sack: the quantity contained in a sack


sackful: the quantity contained in a sack


scoop: the quantity a scoop will hold


scoopful: the quantity a scoop will hold


shelfful: the amount that a shelf will hold


shoeful: the amount that a shoe will hold


skinful: a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk


shovel: the quantity a shovel can hold


shovelful: the quantity a shovel can hold


spadeful: the quantity a shovel can hold


skepful: the quantity a skep can hold


split: a bottle containing half the usual amount


spoon: as much as a spoon will hold


spoonful: as much as a spoon will hold


tablespoon: as much as a tablespoon will hold


tablespoonful: as much as a tablespoon will hold


dessertspoon: as much as a dessert spoon will hold


dessertspoonful: as much as a dessert spoon will hold


tank: as much as a tank will hold


tankful: as much as a tank will hold


teacup: as much as a teacup will hold


teacupful: as much as a teacup will hold


teaspoon: as much as a teaspoon will hold


teaspoonful: as much as a teaspoon will hold


thimble: as much as a thimble will hold


thimbleful: as much as a thimble will hold


tub: the amount that a tub will hold


tubful: the amount that a tub will hold


morsel: a small quantity of anything


handful: a small number or amount


smattering: a small number or amount


couple: a small indefinite number


drop: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling


drib: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling


driblet: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling


droplet: a tiny drop


eyedrop: a drop from an eye dropper


eye-drop: a drop from an eye dropper


dollop: a small measure (usually of food)


dose: the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time


dosage: the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time


load: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate


load: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time


loading: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time


precipitation: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time


trainload: quantity that can be carried by a train


dreg: a small amount of residue


jack: a small worthless amount


doodly-squat: a small worthless amount


diddly-squat: a small worthless amount


diddlysquat: a small worthless amount


diddly-shit: a small worthless amount


diddlyshit: a small worthless amount


diddly: a small worthless amount


diddley: a small worthless amount


squat: a small worthless amount


shit: a small worthless amount


nip: a small drink of liquor


shot: a small drink of liquor


trace: a just detectable amount


hint: a just detectable amount


suggestion: a just detectable amount


spark: a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger


shred: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


scintilla: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


whit: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


iota: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


tittle: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


smidgen: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


smidgeon: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


smidgin: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


smidge: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount


tot: a small amount (especially of a drink)


snuff: a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time


touch: a slight but appreciable amount


hint: a slight but appreciable amount


tinge: a slight but appreciable amount


mite: a slight but appreciable amount


pinch: a slight but appreciable amount


jot: a slight but appreciable amount


speck: a slight but appreciable amount


soupcon: a slight but appreciable amount


barrels: the amount that many barrels might hold


batch: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


deal: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


flock: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


good deal: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


great deal: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


hatful: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


heap: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


lot: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


mass: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


mess: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


mickle: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


mint: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


mountain: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


muckle: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


passel: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


peck: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


pile: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


plenty: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


pot: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


quite a little: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


raft: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


sight: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


slew: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


spate: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


stack: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


tidy sum: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


wad: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


battalion: a large indefinite number


large number: a large indefinite number


multitude: a large indefinite number


plurality: a large indefinite number


pack: a large indefinite number


billyo: an unimaginably large amount


billyoh: an unimaginably large amount


billy-ho: an unimaginably large amount


all get out: an unimaginably large amount


boatload: the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car


shipload: the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car


carload: the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car


flood: an overwhelming number or amount


inundation: an overwhelming number or amount


deluge: an overwhelming number or amount


torrent: an overwhelming number or amount


haymow: a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation


infinitude: an infinite quantity


maximum: the largest possible quantity


upper limit: the largest possible quantity


mile: a large distance


million: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)


billion: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)


trillion: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)


zillion: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)


jillion: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)


gazillion: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)


much: a great amount or extent


myriad: a large indefinite number


reservoir: a large or extra supply of something


ocean: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume


sea: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume


ream: a large quantity of written matter


small fortune: a large sum of money


supply: an amount of something available for use


tons: a large number or amount


dozens: a large number or amount


heaps: a large number or amount


lots: a large number or amount


piles: a large number or amount


scores: a large number or amount


stacks: a large number or amount


loads: a large number or amount


rafts: a large number or amount


slews: a large number or amount


wads: a large number or amount


oodles: a large number or amount


gobs: a large number or amount


scads: a large number or amount


lashings: a large number or amount


room: space for movement


way: space for movement


elbow room: space for movement


breathing room: sufficient room for easy breathing or movement


breathing space: sufficient room for easy breathing or movement


headroom: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something


headway: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something


clearance: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something


houseroom: space for accommodation in a house


living space: space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding


lebensraum: space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding


parking: space in which vehicles can be parked


sea room: space for maneuver at sea


swath: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine


volume: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object


volume: a relative amount


capacity: the amount that can be contained


content: the amount that can be contained


vital capacity: the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue


population: the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)


proof: a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)


STP: standard temperature and pressure


s.t.p.: standard temperature and pressure


relations: mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups


dealings: mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups


causality: the relation between causes and effects


relationship: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)


human relationship: a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)


function: a relation such that one thing is dependent on another


partnership: a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal


personal relation: a relation between persons


personal relationship: a relation between persons


bonding: a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)


obligation: a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor


indebtedness: a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor


female bonding: the formation of a close personal relationship between women


male bonding: the formation of a close personal relationship between men


maternal-infant bonding: the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth


association: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence


logical relation: a relation between propositions


contradictory: two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time


contrary: a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false


mathematical relation: a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)


function: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)


mathematical function: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)


single-valued function: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)


map: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)


mapping: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)


expansion: a function expressed as a sum or product of terms


inverse function: a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x


Kronecker delta: a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise


metric function: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them


metric: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them


transformation: (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system


reflection: (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed


rotation: (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin


translation: (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same


affine transformation: (mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis


isometry: a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points


operator: (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation


linear operator: an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)


identity: an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates


identity element: an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates


identity operator: an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates


trigonometric function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle


circular function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle


sine: ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle


sin: ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle


arc sine: the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number


arcsine: the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number


arcsin: the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number


inverse sine: the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number


cosine: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle


cos: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle


arc cosine: the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number


arccosine: the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number


arccos: the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number


inverse cosine: the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number


tangent: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle


tan: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle


arc tangent: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number


arctangent: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number


arctan: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number


inverse tangent: the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number


cotangent: ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle


cotan: ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle


arc cotangent: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number


arccotangent: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number


inverse cotangent: the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number


secant: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle


sec: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle


arc secant: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number


arcsecant: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number


arcsec: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number


inverse secant: the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number


cosecant: ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle


cosec: ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle


arc cosecant: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number


arccosecant: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number


inverse cosecant: the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number


threshold function: a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise


exponential: a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent


exponential function: a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent


exponential equation: an equation involving exponential functions of a variable


exponential curve: a graph of an exponential function


exponential expression: a mathematical expression consisting of a constant (especially e) raised to some power


exponential series: a series derived from the expansion of an exponential expression


parity: (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity


evenness: the parity of even numbers (divisible by two)


oddness: the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)


foundation: the basis on which something is grounded


footing: a relation that provides the foundation for something


basis: a relation that provides the foundation for something


ground: a relation that provides the foundation for something


common ground: a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding


grass roots: the essential foundation or source


connection: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)


connexion: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)


connectedness: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)


series: (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other


alliance: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest


bond: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest


silver cord: the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring


linkage: an associative relation


link: the means of connection between things linked in series


nexus: the means of connection between things linked in series


communication: a connection allowing access between persons or places


concatenation: the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc


bridge: something resembling a bridge in form or function


involvement: a connection of inclusion or containment


implication: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)


inclusion: the relation of comprising something


comprehension: the relation of comprising something


unconnectedness: the lack of a connection between things


relevance: the relation of something to the matter at hand


relevancy: the relation of something to the matter at hand


materiality: relevance requiring careful consideration


cogency: persuasive relevance


point: a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect


germaneness: pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand


applicability: relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand


pertinence: relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand


pertinency: relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand


relatedness: a particular manner of connectedness


bearing: relevant relation or interconnection


irrelevance: the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand


irrelevancy: the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand


inapplicability: irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand


immateriality: complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration


unrelatedness: the lack of any particular manner of connectedness


extraneousness: unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand


grammatical relation: a linguistic relation established by grammar


linguistic relation: a relation between linguistic forms or constituents


agreement: the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations


concord: the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations


number agreement: agreement in number between words in the same grammatical construction (e.g., between adjectives and the nouns they modify)


person agreement: agreement in person between pronouns and verbs


case agreement: agreement in grammatical case between words in the same construction


gender agreement: agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction


transitivity: the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb


transitiveness: the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb


intransitivity: the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb


intransitiveness: the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb


transitivity: (logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third


reflexivity: (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself


reflexiveness: (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself


coreference: the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent


reflexivity: the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent


reflexiveness: the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent


conjunction: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction


coordinating conjunction: the coordination by conjunction of linguistic units of the same status


