English words starting with ep

Meanings of Ep:

prefix

Variant spelling of epi- shortened before a vowel or h (as in eparch, ephod ).

abbreviation

Electroplate.

Meanings of Epact:

noun

The number of days by which the solar year exceeds the lunar year.

Meanings of Epacts:

noun

The number of days by which the solar year exceeds the lunar year.

Meanings of Eparch:

noun

The chief bishop of an eparchy.

Usage examples:

Even in thessaloniki, seventh-century city officials seem to have become restricted to the bishop a…

Meanings of Eparchies:

noun

A province of the orthodox church.

Usage examples:

Of the 195 u.s. dioceses and eparchies (eastern rite dioceses), 194 took part in the audit and 181 …

Meanings of Eparchs:

noun

The chief bishop of an eparchy.

Usage examples:

Even in thessaloniki, seventh-century city officials seem to have become restricted to the bishop a…

Meanings of Eparchy:

noun

A province of the orthodox church.

Usage examples:

Of the 195 u.s. dioceses and eparchies (eastern rite dioceses), 194 took part in the audit and 181 …

Meanings of Epaulet:

noun

An ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform.

Usage examples:

An army greatcoat with fancy epaulettes and brass buttons

Meanings of Epaulets:

noun

An ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform.

Usage examples:

An army greatcoat with fancy epaulettes and brass buttons

Meanings of Epaulette:

noun

An ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform.

Usage examples:

An army greatcoat with fancy epaulettes and brass buttons

Meanings of Epaxial:

adjective

Situated on the dorsal side of an axis.

Usage examples:

Epaxial muscles

Meanings of Epees:

noun

A sharp-pointed duelling sword, used, with the end blunted, in fencing.

Meanings of Epeirogeny:

noun

The regional uplift of an extensive area of the earth's crust.

Usage examples:

This would allow discrimination of the effects of erosion owing to footwall uplift from those owing…

Meanings of Ependyma:

noun

The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.

Usage examples:

These include the respiratory epithelium of the airways (respiratory cilia), the embryonic node (pr…

Meanings of Epentheses:

noun

The insertion of a sound or letter within a word, e.g. the b in thimble.

Usage examples:

This epenthesis often shows up even when sicilians speak italian.

Meanings of Epenthesis:

noun

The insertion of a sound or letter within a word, e.g. the b in thimble.

Usage examples:

This epenthesis often shows up even when sicilians speak italian.

Meanings of Epergne:

noun

An ornamental centrepiece for a dining table, typically used for holding fruit or flowers.

Usage examples:

The epergne, or centrepiece, enjoyed popularity in the 18th century.

Meanings of Epergnes:

noun

An ornamental centrepiece for a dining table, typically used for holding fruit or flowers.

Usage examples:

The epergne, or centrepiece, enjoyed popularity in the 18th century.

Meanings of Epexegeses:

noun

The addition of words to clarify meaning.

Meanings of Epexegesis:

noun

The addition of words to clarify meaning.

Meanings of Ephahs:

noun

An ancient hebrew dry measure equivalent to the bath (of about 40 litres or 9 gallons).

Meanings of Ephebes:

noun

(in ancient greece) a young man of 18–20 years undergoing military training.

Usage examples:

An ephebe describes a teenage boy in ancient greece (but could also describe most of the male chara…

Meanings of Ephebic:

adjective

Relating to or like an ephebe (= a young man, especially in ancient greece, or a young person who is not yet a fully grown adult)

Usage examples:

He plays an ephebic character, a young man who has not quite reached adulthood., the gymnast wore a…

Meanings of Ephedra:

noun

An evergreen shrub of warm arid regions which has trailing or climbing stems and tiny scale-like leaves.

Usage examples:

The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra …

Meanings of Ephedras:

noun

An evergreen shrub of warm arid regions which has trailing or climbing stems and tiny scale-like leaves.

Usage examples:

The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra …