All English words - page 1452

Meanings of Diaconal:

adjective

Relating to a deacon, or to the role of a deacon.

Usage examples:

A diaconal minister of the presbyterian church

Meanings of Diaconate:

noun

The office of deacon, or a person's tenure of it.

Usage examples:

Among the subjects he considers are the diaconate, the priestly office, the office of the bishop, t…

Meanings of Diacritic:

noun

A sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked.

Usage examples:

Admittedly a lot of those are basic roman characters with diacritics but the exact positioning of t…

adjective

(of a mark or sign) indicating a difference in pronunciation.

Usage examples:

But it has now lost its appeal largely because a total of 136 syllables require additional phonetic…

Meanings of Diacritical:

adjective

(of a mark or sign) serving to indicate different pronunciations of a letter above or below which it is written.

Usage examples:

The present orthographic system was introduced in the fourteenth century by the religious reformer …

Meanings of Diacritics:

noun

A sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked.

Usage examples:

Admittedly a lot of those are basic roman characters with diacritics but the exact positioning of t…

adjective

(of a mark or sign) indicating a difference in pronunciation.

Usage examples:

But it has now lost its appeal largely because a total of 136 syllables require additional phonetic…

Meanings of Diadelphous:

adjective

(of stamens) united by their filaments so as to form two groups.

Usage examples:

The androecium consists of 10 diadelphous stamens.

Meanings of Diadem:

noun

A jewelled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.

Usage examples:

A small proportion of the graves contained exceptionally rich grave goods, including gold sceptres,…

Meanings of Diadems:

noun

A jewelled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.

Usage examples:

A small proportion of the graves contained exceptionally rich grave goods, including gold sceptres,…

Meanings of Diadochi:

proper noun

The six macedonian generals of alexander the great (antigonus, antipater, cassander, lysimachus, ptolemy, and seleucus), among whom his empire was eventually divided after his death in 323 bc.

Meanings of Diadochic:

proper noun

The six macedonian generals of alexander the great (antigonus, antipater, cassander, lysimachus, ptolemy, and seleucus), among whom his empire was eventually divided after his death in 323 bc.

Meanings of Diaereses:

noun

A mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is sounded separately, as in naïve, brontë.

Usage examples:

As several commenters have pointed out, both publications insist on using the diaeresis mark (as in…

Plural of diaeresis mainly uk

Meanings of Diaeresis:

noun

A mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is sounded separately, as in naïve, brontë.

Usage examples:

As several commenters have pointed out, both publications insist on using the diaeresis mark (as in…

Meanings of Diagenesis:

noun

The physical and chemical changes occurring during the conversion of sediment to sedimentary rock.

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This article is geared primarily to individuals, students as well as professionals, who are relativ…

Meanings of Diagnose:

verb

Identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms.

Usage examples:

Two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung

Subject to a medical analysis

Meanings of Diagnosed:

verb

Identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms.

Usage examples:

Two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung

Meanings of Diagnoses:

verb

Identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms.

Usage examples:

Two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung

noun

The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

Usage examples:

Early diagnosis and treatment are essential

Plural of diagnosis

Meanings of Diagnosing:

verb

Identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms.

Usage examples:

Two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung

Meanings of Diagnosis:

noun

The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

Usage examples:

Early diagnosis and treatment are essential

Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

Meanings of Diagnostic:

adjective

Concerned with the diagnosis of illness or other problems.

Usage examples:

A diagnostic tool

noun

A distinctive symptom or characteristic.

Usage examples:

But anaphora has never been taken seriously as a diagnostic for such a distinction.

Meanings of Diagnostician:

noun

A person who specializes in making diagnoses, especially of medical cases.

Usage examples:

He seemed not only capable of every surgical procedure, but he was a brilliant diagnostician

Meanings of Diagnosticians:

noun

A person who specializes in making diagnoses, especially of medical cases.

Usage examples:

He seemed not only capable of every surgical procedure, but he was a brilliant diagnostician

Meanings of Diagnostics:

noun

A distinctive symptom or characteristic.

Usage examples:

But anaphora has never been taken seriously as a diagnostic for such a distinction.

adjective

Concerned with the diagnosis of illness or other problems.

Usage examples:

A diagnostic tool

Meanings of Diagonal:

adjective

(of a straight line) joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.

Usage examples:

Draw two diagonal lines dividing the square and the rectangle into triangles.

noun

A straight line joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.

Usage examples:

Do this at a diagonal, from one corner of the square to the opposite corner.

Meanings of Diagonally:

adverb

In a diagonal direction.

Usage examples:

Now walk diagonally across the field towards a farmhouse

Meanings of Diagonals:

noun

A straight line joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.

Usage examples:

Do this at a diagonal, from one corner of the square to the opposite corner.

adjective

(of a straight line) joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.

Usage examples:

Draw two diagonal lines dividing the square and the rectangle into triangles.