subordinating conjunction: the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another


copulative conjunction: the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings


disjunctive conjunction: the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings


adversative conjunction: the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings


complementation: the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate


coordination: the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form


subordination: the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head


modification: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase


qualifying: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase


limiting: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase


restrictiveness: a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')


apposition: a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows


mood: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker


mode: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker


modality: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker


indicative mood: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact


indicative: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact


declarative mood: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact


declarative: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact


common mood: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact


fact mood: a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact


subjunctive mood: a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible


subjunctive: a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible


optative mood: a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs


optative: a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs


imperative mood: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior


imperative: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior


jussive mood: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior


imperative form: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior


interrogative mood: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood


interrogative: some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood


modality: a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility


mode: a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility


anaphoric relation: the relation between an anaphor and its antecedent


voice: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes


active voice: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb


active: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb


passive voice: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb


passive: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb


inflection: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function


inflexion: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function


conjugation: the inflection of verbs


declension: the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages


paradigm: systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word


pluralization: the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to


pluralisation: the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to


aspect: the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb


perfective: the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action


perfective aspect: the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action


imperfective: aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb


imperfective aspect: aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb


durative: the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration


durative aspect: the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration


progressive aspect: the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action


inchoative: aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb


inchoative aspect: aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb


iterative: the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action


iterative aspect: the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action


progressive: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going


progressive tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going


imperfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going


imperfect tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going


continuous tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going


present progressive: a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance


present progressive tense: a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance


perfective: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)


perfective tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)


perfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)


perfect tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)


present perfect: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present


present perfect tense: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present


preterit: a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense


preterite: a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense


past perfect: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past


past perfect tense: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past


pluperfect: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past


pluperfect tense: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past


past progressive: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past


past progressive tense: a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past


future perfect: a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future


future perfect tense: a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future


future progressive: a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future


future progressive tense: a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future


semantic relation: a relation between meanings


hyponymy: the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class


subordination: the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class


hypernymy: the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class


superordination: the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class


synonymy: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning


synonymity: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning


synonymousness: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning


antonymy: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings


holonymy: the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts


whole to part relation: the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts


meronymy: the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole


part to whole relation: the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole


troponymy: the semantic relation of being a manner of does something


homonymy: the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning


part: something determined in relation to something that includes it


portion: something determined in relation to something that includes it


component part: something determined in relation to something that includes it


component: something determined in relation to something that includes it


constituent: something determined in relation to something that includes it


basis: the most important or necessary part of something


base: the most important or necessary part of something


detail: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole


particular: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole


item: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole


highlight: the most interesting or memorable part


high spot: the most interesting or memorable part


unit: an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole


member: anything that belongs to a set or class


remainder: something left after other parts have been taken away


balance: something left after other parts have been taken away


residual: something left after other parts have been taken away


residue: something left after other parts have been taken away


residuum: something left after other parts have been taken away


rest: something left after other parts have been taken away


leftover: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists


remnant: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists


subpart: a part of a part


affinity: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character


kinship: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character


rapport: a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people


resonance: a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people


sympathy: a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other


mutual understanding: sympathy of each person for the other


mutual affection: sympathy of each person for the other


affinity: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts


phylogenetic relation: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts


kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption


family relationship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption


relationship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption


descent: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors


line of descent: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors


lineage: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors


filiation: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors


affinity: (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship


steprelationship: a family relationship by virtue of remarriage


consanguinity: (anthropology) related by blood


blood kinship: (anthropology) related by blood


cognation: (anthropology) related by blood


parentage: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents


birth: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents


fatherhood: the kinship relation between an offspring and the father


paternity: the kinship relation between an offspring and the father


motherhood: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother


maternity: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother


sisterhood: the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings


sistership: the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings


brotherhood: the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings


bilateral descent: line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family


unilateral descent: line of descent traced through one side of the family


matrilineage: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family


enation: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family


cognation: line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family


patrilineage: line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family


agnation: line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family


marital relationship: the relationship between wife and husband


marital bed: the relationship between wife and husband


magnitude relation: a relation between magnitudes


quantitative relation: a relation between magnitudes


scale: relative magnitude


proportion: the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree


ratio: the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree


proportion: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole


case-fatality proportion: the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases


case-to-infection proportion: the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease


case-to-infection ratio: the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease


content: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.


