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eccentric.adjective
departing from a recognized, conventional, or
established norm or pattern; deviating from a circular form or path, as
in an elliptical orbit; not situated
at or in the geometric center
eccentric.noun
one that deviates
markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional
behavior
eccentrically.adverb
synonym-erratic
eccentricity.noun,.plural.eccentricities
the quality of being eccentric;
deviation
from the normal, expected, or established; an example or instance of eccentric
behavior
Physics-–-the
distance between the center of an eccentric and its axis
Mathematics-–-the
ratio
of the distance of any point on a conic (shaped like a cone) section from
a focus to its distance from the corresponding directrix;
this ratio is constant for any particular conic section
echinoderm.noun
any of numerous radially-symmetrical.marine
invertebrates
of the
phylum.Echinodermata,
which includes the starfishes, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, having an
internal calcareous (calcium) skeleton and often covered with spines
echinodermal or echinodermatous.adjective
ecology.noun
the branch of biology
that deals with relations between living organisms and their environment
economy.noun;.plural-economies
an orderly, functional arrangement of parts; an
organized system; careful, thrifty management of resources, such as money,
materials, or labor (learned to practice economy in making out the household
budget); the system or range of economic activity in a country, region,
or community
economy.adjective
economical or inexpensive to buy or use (an economy
car; an economy motel)
ecotone.noun
a transitional zone between two communities containing
the characteristic species of each
ectoplasm.noun
concerned with cell movement
edema.noun
an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation
of serous fluid in connective tissue
or in a serous cavity, called also dropsy;
watery swelling of plant organs or parts; any of various plant diseases
characterized by such swellings
edematous.adjective
edify.transitive
verb
inflected
form(s).edified,
edifying
to instruct or improve spiritually; to erect a
house, temple; build; establish; to instruct and improve especially in
moral
and religious knowledge, uplift, enlighten, inform
educe.transitive
verb
inflected form(s)-educed;
educing
to bring out (as something latent - to draw from
within as if connected to a source of sound reasoning); deduce
educible.adjective
eduction.noun
synonyms-evoke,
elicit, extract, extort
educe implies the
bringing out of something potential or latent (educed order out of chaos)
evoke
implies a strong stimulus that arouses an emotion or an interest or recalls
an image or memory
(a song that evokes warm memories)
elicit
usually implies some effort or skill in drawing forth a response (careful
questioning elicited the truth)
extract
implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information
(extracted a confession from him)
extort
mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved suggests a wringing
or
wresting from one who resists strongly (extorted
their cooperation by threatening to inform)
efficacious.adjective
having the power to produce a desired effect;
effective
efficaciousness.noun
efficaciously.adverb
efficacy.noun
inflected form(s).plural-efficacies
the power to produce an effect
effrontery.noun
shameless; unashamed boldness; gall;
impudence;
presumption
always derogatory in usage, effrontery connotes
shamelessness or insolence in
defying
the rules of propriety, courtesy,
etc.
e.g..abbreviation
for example
efficient.adjective
acting directly to produce an effect (an efficient
cause); effective; acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste,
expense, or unnecessary effort; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
efficiently.adverb
efficiency.noun,-plural.efficiencies
the quality or property of being efficient; the
degree to which this quality is exercised (the program was implemented
with great efficiency and speed)
echo-noun,-plural.echoes
the repeating of sound produced by reflection
of sound waves from a surface
echo, echoed,
echoing,
echoes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface; to repeat
or imitate
intransitive
verb use.to be repeated by or as if
by an echo (the story echoed out of my mind when she mentioned that; the
speaker's words echoed in her mind); to resound
with or as if with an echo; reverberate.(rooms
echoing with laughter
echoer-noun
echoey.adjective
echolocation.noun
a sensory system in certain animals, such as bats
and dolphins, in which usually high pitched sounds are emitted and their
echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects
Electronics.–.a
process for determining the location of objects by emitting sound waves
and analyzing the waves reflected back to the sender by the object; also
called echo ranging
echolocate.verb
Eminent Domain.noun
the unrestrained ownership of land; independent
of all action from without and paramount
over all action within
The United States federal government possesses
the right of Eminent Domain as a sovereign
state, made possible by the individual states granting land to form the
District of Columbia. It exercises that right in the acquisition of land.
The individual states through their own constitutions,
also possess the right of eminent domain as sovereignties, within their
borders and within the limits on their powers as defined by
delegates
from the 12 states who drafted the document and subsequently presented
this U.S. Constitution
to the individual states for ratification. Point is: the people of the
individual States had opportunity and were able to be involved in that
which was to affect them, and knew and agreed on the limited powers they
agreed to be granted to a federal government of their creation. Such a
thing has not happened in Canada to the detriment
of regions outside of Ontaruio and Quebec.
Business and Economics.–.the
right of a government to take private property for a public purpose, usually
with just compensation to the owner
envoy.noun
a representative of a government who is sent on
a special diplomatic mission; a minister plenipotentiary
assigned to a foreign embassy, ranking next below the ambassador
enact,
enacted,
enacting,
enacts.transitive
verbs
to make into law (Congress enacted a tax reform
bill);
to act something out, as on a stage (enacted the part of the parent)
enactable.adjective
enactor.noun
enactment.noun
the act of enacting; the state of being enacted;
something that has been enacted
envision, envisioned,
envisioning,
envisions.transitive
verbs
to picture in the mind; imagine
ecstasy.noun,.plural.ecstasies
intense joy or delight; an intense state of happiness
ecstatic.adjective
marked
by or expressing ecstasy; being in a state
of ecstasy; enraptured
ecstatically.adverb
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