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1. 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...
2. † abnerval, adj. View full entry 1879
...Of an electrical current in muscle: moving away from the neuromuscular junction....
3. accelerator, n. View full entry 1611
...gen. A person who or thing which accelerates something (in speed, rate, amount, or extent, or in time)....
4. access, v.2 View full entry 1953
...trans....
5. AC/DC, adj. View full entry 1898
...Electr. Of an electrical system or device: compatible with both alternating current and direct current....
6. 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....
7. ack emma, n. and adv. View full entry 1909
...The signal used to denote the letters a.m. (for ante meridiem) in telephone communications, etc.; (hence colloq.) the morning....
8. acoustically, adv. View full entry 1834
...With regard or in relation to audible sound or the science of acoustics....
9. acousto-, comb. form View full entry 1928
...Forming words (chiefly in scientific and technical contexts) relating to sound waves or acoustics....
10. acreage, n. View full entry a1784
...Extent or amount of acres; acres collectively or in the abstract. Also concr.: a tract or plot of land....
11. actinograph, n. View full entry 1840
...An instrument for recording variations in the intensity of solar radiation....
12. actinography, n. View full entry 1853
...An alternative name proposed for: photography. Obs....
13. actinometer, n. View full entry 1833
...Originally: an instrument for measuring the heating power of the sun's radiation. Later more widely: one for measuring the intensity of solar radiation (cf. actinograph1)....
14. actioner, n. View full entry 1825
...A shareholder; = actionary Cf. action9. Obs.rare....
15. actuator, n. View full entry 1652
...A person who or thing which actuates something; spec. God, regarded as the motive force of the universe (cf. author1b, mover1a)....
16. acutance, n. View full entry 1952
...The sharpness of a photographic or printed image; a numerical measure of this....
17. ad, n.3 View full entry 1799
...= advertisement4a....
18. 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...
19. adder, n.2 View full entry 1547
...A person who adds (in various senses of the verb)....
20. add-in, adj. and n. View full entry 1984
...Designating something added to a system internally, typically to improve the system's capabilities or performance....