rate: a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure


scale: the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it


golden section: the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)


golden mean: the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)


commensurateness: the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount


correspondence: the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount


proportionateness: the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount


percentage: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)


percent: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)


per centum: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)


pct: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)


absentee rate: the percentage of workers who do not report to work


batting average: (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat


hitting average: (baseball) a measure of a batter's performance; the number of base hits divided by the number of official times at bat


batting average: (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds


fielding average: (baseball) a measure of a fielder's performance; the number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances


occupancy rate: the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time


hospital occupancy: occupancy rate for hospitals


hotel occupancy: occupancy rate for hotels


vacancy rate: the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time


unemployment rate: the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date


ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)


abundance: (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million


abundance: (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present


albedo: the ratio of reflected to incident light


reflective power: the ratio of reflected to incident light


aspect ratio: the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture


average: (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities


cephalic index: ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull


breadth index: ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull


cranial index: ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull


efficiency: the ratio of the output to the input of any system


figure of merit: a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedure


facial index: the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face


focal ratio: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system


f number: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system


stop number: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system


speed: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system


frequency: the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations


relative frequency: the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations


hematocrit: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit


haematocrit: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit


packed cell volume: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit


intelligence quotient: a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)


IQ: a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)


I.Q.: a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)


adult intelligence: the average IQ of the adults in a given population


borderline intelligence: the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)


load factor: (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)


loss ratio: the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received


Mach number: the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound


magnification: the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object


mechanical advantage: the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it


mileage: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned


fuel consumption rate: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned


gasoline mileage: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned


gas mileage: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned


odds: the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another


betting odds: the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another


order of magnitude: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10


magnitude: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10


output-to-input ratio: the output power of a transducer divided by the input power


prevalence: (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population


price-to-earnings ratio: (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings


P/E ratio: (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings


productivity: (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time


proportionality: a ratio of two quantities that is constant


quotient: the ratio of two quantities to be divided


refractive index: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium


index of refraction: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium


relative humidity: the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage


respiratory quotient: the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time


safety factor: the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use


factor of safety: the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use


signal-to-noise ratio: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity


signal-to-noise: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity


signal/noise ratio: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity


signal/noise: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity


S/N: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity


stoichiometry: (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)


time constant: the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms


employee turnover: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers


turnover rate: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers


turnover: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers


loading: the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift


power loading: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power


span loading: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan


wing loading: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area


incidence: the relative frequency of occurrence of something


relative incidence: the relative frequency of occurrence of something


morbidity: the relative incidence of a particular disease


control: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another


direction: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves


frontage: the direction in which something (such as a building) faces


orientation: position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions


attitude: position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)


trim: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation


horizontal: something that is oriented horizontally


vertical: something that is oriented vertically


opposition: a direction opposite to another


orthogonality: the relation of opposition between things at right angles


perpendicularity: the relation of opposition between things at right angles


orthogonal opposition: the relation of opposition between things at right angles


antipodal: the relation of opposition along a diameter


antipodal opposition: the relation of opposition along a diameter


diametrical opposition: the relation of opposition along a diameter


enantiomorphism: the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another


mirror-image relation: the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another


