noun
a condition affecting office workers, typically marked by headaches and respiratory problems, attributed to unhealthy or stressful factors in the working environment such as poor ventilation
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Word 2868: Refection
noun poetic/literary
refreshment by food or drink
• a meal, esp. a light one
• Zoology the eating of partly digested fecal pellets, as practiced by rabbits
refreshment by food or drink
• a meal, esp. a light one
• Zoology the eating of partly digested fecal pellets, as practiced by rabbits
Word 2867: Film noir
noun
a style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder
• a film of this genre
a style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder
• a film of this genre
Word 2863: Proclitic
noun Linguistics
a word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the following word, for example, you in y’all
a word pronounced with so little emphasis that it is shortened and forms part of the following word, for example, you in y’all
Word 2862: Curricle
noun historical
a light, open, two-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses side by side
Word 2860: Fudge factor
noun informal
a figure included in a calculation to account for error or unanticipated circumstances, or to ensure a desired result
a figure included in a calculation to account for error or unanticipated circumstances, or to ensure a desired result
Word 2859: Definiens
noun ( pl. definientia)
a word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, esp. in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning
a word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, esp. in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning
Word 2858: Napped
adjective [usu. in combination]
(of a textile) having a nap, usually of a specified kind
Word 2857: Pax
noun chiefly historical
(in the Christian Church) the kissing of a tablet by all the participants at a mass depicting the Crucifixion or other sacred object; the kiss of peace
(in the Christian Church) the kissing of a tablet by all the participants at a mass depicting the Crucifixion or other sacred object; the kiss of peace
Word 2856: Ignotum per ignotius
noun
the action of offering an explanation that is harder to understand than the thing it is meant to explain
the action of offering an explanation that is harder to understand than the thing it is meant to explain
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Word 2853: Ostiole
noun Botany
(in some small algae and fungi) a small pore through which spores are discharged
(in some small algae and fungi) a small pore through which spores are discharged
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