All English words - page 5721

Meanings of Supraglenoid:

adjective

Above the glenoid cavity (= a shallow, hollow part of the shoulder blade)

Meanings of Supraglottal:

adjective

Located above the glottis.

noun

Each of the parts of the vocal tract located above the glottis.

Meanings of Supraglottic:

adjective

Located above the rima of the glottis; = supraglottal .

Meanings of Suprahuman:

adjective

Superhuman.

Meanings of Suprahumanity:

noun

= superhumanity .

Meanings of Supralabial:

adjective

Designating each of a series of scales on the upper lip of a reptile.

noun

Such a scale; usually in plural.

Meanings of Supralapsarian:

noun

A person (typically a calvinist or reformed protestant) holding the view that god's election of only some to everlasting life was part of the divine plan prior to the creation and the fall. compare sublapsarian , "infralapsarian".

adjective

Of or relating to the supralapsarians or their doctrine; designating a supralapsarian.

Meanings of Supralapsarianism:

noun

The doctrine of the supralapsarians.

Meanings of Supraliminal:

adjective

Of a sensory stimulus or sensory stimulation: above the threshold (limen) required for conscious perception; (more generally) above the threshold required to elicit a response.

Meanings of Supralineal:

adjective

Written above the line of the text; compare superlineal , superlinear .

Meanings of Supralittoral:

adjective

Situated immediately above the limit of high tides; specifically designating an ecological zone extending from mean high tide to the limit of the influence of sea spray; also as noun, such a zone.

Meanings of Supralocal:

adjective

Not confined to a single place; (in early use) specifically (especially with reference to christ's presence in the eucharist) that transcends place or location (now rare).

Meanings of Supralocally:

adverb

In a supralocal manner.

Meanings of Supralunar:

adjective

= supralunary .

Meanings of Supralunary:

adjective

Superlunary.

Meanings of Supramarginal:

adjective

Situated above the margin of a part; specifically (in the cerebrum) situated above the upper edge of the lateral sulcus (the sylvian fissure).

Meanings of Supramarine:

adjective

Situated or occurring above the surface or level of the sea.

Meanings of Supramaxilla:

noun

The maxilla or upper jaw (now disused).

Meanings of Supramaximal:

adjective

Of a stimulus: exceeding the value required to produce the maximum response; involving such a stimulus. also as noun (rare).

Meanings of Suprameatal:

adjective

Situated above the acoustic meatus.

Meanings of Supramedial:

adjective

Located above the medial position, middle, or midline.

Meanings of Supramolecular:

adjective

Relating to or denoting structures composed of several or many molecules.

Usage examples:

In all these studies involving relatively short-chain phospholipids, it is of interest to know what…

Meanings of Supramundane:

adjective

Transcending or superior to the physical world.

Usage examples:

Revelation has familiarized christians with the angels as supramundane beings

Meanings of Supranational:

adjective

Having power or influence that transcends national boundaries or governments.

Usage examples:

Supranational law

Meanings of Supranatural:

adjective

Supernatural. also as noun: (with the) = "supernatural".