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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. accouplement, n. View full entry 1483
...The action or fact of coupling one person or thing to another; union, pairing, mating. Also: an instance of this....
3. accumulator, n. View full entry 1611
...A person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person....
4. acme, n. View full entry a1568
...The highest point or culmination; the point or period at which something is at its best or most highly developed; (in later use also) a person or thing representing or embodying this....
5. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
6. actioner, n. View full entry 1825
...A shareholder; = actionary Cf. action9. Obs.rare....
7. 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 ...
8. activity, n. View full entry a1425
...The state of being actively occupied; brisk or vigorous action; busyness, liveliness, vigour....
9. 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)....
10. addendum, n. View full entry 1664
...A thing that is added, typically in order to correct, clarify, or supplement something, esp. an item added at the end of a book, an appendix. Also: an additional clause...
11. adhesion, n. View full entry a1500
...Steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion. Also: an instance of this. Cf. adherence1....
12. adsorption, n. View full entry 1871
...The process or phenomenon by which molecules of a gas, liquid, or solute bind to and form a film or layer on the surface of a material, typically a solid, with which...
13. advance, n. and adj. View full entry a1400
...The action of extolling or lauding something; ostentation, boasting. Cf. advancement2. Obs....
14. aeroacoustic, adj. View full entry 1969
...Of or relating to aeroacoustics....
15. aeroacoustics, n. View full entry 1972
...The branch of physics that deals with the production of noise as a result of aerodynamic forces or turbulent airflow; the properties of something as they relate to this form of noise...
16. aerodynamic, adj. View full entry 1898
...Engin. Of or relating to aerodynamics or the phenomena with which it is concerned....
17. aerodynamicist, n. View full entry 1927
...An expert or specialist in aerodynamics....
18. aerodynamics, n. View full entry 1837
...With sing. and (rare) pl. concord. The branch of science that deals with the properties of air and other gases in motion and the interaction between...
19. aeroelastic, adj. View full entry 1747
...Relating to the ability to expand and to be compressed in the manner of a gas. Obs.rare....
20. aeroelastician, n. View full entry 1947
...An expert or specialist in aeroelasticity....
