
– English
～ a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contrapuntal
— Adjective
– English
～ having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
contrapuntal
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"
contrapuntist
— Noun
– English
～ a composer who specializes in counterpoint