windward: the direction from which the wind is coming


to windward: the side toward the wind


windward side: the side toward the wind


weatherboard: the side toward the wind


weather side: the side toward the wind


leeward: the direction in which the wind is blowing


to leeward: the side sheltered from the wind


leeward side: the side sheltered from the wind


seaward: the direction toward the sea


quarter: one of the four major division of the compass


compass point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass


point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass


cardinal compass point: one of the four main compass points


north: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees


due north: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees


northward: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees


N: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees


north by east: the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north


NbE: the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north


north: the direction in which a compass needle points


magnetic north: the direction in which a compass needle points


compass north: the direction in which a compass needle points


north northeast: the compass point that is midway between north and northeast


nor'-nor'-east: the compass point that is midway between north and northeast


NNE: the compass point that is midway between north and northeast


northeast by north: the compass point that is one point north of northeast


NEbN: the compass point that is one point north of northeast


northeast: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees


nor'-east: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees


northeastward: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees


NE: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees


northeast by east: the compass point that is one point east of northeast


NEbE: the compass point that is one point east of northeast


east northeast: the compass point midway between northeast and east


ENE: the compass point midway between northeast and east


east by north: the compass point that is one point north of due east


EbN: the compass point that is one point north of due east


east: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees


due east: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees


eastward: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees


E: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees


east by south: the compass point that is one point south of due east


EbS: the compass point that is one point south of due east


east southeast: the compass point midway between east and southeast


ESE: the compass point midway between east and southeast


southeast by east: the compass point that is one point east of southeast


SEbE: the compass point that is one point east of southeast


southeast: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees


sou'-east: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees


southeastward: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees


SE: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees


southeast by south: the compass point that is one point south of southeast


SEbS: the compass point that is one point south of southeast


south southeast: the compass point midway between south and southeast


sou'-sou'-east: the compass point midway between south and southeast


SSE: the compass point midway between south and southeast


south by east: the compass point that is one point east of due south


SbE: the compass point that is one point east of due south


south: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees


due south: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees


southward: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees


S: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees


south by west: the compass point that is one point west of due south


SbW: the compass point that is one point west of due south


south southwest: the compass point midway between south and southwest


sou'-sou'-west: the compass point midway between south and southwest


SSW: the compass point midway between south and southwest


southwest by south: the compass point that is one point south of southwest


SWbS: the compass point that is one point south of southwest


southwest: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees


sou'-west: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees


southwestward: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees


SW: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees


southwest by west: the compass point that is one point west of southwest


SWbW: the compass point that is one point west of southwest


west southwest: the compass point midway between west and southwest


WSW: the compass point midway between west and southwest


west by south: the compass point that is one point south of due west


WbS: the compass point that is one point south of due west


west: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees


due west: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees


westward: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees


W: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees


west by north: the compass point that is one point north of due west


WbN: the compass point that is one point north of due west


west northwest: the compass point midway between west and northwest


WNW: the compass point midway between west and northwest


northwest by west: the compass point that is one point west of northwest


NWbW: the compass point that is one point west of northwest


northwest: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees


nor'-west: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees


northwestward: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees


NW: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees


northwest by north: the compass point that is one point north of northwest


NWbN: the compass point that is one point north of northwest


north northwest: the compass point that is midway between north and northwest


nor'-nor'-west: the compass point that is midway between north and northwest


NNW: the compass point that is midway between north and northwest


north by west: the compass point that is one point west of due north


NbW: the compass point that is one point west of due north


north: the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point


northeast: the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point


east: the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point


southeast: the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point


south: the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point


southwest: the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point


west: the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point


northwest: the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point


angular position: relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established


elevation: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)


EL: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)


altitude: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)


ALT: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)


depression: angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)


business relation: a relation between different business enterprises


competition: a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers


price war: intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business


price competition: intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business


clientage: relation of a client to a patron


professional relation: the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source


medical relation: the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient


doctor-patient relation: the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient


nurse-patient relation: the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient


legal relation: a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)


fiduciary relation: the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter


bank-depositor relation: the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors


confidential adviser-advisee relation: the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee


conservator-ward relation: the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward


director-stockholder relation: the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders


executor-heir relation: the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir


lawyer-client relation: the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client


attorney-client relation: the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client


partner relation: the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests


receiver-creditor relation: the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor


trustee-beneficiary relation: the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary


academic relation: a professional relation between instructors and those they instruct


teacher-student relation: the academic relation between teachers and their students


politics: social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power


political relation: social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power


chemistry: the way two individuals relate to each other


interpersonal chemistry: the way two individuals relate to each other


alchemy: the way two individuals relate to each other


reciprocality: a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence


reciprocity: a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence


complementarity: the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other


correlation: a reciprocal relation between two or more things


correlativity: a reciprocal relation between two or more things


mutuality: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)


interdependence: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)


interdependency: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)


commensalism: the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it


parasitism: the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)


symbiosis: the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other


mutualism: the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other


trophobiosis: a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product


additive inverse: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5


multiplicative inverse: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7


reciprocal: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7


mutuality: a reciprocality of sentiments


mutualness: a reciprocality of sentiments


reciprocal: something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else


sharing: having in common


sharing: using or enjoying something jointly with others


time sharing: (computer science) the use of a central computer by many users simultaneously


interrelation: mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness


interrelationship: mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness


interrelatedness: mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness


psychodynamics: the interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation


