Abaculus :: Abaculus (n.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements..
Abarticulation :: Abarticulation (n.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis..
Absquatulate :: Absquatulate (v. i.) To take one's self off; to decamp.
Accumulation :: Accumulation (n.) The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors..
Accumulation :: Accumulation (n.) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
Accumulative :: Accumulative (a.) Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.
Accumulator :: Accumulator (n.) One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses..
Accumulator :: Accumulator (n.) An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc..
Accumulator :: Accumulator (n.) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging..
Acetabulifera :: Acetabulifera (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda..
Acetabuliferous :: Acetabuliferous (a.) Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc..
Acetabuliform :: Acetabuliform (a.) Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; as, an acetabuliform calyx..
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc..
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone.
Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.