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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. ab-, comb. form View full entry 1904
...Prefixed to the names of units (esp. of electrical and magnetic quantities) in the practical system to form the names of the corresponding units in the centimetre-gram-second electromagnetic system, as abampere...
3. † abnerval, adj. View full entry 1879
...Of an electrical current in muscle: moving away from the neuromuscular junction....
4. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
5. absorption, n. View full entry 1597
...The action or process of swallowing up or engulfing a material thing; an instance of this. Obs....
6. acceptor, n. View full entry c1384
...= accepter of persons (also faces)accepter2....
7. accumulator, n. View full entry 1611
...A person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person....
8. AC/DC, adj. View full entry 1898
...Electr. Of an electrical system or device: compatible with both alternating current and direct current....
9. acidimeter, n. View full entry 1818
...An instrument (or occas. other means) for measuring the strength of acids; esp. (in later use) an electronic device for indicating the pH of a sample....
10. acierage, n. View full entry 1852
...The action or process of coating metal, esp. an engraved copper plate, with a thin layer of steel by means of an electric current....
11. acorn, n. View full entry eOE
...The fruit of any tree producing mast. Also as a mass noun: †= mast1a (obs.). Now rare and only with contextual indication....
12. acoustic, adj. and n. View full entry 1635
...Designating the sense or the organs of hearing; of or relating to the sense of hearing; auditory....
13. acousto-, comb. form View full entry 1928
...Forming words (chiefly in scientific and technical contexts) relating to sound waves or acoustics....
14. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
15. active, adj. and n. View full entry 1340
...Of a way or style of life: characterized by outward action rather than inward contemplation or speculation; practical. Esp. in active life, and chiefly in religious contexts. Opposed to ...
16. adapter, n. View full entry 1753
...A device or part for connecting pieces of equipment which would otherwise be incompatible. In early use esp.: a short tube for connecting two pieces of glassware or other chemical...
17. adder, n.2 View full entry 1547
...A person who adds (in various senses of the verb)....
18. admittance, n. View full entry 1534
...The action of admitting or being admitted as valid or satisfactory; acceptance, sanction. Freq. with of. Now rare....
19. aerial, n. View full entry 1649
...A creature or spirit of the air; an aerial being. Obs....
20. aerial, adj. View full entry ?1545
...Dwelling, flying, or moving in the air, above the earth; occurring or taking place in the air; (spec. of birds or bats) spending much of the time airborne....
