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spectra,.plural.of
spectrum,
or spectrums.noun
spectrum;.plural.spectra
Physics.–.the
distribution of a characteristic of a physical system or phenomenon,
especially (the distribution of energy emitted
by a radiant source, as by an incandescent
body, arranged in order of wavelengths);
the distribution of atomic or subatomic.particles
in a system, as in a magnetically resolved molecular beam, arranged in
order of masses;
a graphic or photographic representation of such a distribution; a range
of values of a quantity or set of related quantities; a broad sequence
or range of related qualities, ideas, or activities (the whole spectrum
of 20th-century thought)
succinct,
succincter,
succinctest.adjectives
characterized by clear, precise
expression in few words; concise
and terse.(a
succinct reply); a succinct style
succinctly.adverb
succinctness.noun
superfluous.adjective
abundance; being greater than normally expected;
more
superfluously.adverb
superfluousness.noun
superfluity.noun,.plural.superfluities
synonyms.excess,
extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus
sacrament.noun
a visible form of an invisible grace;
in the Eastern, Roman Catholic, and some other Western Christian churches,
any of the traditional seven rites that are believed to have been instituted
by Emmanuel
and recorded in the New Testament that confer sanctifying grace; other
Western Christian churches have the two rites, Baptism and the Eucharist;
the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or host
scrupulous.adjective
conscientious
and exact; painstaking; having scruples;
principled
scrupulosity.or.scrupulousness
scrupulously.adverb
synonyms.meticulous
segue,
segued,
seguing,
segues.intransitive
verb
to make a transition directly from one section
or theme to another; to move smoothly and unhesitatingly from one state,
condition, situation, or element to another
sinister.adjective
suggesting or threatening evil; presaging
trouble; ominous.(sinister
storm clouds); attended by or causing disaster or inauspicious
circumstances
sinisterly.adverb
sinisterness.noun
spatiotemporal.adjective
of, relating to, or existing in both space and
time; of or relating to space time
spatiotemporally.adverb
superficial.adjective
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
(a superficial wound); concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent
or obvious; shallow; apparent rather than actual or substantial; trivial;
insignificant (made only a few superficial changes in the manuscript)
superficiality-or-superficialness.nouns
superficially.adverb
synonyms.shallow,
cursory
supernumerary.adjective
exceeding a fixed, prescribed, or standard number;
extra; supernumerary.noun,.plural.supernumeraries
one that is in excess of the regular, necessary,
or usual number; an actor without a speaking part, as one who appears in
a crowd scene
super.noun
superior size, quality, or grade; supernumerary
super.adjective
very large, great, or extreme (another super boat);
excellent; first rate (a super party)
super.adverb
especially; extremely (was super careful)
super, supered,
supering,
supers.transitive
verbs
Printing.-.to
reinforce (a book spine or cover) with super.
salamander.noun
any of various small lizardlike amphibians of
the order Caudata, having porous scaleless skin and four, often weak or
rudimentary legs
salamandrine.adjective
Semite.noun
a descendant of Shem; a member of a group of Semitic
speaking peoples of the Near East and northern Africa, including the Arabs,
Arameans, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Ethiopians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians;
a Jew
Semitic.adjective
of or relating to the Semites
or their languages or cultures; of, relating to, or constituting a subgroup
of the Afro Asiatic language group that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic,
and Aramaic
sepal.noun
one of the separate, usually green parts forming
the
calyx of a flower
sepaled or sepalous.adjective
stamen.noun,.stamens
or stamina.plural
the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower,
usually consisting of a filament
and an anther
stigma.noun,
stigmata.or.stigmas.plural
a mark of infamy,
disgrace,
or reproach; stain; a small mark;
a scar or birthmark
stigmal.adjective
stigmatize, stigmatized,
stigmatizing,
stigmatizes.transitive
verbs
to characterize
or brand as disgraceful or ignominious;
to mark with stigmata or a stigma
stigmatization, stigmatizer.nouns
Biology.–.a
small
mark, spot, or pore, such as the respiratory spiracle of an insect or an
eyespot in certain algae
Botany.–.the
receptive apex of the pistil
of a flower, on which pollen is deposited at pollination
stigmal.adjective
standard.noun
a flag, banner, or ensign,
especially (the ensign of a chief of tribe); recognized as a model of authority
or excellence (a standard reference work); acceptable but of less than
top quality (a standard grade of beef); normal, familiar, or usual (the
standard weather of a region); commonly used or supplied (standard car
equipment)
standardly.adverb
stationary.adjective
not moving; not capable of being moved; fixed
stationary.noun,.plural.stationaries
one that is stationary
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