temporal relation: a relation involving time


antecedent: anything that precedes something similar in time


forerunner: anything that precedes something similar in time


chronology: an arrangement of events in time


synchronism: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time


synchrony: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time


synchronicity: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time


synchroneity: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time


synchronization: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time


synchronisation: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time


synchronizing: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time


asynchronism: the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times


asynchrony: the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times


desynchronization: the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times


desynchronisation: the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times


desynchronizing: the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times


first: the first or highest in an ordering or series


number one: the first or highest in an ordering or series


former: the first of two or the first mentioned of two


second: following the first in an ordering or series


latter: the second of two or the second mentioned of two


third: following the second position in an ordering or series


fourth: following the third position; number four in a countable series


fifth: position five in a countable series of things


sixth: position six in a countable series of things


seventh: position seven in a countable series of things


eighth: position eight in a countable series of things


ninth: position nine in a countable series of things


tenth: position ten in a countable series of things


eleventh: position 11 in a countable series of things


twelfth: position 12 in a countable series of things


thirteenth: position 13 in a countable series of things


fourteenth: position 14 in a countable series of things


fifteenth: position 15 in a countable series of things


sixteenth: position 16 in a countable series of things


seventeenth: position 17 in a countable series of things


eighteenth: position 18 in a countable series of things


nineteenth: position 19 in a countable series of things


twentieth: position 20 in a countable series of things


thirtieth: position 30 in a countable series of things


fortieth: position 40 in a countable series of things


fiftieth: position 50 in a countable series of things


sixtieth: position 60 in a countable series of things


seventieth: position 70 in a countable series of things


eightieth: position 80 in a countable series of things


ninetieth: position 90 in a countable series of things


hundredth: position 100 in a countable series of things


thousandth: position 1,000 in a countable series of things


millionth: position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things


billionth: position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things


last: the last or lowest in an ordering or series


scale: an ordered reference standard


scale of measurement: an ordered reference standard


graduated table: an ordered reference standard


ordered series: an ordered reference standard


Beaufort scale: an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)


wind scale: an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)


index: a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number


logarithmic scale: scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers


Mercalli scale: a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII


Mohs scale: a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance


Richter scale: a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations


moment magnitude scale: a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake


temperature scale: a system of measuring temperature


Celsius scale: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees


international scale: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees


centigrade scale: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees


Fahrenheit scale: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees


Kelvin scale: a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees


absolute scale: a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees


Rankine scale: a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees


Reaumur scale: a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees


wage scale: a schedule of wages paid for different jobs


wage schedule: a schedule of wages paid for different jobs


sliding scale: a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index


comparison: relation based on similarities and differences


imaginative comparison: the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories


gauge: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared


standard of measurement: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared


baseline: an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared


norm: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical


opposition: the relation between opposed entities


oppositeness: the relation between opposed entities


antipode: direct opposite


antithesis: exact opposite


conflict: opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)


contrast: the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; ,


direct contrast: the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; ,


flip side: a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect)


mutual opposition: a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies


polarity: a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies


gradable opposition: an opposition that is capable of being graded


polar opposition: an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles


polarity: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)


sign: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)


positivity: the character of the positive electric pole


positiveness: the character of the positive electric pole


negativity: the character of the negative electric pole


negativeness: the character of the negative electric pole


ungradable opposition: an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other


complementarity: a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities


contradictoriness: the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist


contradiction: opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas


dialectic: a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction


incompatibility: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time


mutual exclusiveness: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time


inconsistency: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time


repugnance: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time


contrary: exact opposition


contrariety: the relation between contraries


tertium quid: some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both


reverse: a relation of direct opposition


contrary: a relation of direct opposition


opposite: a relation of direct opposition


inverse: something inverted in sequence or character or effect


opposite: something inverted in sequence or character or effect


change: a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event


difference: a significant change


gradient: a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension


concentration gradient: a gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution


gravity gradient: a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object


temperature gradient: change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude)


implication: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false


logical implication: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false


conditional relation: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false


antagonism: the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors


solid: a three-dimensional shape


plane: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape


sheet: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape


Cartesian plane: a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates


facet plane: the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)


midplane: the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)


midline: the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)


orbital plane: (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting


picture plane: the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work


tangent plane: the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface


natural shape: a shape created by natural forces; not man-made


leaf shape: any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume


leaf form: any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume


equilateral: a figure whose sides are all equal


flare: a shape that spreads outward


flair: a shape that spreads outward


figure: a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape


pencil: a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point


plane figure: a two-dimensional shape


two-dimensional figure: a two-dimensional shape


solid figure: a three-dimensional shape


three-dimensional figure: a three-dimensional shape


subfigure: a figure that is a part of another figure


line: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point


bulb: anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop


convex shape: a shape that curves or bulges outward


convexity: a shape that curves or bulges outward


camber: a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)


entasis: a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight


angular shape: a shape having one or more sharp angles


angularity: a shape having one or more sharp angles


concave shape: a shape that curves or bends inward


concavity: a shape that curves or bends inward


incurvation: a shape that curves or bends inward


incurvature: a shape that curves or bends inward


cylinder: a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)


