English words starting with ada

Meanings of Ada:

noun

A high-level computer programming language used chiefly in real-time computerized control systems, e.g. for aircraft navigation.

Usage examples:

The gnat compiler from ada core technologies allowed a seamless and fluid transition from linux to …

Meanings of Adactyl:

adjective

= adactylous .

Meanings of Adactylous:

adjective

Of a vertebrate or vertebrate limb: without fingers or toes. of a crustacean limb: without claws.

Meanings of Adage:

noun

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

Usage examples:

The old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’

Meanings of Adages:

noun

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

Usage examples:

The old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’

Meanings of Adagial:

adjective

Of the nature of an adage; proverbial.

Meanings of Adagietto:

adjective

Of tempo: slow, but faster than adagio.

noun

A short adagio movement.

Meanings of Adagiettos:

adjective

Of tempo: slow, but faster than adagio.

noun

A short adagio movement.

Meanings of Adagio:

adverb

(especially as a direction) in slow time.

Usage examples:

The music is played adagio with very slight dynamic change

adjective

Performed in slow time.

Usage examples:

The beautiful adagio ending of the piece was just too loud

noun

A movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed adagio.

Usage examples:

The striking thing about this album is the range of styles he dabbles in - from grand bossa novas t…

Meanings of Adagios:

noun

A movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed adagio.

Usage examples:

The striking thing about this album is the range of styles he dabbles in - from grand bossa novas t…

adverb

(especially as a direction) in slow time.

Usage examples:

The music is played adagio with very slight dynamic change

adjective

Performed in slow time.

Usage examples:

The beautiful adagio ending of the piece was just too loud

Meanings of Adam:

proper noun

(in the biblical and koranic traditions) the name of the first man. according to the book of genesis, adam was created by god as the progenitor of the human race and lived with eve in the garden of eden.

noun

A character in the bible who was the first man made by god

Meanings of Adamant:

adjective

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.

Usage examples:

He is adamant that he is not going to resign

noun

A legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.

Usage examples:

As for the magical metal, asiceton, it sounds like adamant.

Meanings of Adamantean:

adjective

Having the hardness or strength of adamant; = "adamantine".

Meanings of Adamantine:

adjective

Unable to be broken.

Usage examples:

Adamantine chains

Meanings of Adamantinoma:

noun

Originally: a tumour of odontogenic epithelial cells (adamantoblasts) occurring in the jaws; = ameloblastoma (now rare). in later use: a tumour with a similar histological appearance occurring especially in the tibia.

Meanings of Adamantly:

adverb

In a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one's mind; firmly and resolutely.

Usage examples:

The white house adamantly denied any involvement

Meanings of Adamantoid:

adjective

Of a molecule: having a structure similar to that of adamantane.

Meanings of Adamas:

noun

A very hard substance mentioned by pliny and other classical writers, variously identified. formerly also (without reference to classical writers): †a diamond (obsolete).

Meanings of Adambulacral:

adjective

In echinoderms: adjacent to the ambulacra.

noun

An adambulacral plate or ossicle.

Meanings of Adamellite:

noun

A kind of monzonite containing a significant amount of quartz; quartz-monzonite.

Meanings of Adamhood:

noun

Manhood, humanity; (sometimes) specifically sinful and unregenerate human nature resulting from adam's disobedience as described in genesis.

Meanings of Adamic:

adjective

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of adam; resembling adam in nature or condition.

Meanings of Adamical:

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of adam. having an original or pristine form; pure and undefiled.

Meanings of Adamically:

adverb

In a way resembling adam in appearance or behaviour.

Meanings of Adamine:

noun

= adamite .