Nouns starting with A

• angle of incidence — Noun – English ～ the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
• angle of extinction — Noun – English ～ the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
• angle of attack — Noun – English ～ the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
• Augustine of Hippo — Noun – English ～ (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
• Assemblies of God — Noun – English ～ a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States
• Association of Islamic Groups and Communities — Noun – English ～ a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran
• Ascension of Christ — Noun – English ～ (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
• articles of incorporation — Noun – English ～ a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state
• article of clothing — Noun – English ～ a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
• Articles of Confederation — Noun – English ～ a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
• article of faith — Noun – English ～ (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
• article of commerce — Noun – English ～ an article that is offered for sale
• Army of Muhammad — Noun – English ～ a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
• article of faith — Noun – English ～ an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
• Arnold of Brescia — Noun – English ～ Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early 12th century)
• article of furniture — Noun – English ～ furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
• articles of agreement — Noun – English ～ a contract between crew and captain of a ship
• area 17 of Brodmann — Noun – English ～ the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision
• area of cardiac dullness — Noun – English ～ a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
• act of God — Noun – English ～ a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"

Previous ·1 ··· 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 ··· 596 ·Next