round shape: a shape that is curved and without sharp angles


conglomeration: a rounded spherical form


conglobation: a rounded spherical form


heart: a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines


polygon: a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides


polygonal shape: a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides


isogon: an equiangular polygon


convex polygon: a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points


concave polygon: a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more points


reentrant polygon: a polygon with one or more reentrant angles


reentering polygon: a polygon with one or more reentrant angles


regular polygon: a polygon with all sides and all angles equal


distorted shape: a shape resulting from distortion


distortion: a shape resulting from distortion


amorphous shape: an ill-defined or arbitrary shape


curve: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes


curved shape: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes


closed curve: a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints


simple closed curve: a closed curve that does not intersect itself


Jordan curve: a closed curve that does not intersect itself


S-shape: a double curve resembling the letter S


catenary: the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points


Cupid's bow: the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow


wave: an undulating curve


undulation: an undulating curve


extrados: the exterior curve of an arch


gooseneck: something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)


intrados: the interior curve of an arch


bend: a circular segment of a curve


crook: a circular segment of a curve


twist: a circular segment of a curve


turn: a circular segment of a curve


hook: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook


crotchet: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook


uncus: (biology) any hook-shaped process or part


envelope: a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves


bight: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)


straight line: a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature


geodesic: (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)


geodesic line: (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)


perpendicular: a straight line at right angles to another line


connection: a connecting shape


connexion: a connecting shape


link: a connecting shape


asymptote: a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity


tangent: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point


secant: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points


perimeter: a line enclosing a plane areas


radius: a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)


diameter: a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)


centerline: a line that bisects a plane figure


center line: a line that bisects a plane figure


dome: a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward


pit: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)


fossa: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)


recess: a small concavity


recession: a small concavity


niche: a small concavity


corner: a small concavity


cone: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point


conoid: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point


cone shape: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point


funnel: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends


funnel shape: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends


conic section: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone


conic: (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone


intersection: a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations


oblong: a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation


circle: ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point


circlet: a small circle


circle: something approximating the shape of a circle


equator: a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts


semicircle: a plane figure with the shape of half a circle


hemicycle: a plane figure with the shape of half a circle


arc: a continuous portion of a circle


scallop: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)


crenation: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)


crenature: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)


crenel: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)


crenelle: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)


chord: a straight line connecting two points on a curve


sector: a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle


disk: something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate


disc: something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate


saucer: something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate


ring: a toroidal shape


halo: a toroidal shape


annulus: a toroidal shape


doughnut: a toroidal shape


anchor ring: a toroidal shape


loop: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)


bight: a loop in a rope


coil: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


whorl: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


roll: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


curl: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


curlicue: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


ringlet: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


gyre: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


scroll: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


spiral: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center


helix: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle


spiral: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle


double helix: a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis


perversion: a curve that reverses the direction of something


eccentricity: (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis


element: a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone


element of a cone: a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base


element of a cylinder: a straight line running the length of the cylinder


helix angle: the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone


kink: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight


twist: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight


twirl: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight


whirl: the shape of something rotating rapidly


swirl: the shape of something rotating rapidly


vortex: the shape of something rotating rapidly


convolution: the shape of something rotating rapidly


ellipse: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it


oval: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it


square: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon


foursquare: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon


square: something approximating the shape of a square


quadrate: a square-shaped object


quadrilateral: a four-sided polygon


quadrangle: a four-sided polygon


tetragon: a four-sided polygon


triangle: a three-sided polygon


trigon: a three-sided polygon


trilateral: a three-sided polygon


triangle: something approximating the shape of a triangle


acute triangle: a triangle whose interior angles are all acute


acute-angled triangle: a triangle whose interior angles are all acute


equilateral triangle: a three-sided regular polygon


equiangular triangle: a three-sided regular polygon


delta: an object shaped like an equilateral triangle


isosceles triangle: a triangle with two equal sides


oblique triangle: a triangle that contains no right angle


obtuse triangle: a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle


obtuse-angled triangle: a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle


right triangle: a triangle with one right angle


right-angled triangle: a triangle with one right angle


scalene triangle: a triangle with no two sides of equal length


hexagram: a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles


parallel: (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)


parallelogram: a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length


trapezium: a quadrilateral with no parallel sides


trapezoid: a quadrilateral with two parallel sides


star: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem


asterism: (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light


pentacle: a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon


pentagram: a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon


pentangle: a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon


pentagon: a five-sided polygon


hexagon: a six-sided polygon


regular hexagon: a hexagon with six sides of equal length


heptagon: a seven-sided polygon


octagon: an eight-sided polygon


nonagon: a nine-sided polygon


decagon: a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles


undecagon: an eleven-sided polygon


dodecagon: a twelve-sided polygon


rhombus: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram


rhomb: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram


diamond: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram


rhomboid: a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal


rectangle: a parallelogram with four right angles


box: a rectangular drawing


spherical polygon: a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles


spherical triangle: a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles


polyhedron: a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces


convex polyhedron: a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon


concave polyhedron: a polyhedron some of whose plane sections are concave polygons


prism: a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms


parallelepiped: a prism whose bases are parallelograms


parallelopiped: a prism whose bases are parallelograms


parallelepipedon: a prism whose bases are parallelograms


parallelopipedon: a prism whose bases are parallelograms


cuboid: a rectangular parallelepiped


quadrangular prism: a prism whose bases are quadrangles


triangular prism: a prism whose bases are triangles


sinuosity: having curves


sinuousness: having curves


tortuosity: a tortuous and twisted shape or position


tortuousness: a tortuous and twisted shape or position


torsion: a tortuous and twisted shape or position


contortion: a tortuous and twisted shape or position


crookedness: a tortuous and twisted shape or position


warp: a shape distorted by twisting or folding


buckle: a shape distorted by twisting or folding


knot: something twisted and tight and swollen


gnarl: something twisted and tight and swollen


arch: a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening


bell: the shape of a bell


bell shape: the shape of a bell


campana: the shape of a bell


parabola: a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve


hyperbola: an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone


furcation: the place where something divides into branches


forking: the place where something divides into branches


bifurcation: the place where something divides into two branches


bifurcation: a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)


jog: a sharp change in direction


zigzag: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions


zig: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions


zag: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions


angle: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians


complementary angles: two angles whose sum is a right angle


angular distance: the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer


hour angle: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day


HA: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day


true anomaly: the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees


plane angle: an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)


spherical angle: an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles


solid angle: an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)


inclination: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)


angle of inclination: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)


inclination: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees


inclination of an orbit: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees


reentrant angle: an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees


reentering angle: an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees


salient angle: an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees


interior angle: the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon


internal angle: the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon


exterior angle: the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon


external angle: the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon


hip: (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof


angle of incidence: the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence


incidence angle: the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence


angle of attack: the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil


critical angle: the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected


angle of reflection: the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence


angle of refraction: the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction


angle of extinction: the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light


extinction angle: the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light


acute angle: an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees


obtuse angle: an angle between 90 and 180 degrees


dogleg: angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog


right angle: the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines


oblique angle: an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle


reflex angle: an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)


perigon: an angle of 360 degrees


round angle: an angle of 360 degrees


cutting angle: the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work


dip: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon


angle of dip: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon


magnetic dip: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon


magnetic inclination: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon


inclination: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon


lead: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)


magnetic declination: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north


magnetic variation: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north


variation: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north


azimuth: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian


AZ: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian


bowl: a concave shape with an open top


trough: a concave shape with an open top


groove: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)


channel: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)


rut: a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)


scoop: a hollow concave shape made by removing something


pocket: a hollow concave shape made by removing something


bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


bump: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


hump: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


swelling: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


gibbosity: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


gibbousness: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


jut: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


prominence: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


protuberance: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


protrusion: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


extrusion: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


excrescence: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings


belly: a part that bulges deeply


caput: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure


mogul: a bump on a ski slope


nub: a small lump or protuberance


nubble: a small lump or protuberance


snag: a sharp protuberance


wart: any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)


node: any thickened enlargement


knob: any thickened enlargement


thickening: any thickened enlargement


bow: something curved in shape


arc: something curved in shape


crescent: any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters


depression: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing


impression: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing


imprint: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing


dimple: any slight depression in a surface


hyperboloid: a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis


paraboloid: a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis


ellipsoid: a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles


flank: a subfigure consisting of a side of something


hypotenuse: the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle


altitude: the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)


base: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed


balance: equality of distribution


equilibrium: equality of distribution


equipoise: equality of distribution


counterbalance: equality of distribution


conformation: a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing


symmetry: balance among the parts of something


proportion: balance among the parts of something


disproportion: lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something


spheroid: a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes


ellipsoid of revolution: a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes


sphere: a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center


hemisphere: half of a sphere


sphere: a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)


ball: an object with a spherical shape


globe: an object with a spherical shape


orb: an object with a spherical shape


spherule: a small sphere


cylinder: a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line


torus: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle


toroid: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle


toroid: the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus


column: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower


tower: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower


pillar: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower


plume: anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness