Stones and Rocks
| acrolith | wooden statue with stone extremities |
| aerolith | stone that falls from the sky; meteorite |
| albolith | white cement formed from magnesia and silica |
| alvinolith | obsolete term for coprolith |
| amphibiolith | fossilized amphibian |
| anthropolith | fossilized human skeleton |
| antilithic | counteracting effects of bladder stones |
| archaeolithic | pertaining to the most ancient man-made stone tools |
| asthenolith | body of magma formed in the asthenosphere of the earth |
| batholith | large mass of intruded igneous rock |
| biolith | rock formed by living creatures |
| broncholith | stone in the bronchial glands |
| brontolith | aerolith |
| bysmalith | cylinder of igneous rock that lifts overlying rock when forced upward |
| cardiolith | concretion in the heart |
| cholelith | gallstone |
| chololith | gallstone |
| chromolith | colour impression of a drawing on stone |
| coccolith | tiny calcareous plate whose fossils form chalk and limestone deposits |
| coprolith | ball of hardened feces |
| cyclolith | stone circle |
| cystolith | calcium carbonate that masses in cell wall of some plants |
| dacryolith | stone forming in the tear ducts |
| encephalolith | stone forming in the brain |
| endolith | coloured design on chemically prepared slab of marble or ivory |
| enterolith | stone forming in the stomach or intestines |
| eolith | stone naturally formed but thought to be manufactured |
| epilithic | growing on the surface of rocks |
| fecalith | stony heap or mass of feces |
| gastrolith | stone ingested by an animal to aid in digestion |
| heliolithic | of a civilization, characterized by megaliths and sun-worship |
| hepatolith | gallstone |
| hippolith | concretion in the stomach of a horse |
| hydrolaccolith | mass of ice that thrusts up overlying soil to form a mound |
| hydrolith | calcium hydride |
| inolith | stone forming in fibrous tissue |
| laccolith | mass of igneous rock intruded between two sedimentary beds |
| lithagogue | having the power to expel concretions from the bladder or kidney |
| lithectasy | surgical removal of concretions through the urethra |
| lithiasis | formation of concretions in any part of the body |
| lithic | of or pertaining to stone |
| lithics | study of stone artifacts |
| lithification | process of becoming stone |
| lithobiotic | pertaining to the natural state of crystals or minerals |
| lithocarp | fossilized fruit |
| lithochromatics | application of oil paints to stone |
| lithochromatography | colour printing using several lithographic plates |
| lithochromy | painting upon stone |
| lithochrysography | printing in gold on stone |
| lithoclast | stone breaker; tool for breaking rocks |
| lithodialysis | operation by which bladder stones are dissolved |
| lithodomous | living in burrows in rocks |
| lithofractor | rock-breaker |
| lithogenesis | formation of rocks |
| lithogenous | stone-producing; coral-producing |
| lithoglyph | engraving on stone |
| lithography | art of printing on specially prepared stone to allow ink impressions |
| lithoid | having the structure or nature of stone |
| litholabe | instrument for holding stone while being extracted from the bladder |
| litholatry | stone-worship |
| lithology | study of rocks |
| lithomancy | divination by stones or meteorites |
| lithometer | instrument for measuring size of a concretion in the bladder |
| lithomyl | tool for reducing concretions into powder |
| lithontriptic | breaking up concretions in the bladder |
| lithopaedium | dead fetus impregnated with calcareous matter |
| lithophagous | stone-swallowing; rock-boring; eating rock |
| lithophany | art of making a kind of ornamental glass |
| lithophilous | living among stones |
| lithophone | medical instrument that makes audible sound upon contact of probe with a concretion |
| lithophosphoric | becoming phosphorescent when heated |
| lithophyte | plant that grows on rock |
| lithosphere | crust and upper mantle of the earth |
| lithostatic | designating pressure exerted by overlying rock layers |
| lithostratigraphy | study of layers of rock based on their physical characteristics |
| lithotheology | natural theology based on the study of stones |
| lithotint | tinted picture created from a lithograph |
| lithotome | naturally occurring rock that resembles a cut stone |
| lithotomy | surgical operation to remove stones from the bladder |
| lithotomy | a quarry |
| lithotripsy | operation involving crushing or disintegration of bladder stones |
| lithotrite | archaic medical instrument for crushing bladder stones |
| lithotype | etched stone surface for printing |
| lopolith | complex laccolith with a centrally sunken base |
| megalith | large rough stone used as a monument |
| microlith | very small stone tool |
| monolith | large single stone in form of monument, obelisk or column |
| neolith | stone tool or weapon associated with early farming peoples |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| odontolith | concretion made of dental tartar |
| oolith | small rounded limestone granule |
| ophthalmolith | concretion in the tear ducts |
| oscheolith | concretion in the scrotum |
| otolith | calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate's ear to aid in equilibrium |
| palaeotolith | stone tool supposedly of pre-paleolithic date |
| paleolith | stone tool associated with paleolithic peoples |
| peristalith | ancient stone circle |
| phacolith | lens-shaped intrusive mass of igneous rock between two strata |
| phlebolith | concretion in the veins |
| phonolith | igneous rock that makes a ringing noise when struck |
| photolith | image produced by transferring photograph to a lithographic plate |
| phytolith | fossilized plant |
| pisolith | pea-shaped stony concretion |
| pneumatolith | stone in the lung |
| polylith | prehistoric monument consisting of many stones |
| postholith | concretion or stone in the foreskin |
| prepalaeolith | stone tool supposedly of pre-paleolithic date |
| prostatolith | concretion in the prostate gland |
| protolith | precursor to a metamorphic rock |
| psammolithic | consisting of sandstone |
| regolith | layer of loose rock and soil overlaying bedrock of a planet |
| rhinolith | concretion forming in the nasal cavity |
| sebolith | concretion forming in the sebaceous glands |
| sialolith | concretion forming in the salivary gland |
| spongolith | fossil sponge |
| statolith | small calcareous stone used by invertebrates to maintain equilibrium |
| stercolith | concretion forming around hardened feces |
| stromatolith | rock structure consisting of alternating igneous and sedimentary layers |
| tonsillolith | concretion forming in the tonsils |
| trilith | stone monument of two upright and one transverse slab |
| tripolith | kind of cement |
| uranolith | meteoritic stone |
| ureterolith | concretion forming in the ureter |
| urolith | small stone in the urinary tract |
| uterolith | concretion forming in the uterus |
| xenolith | fragment of extraneous rock embedded in magma or another rock |
Sesquipedalian Words
| anopisthographic | bearing writing or inscription only on one side | 16 |
| anthropophaginian | cannibal | 17 |
| antidisestablishmentarianism | doctrine opposed to removing Church of England's official religion status | 28 |
| antilapsarianism | denial of doctrine of the fall of humanity | 16 |
| arachibutyrophobia | fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth | 18 |
| archididascalian | of, like or pertaining to headmasters | 16 |
| astrometeorology | study of effect of stars on climate | 16 |
| autothaumaturgist | person pretending to be mystical or mysterious | 17 |
| ballistocardiograph | instrument for detecting body movements caused by heartbeat | 19 |
| bathyorographical | of, like or pertaining to depth underwater or elevation above sea level | 17 |
| bathythermograph | instrument for recording water temperature as compared to depth | 16 |
| brachycatalectic | lacking two syllables from end of a line of verse | 16 |
| chiropterophilous | pollinated or frequented by bats | 17 |
| chromatoptometer | instrument measuring eyes' sensitivity to colour | 16 |
| chronosynchronicity | presentation of all stages of a person's life in a single piece of art | 19 |
| chryselephantine | inlaid with gold and ivory | 16 |
| chrysoaristocracy | government by the wealthy; plutocracy | 17 |
| contradistinguish | to distinguish by contrasting qualities | 17 |
| crystallogenesis | production of crystals | 16 |
| dendrochronology | study of tree rings | 16 |
| eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious | good | 30 |
| electrocardiograph | instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the heart | 18 |
| electrochemistry | study of relations between electricity and chemicals | 16 |
| electrodynamometer | instrument for measuring electrical current | 18 |
| electroencephalograph | instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses | 21 |
| electroretinograph | instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina | 18 |
| epiphenomenalism | doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity | 16 |
| ethnomethodology | study of everyday communication | 16 |
| floccinaucinihilipilification | setting at little or no value | 29 |
| gastroenterology | study of stomach; intestines | 16 |
| gynotikolobomassophile | one who nibbles on women's earlobes | 22 |
| honorificabilitudinity | honourableness | 22 |
| hydrometeorology | study of atmospheric moisture | 16 |
| hypertrichologist | person who treats unsightly facial hair | 17 |
| iatromathematics | archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology | 16 |
| ichthyoacanthotoxism | poisoning from the sting or bite of a fish | 20 |
| ichthyocoprolite | fossilized fish poop | 16 |
| interfenestration | spacing of windows | 17 |
| interramification | interweaving of branches | 17 |
| intertesselation | complex interrelationship | 16 |
| introspectionism | doctrine that knowledge of mind must derive from introspection | 16 |
| kakorrhaphiophobia | fear of failure | 18 |
| knick-knackatory | collection of knick-knacks | 16 |
| latitudinarianism | doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief and conduct | 17 |
| maschalephidrosis | massive sweating of the armpits | 17 |
| microcalorimeter | instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat | 16 |
| microclimatology | study of local climates | 16 |
| micropalaeontology | study of microscopic fossils | 18 |
| microseismograph | instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes | 16 |
| microseismometer | instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes | 16 |
| onychotillomania | compulsive picking at the fingernails | 16 |
| otorhinolaryngology | study of ear, nose and throat | 19 |
| palaeoanthropology | study of early humans | 18 |
| palaeoclimatology | study of ancient climates | 17 |
| pantochronometer | combined sundial and compass | 16 |
| penecontemporaneous | of geological processes occurring immediately after deposition | 19 |
| perpilocutionist | one who speaks through his hat | 16 |
| philoprogenitive | of, like or pertaining to instinctive love for offspring | 16 |
| photopolarimeter | instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of reflected light | 16 |
| physiophilosophy | system of knowledge concerning principles of natural history | 16 |
| pneumatophilosophy | philosophy of spirits or the spirit world | 18 |
| podobromhydrosis | smelly feet | 16 |
| polyphiloprogenitive | very fertile; very imaginative | 20 |
| polysyllabilingual | relating to polysyllabic languages | 18 |
| porphyrogeniture | accession of 1st son born after father's accession | 16 |
| precipitinogenic | causing precipitation | 16 |
| predestinarianism | belief that what ever is to happen is already fixed | 17 |
| pseudoautochiria | murder disguised as suicide | 16 |
| pseudochromaesthesia | mental association of sounds with colours | 20 |
| psychopannychism | belief souls sleep from death to resurrection | 16 |
| psychroaesthesia | sensation of cold in part of body that is actually warm | 16 |
| quadragesimarian | one who observes Lent | 16 |
| quadragintesimal | forty-fold; having forty parts | 16 |
| quasquicentennial | one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary | 17 |
| quindecasyllabic | having fifteen syllables | 16 |
| quingentumvirate | government by five hundred individuals | 16 |
| quoddamodotative | existing in a certain manner | 16 |
| quodlibetificate | to quibble with | 16 |
| radappertization | treatment of food with ionizing radiation to kill bacteria | 16 |
| radiometeorograph | instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at high altitude | 17 |
| representationalism | doctrine that ideas rather than external objects are basis of knowledge | 19 |
| rhinotillexomania | compulsive nose picking | 17 |
| sacramentarianism | belief that sacraments have unusual properties | 17 |
| self-determinism | doctrine that the actions of a self are determined by itself | 16 |
| spectrofluorimeter | instrument for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra | 18 |
| spectroheliograph | instrument for taking pictures of the sun | 17 |
| spectroheliokinematograph | camera for taking pictures of the sun | 25 |
| spectrohelioscope | instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength | 17 |
| spectrophotometer | instrument for measuring speed of different parts of light spectrum | 17 |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure | 16 |
| syncategorematic | meaningless or unable to form a term without other words | 16 |
| telespectroscope | instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies | 16 |
| tephrochronology | dating of volcanic eruptions by studying layers of ash | 16 |
| tetrakishexahedron | cube with pyramid erected on each face | 18 |
| theanthroposophy | system of belief concerning Christ as god and man | 16 |
| theophilanthropism | love of both God and humanity | 18 |
| thermokinematics | study of motion of heat | 16 |
| thermometrograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature | 16 |
| lautenclavicymbel | lute harpsichord with gut strings | 17 |
| transcendentalism | theory that emphasizes that which transcends perception | 17 |
| transmigrationism | belief that soul passes into other body at death | 17 |
| transubstantiation | miraculous changing of bread and wine into body and blood of Christ | 18 |
| triboluminescence | emission of light caused by friction | 17 |
| trichotillomania | neurosis where patient pulls out own hair | 16 |
| triskaidekaphobia | fear of the number thirteen | 17 |
| xenodocheionology | love of hotels | 17 |
| zenzizenzizenzic | eighth power of a number | 16 |
Scientific Instruments
| absorptiometer | instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids |
| accelerometer | instrument for measuring acceleration or vibrations |
| acetimeter | instrument for measuring strength of vinegar |
| acidimeter | instrument for measuring concentration of acids |
| actinograph | instrument used to calculate time of photographic exposure |
| actinometer | instrument for measuring incident radiation |
| aerometer | instrument for measuring weight or density of gas |
| aethrioscope | instrument for measuring temperature variations due to sky conditions |
| alcoholometer | instrument for measuring proportion of alcohol in solutions |
| alcovinometer | instrument to measure strength of wine |
| algometer | instrument for measuring sensitivity to pain |
| alkalimeter | instrument for measuring strength of alkalines |
| altimeter | instrument for measuring altitude |
| ammeter | instrument for measuring electrical current |
| anemograph | instrument for measuring pressure and velocity of wind |
| anemometer | instrument for measuring wind velocity |
| areometer | instrument used for measuring specific gravity |
| arthroscope | instrument for examining interior of a joint |
| atmometer | instrument for measuring evaporating capacity of air |
| audiometer | instrument for measuring acuity of hearing |
| auriscope | instrument for examining the ear |
| auxanometer | instrument for measuring growth of plants |
| auxometer | instrument for measuring magnifying power |
| ballistocardiograph | instrument for detecting body movements caused by heartbeat |
| barograph | instrument for recording air pressure |
| barometer | instrument for measuring air pressure |
| baroscope | weather-glass |
| bathymeter | instrument for recording contours of deep oceans |
| bathythermograph | instrument for recording water temperature as compared to depth |
| bolometer | instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light |
| bronchoscope | instrument for examining the windpipe |
| calorimeter | instrument for measuring absorbed or evolved heat |
| cardiograph | instrument for recording movements of the heart |
| cathetometer | instrument for measuring short vertical distances |
| ceilometer | instrument for measuring height of cloud ceiling above earth |
| ceraunograph | instrument for recording thunder and lightning |
| chlorometer | instrument for measuring amount of chlorine in a solution |
| chromatograph | instrument for performing chromatographic separations |
| chromatoptometer | instrument measuring eyes' sensitivity to colour |
| chronograph | instrument for recording the moment of an event |
| chronometer | instrument for measuring time |
| chronoscope | instrument for measuring very short time intervals |
| clinometer | instrument used to measure slopes and elevations |
| coercimeter | instrument for measuring coercive force |
| colonoscope | instrument for viewing the colon |
| colorimeter | instrument for measuring and determining color |
| colposcope | instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus |
| coronagraph | instrument for viewing the corona of the sun |
| coulombmeter | instrument for measuring electric charge |
| coulometer | instrument measuring amount of substance released in electrolysis |
| craniometer | instrument for measuring the skull |
| cratometer | instrument for measuring power of magnification |
| crescograph | instrument for measuring the growth of plants |
| cryometer | instrument for measuring low temperatures |
| cryoscope | instrument for determining freezing points of substances |
| cyanometer | instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean |
| cyclograph | instrument for describing arcs of circles without compasses |
| cyclometer | instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel |
| cymograph | instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings |
| cymometer | instrument for measuring frequency of electrical waves |
| cystoscope | instrument for examining the bladder |
| cytometer | instrument for counting cells |
| decelerometer | instrument for measuring deceleration |
| declinometer | instrument for measuring magnetic declination |
| dendrometer | instrument for measuring trees |
| densimeter | instrument for measuring closeness of grain of a substance |
| densitometer | instrument for measuring optical or photographic density |
| diagometer | instrument for measuring electrical conductivity |
| diagraph | instrument for enlarging or projecting drawings |
| diaphanometer | instrument for measuring the transparency of air |
| dichroscope | instrument for examining crystals for dichroism |
| diffractometer | instrument for determining structure of crystal through light diffraction |
| dilatometer | instrument for measuring expansion |
| dioptometer | instrument for measuring focus or refraction of the eyes |
| dipleidoscope | instrument for measuring moment when an object passes a meridian |
| diplograph | instrument for writing two lines of text at once |
| dosimeter | instrument for measuring dose of radiation |
| dromometer | instrument for measuring speed |
| drosometer | instrument for measuring dew |
| durometer | instrument for measuring hardness of substances |
| dynamograph | instrument for recording mechanical forces |
| dynamometer | instrument for measuring mechanical force |
| ebullioscope | instrument for measuring boiling point of liquids |
| effusiometer | instrument for comparing molecular weights of gases |
| eidograph | instrument for copying drawings |
| elatrometer | instrument for measuring gaseous pressure |
| electrocardiograph | instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the heart |
| electrodynamometer | instrument for measuring electrical current |
| electroencephalograph | instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses |
| electrograph | instrument for recording electrical potential |
| electrometer | instrument for measuring electrical potential |
| electromyograph | instrument for diagnosing neuromuscular disorders |
| electroretinograph | instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina |
| electroscope | instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body |
| ellipsograph | instrument for describing ellipses |
| encephalograph | instrument for recording brain images |
| endoscope | instrument for visualizing interior of a hollow organ |
| endosmometer | instrument for measuring osmosis into a solution |
| epidiascope | instrument for projecting images of objects |
| episcope | instrument for projecting images of opaque objects |
| ergograph | instrument for measuring and recording muscular work |
| ergometer | instrument for measuring work performed |
| eriometer | instrument for measuring very small diameters |
| eudiometer | instrument for measuring air purity |
| evaporimeter | instrument for measuring rate of evaporation |
| extensometer | instrument for measuring deformation in object due to forces applied |
| fathometer | instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound |
| fiberscope | instrument using fiberoptics to examine inaccessible areas |
| floriscope | instrument for inspecting flowers |
| flowmeter | instrument for measuring properties of flowing liquids |
| fluorimeter | instrument for measuring fluorescence |
| fluoroscope | instrument using x-rays to examine internal structure of opaque object |
| focimeter | instrument for measuring focal length of a lens |
| galactometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity of milk |
| galvanometer | instrument for measuring electrical current |
| galvanoscope | instrument for detecting presence and direction of electric current |
| gasometer | instrument for holding and measuring gases |
| gastroscope | instrument for examining interior of the stomach |
| geothermometer | instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures |
| goniometer | instrument for measuring angles between faces |
| gradiometer | instrument for measuring gradient of a physical quantity |
| gravimeter | instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields |
| gyrograph | instrument for counting a wheel's revolutions |
| haptometer | instrument measuring sensitivity to touch |
| harmonograph | instrument drawing curves representing vibrations |
| harmonometer | instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds |
| helicograph | instrument for drawing spirals on a plane |
| heliograph | instrument for measuring intensity of sunlight |
| heliometer | instrument for measuring apparent diameter of the sun |
| helioscope | instrument for observing sun without injury to the eyes |
| hemacytometer | instrument for counting blood cells |
| hippometer | instrument to measure height of horses |
| hodoscope | instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles |
| hydrometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity of liquids |
| hydroscope | instrument for viewing under water |
| hydrotimeter | instrument for measuring water hardness |
| hyetograph | instrument for recording rainfall |
| hyetometer | instrument for measuring rainfall |
| hyetometrograph | instrument for recording rainfall |
| hygrograph | instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity |
| hygrometer | instrument for measuring air moisture |
| hygroscope | instrument for displaying changes in air humidity |
| hypsometer | instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation |
| iconometer | instrument for finding size of object by measuring its image |
| idiometer | instrument for measuring motion of observer in relation to transit of the heavens |
| inclinometer | instrument for measuring inclination to the horizontal of an axis |
| interferometer | instrument for analysing spectra of light |
| iriscope | instrument for exhibiting the prismatic colours |
| katathermometer | instrument for measuring the cooling power of air |
| katharometer | instrument measuring changes in composition of gases |
| keratometer | instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea |
| keraunograph | instrument for recording distant thunderstorms |
| kinetoscope | instrument for producing curves by combination of circular movements |
| konimeter | instrument measuring amount of dust in air |
| koniscope | instrument for measuring dust in air |
| kymograph | instrument for recording fluid pressure |
| labidometer | instrument for measuring size of the head of a fetus |
| lactometer | instrument for testing relative density of milk |
| lactoscope | instrument for measuring purity or richness of milk |
| lanameter | instrument for measuring quality of wool |
| laparoscope | instrument for viewing interior of peritoneal cavity |
| laryngoscope | instrument for examining interior of the larynx |
| leptometer | instrument for measuring oil viscosity |
| loxodograph | device used to record ship's travels |
| lucimeter | instrument for measuring light intensity |
| luxmeter | instrument for measuring illumination |
| lysimeter | instrument for measuring percolation of water through soil |
| magnetograph | instrument for recording measurements of magnetic fields |
| magnetometer | instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields |
| manometer | instrument for measuring pressure of a liquid or gas |
| marigraph | instrument for recording tide levels |
| mecometer | instrument for measuring length |
| megameter | instrument for determining longitude by observing stars |
| megascope | instrument for projecting an enlarged image |
| mekometer | range-finder |
| meldometer | instrument for measuring melting points of substances |
| meteorograph | instrument recording a variety of meteorological observations |
| methanometer | instrument for detecting presence of methane |
| microbarograph | instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure |
| microcalorimeter | instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat |
| micrograph | instrument used to write on a very small scale |
| micrometer | instrument for measuring very small distances |
| micronometer | instrument for measuring short periods of time |
| microscope | instrument for magnifying small objects |
| microseismograph | instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes |
| microseismometer | instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes |
| mileometer | instrument for recording distance travelled in miles |
| milliammeter | instrument for recording very small electrical currents |
| myograph | instrument for recording muscular contractions |
| myringoscope | instrument for viewing the eardrum |
| nephelometer | instrument for measuring cloudiness |
| nephograph | instrument for photographing clouds |
| nephoscope | instrument for observing direction and velocity of clouds |
| nitrometer | instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds |
| odograph | odometer; instrument for measuring distance travelled |
| odometer | instrument for measuring distance travelled |
| odontograph | instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth |
| oenometer | instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine |
| ohmmeter | instrument for measuring electrical resistance |
| oleometer | instrument for measuring amount of oil in a substance |
| olfactometer | instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance |
| ombrometer | rain-gauge |
| oncometer | instrument measuring change in size of internal organs |
| oncosimeter | instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal |
| ondograph | instrument measuring change in wave formations of electricity |
| oometer | instrument for measuring eggs |
| opacimeter | instrument for measuring opacity |
| opeidoscope | instrument for illustrating sound by means of light |
| ophthalmometer | instrument for measuring the eye |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument for viewing the interior of the eye |
| opisometer | instrument for measuring curved lines |
| opsiometer | instrument for testing vision |
| optometer | instrument for testing vision |
| orchidometer | instrument for measuring the size of the testicles |
| oscillograph | instrument for recording alternating current wave forms |
| oscillometer | instrument for measuring ship's rollings |
| oscilloscope | instrument for detecting electrical fluctuations |
| osmometer | instrument for measuring osmotic pressure |
| otoscope | instrument for examining the ear |
| pachymeter | instrument for measuring small thicknesses |
| pallograph | instrument measuring ship's vibration |
| pantochronometer | combined sundial and compass |
| pantograph | instrument for copying drawing to a different scale |
| passimeter | instrument for issuing automatic tickets |
| pedometer | instrument for measuring distance travelled on foot |
| peirameter | instrument measuring resistance of road surfaces to wheel movement |
| pelvimeter | instrument for measuring the pelvis |
| penetrometer | instrument for measuring firmness or consistency of substances |
| permeameter | instrument for measuring permeability |
| phacometer | instrument for measuring lenses |
| phaometer | old instrument for measuring light intensity |
| pharmacometer | instrument for measuring drugs |
| pharyngoscope | instrument for inspecting the pharynx |
| phonautograph | instrument for recording sound vibrations |
| phonendoscope | device which amplifies small sounds |
| phonometer | instrument for measuring sound levels |
| phorometer | instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles |
| photometer | instrument for measuring light intensity |
| photopolarimeter | instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of reflected light |
| phototachometer | instrument for measuring the speed of light |
| phototelegraph | instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically |
| phthongometer | instrument measuring intensity of vowel sounds |
| piezometer | instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility |
| pitchometer | instrument for measuring angles of ship's propeller blades |
| planigraph | instrument for copying drawings at a different scale |
| planimeter | instrument for measuring area of plane figures |
| platometer | instrument for measuring area; planimeter |
| plegometer | instrument for measuring the strength of a blow |
| plemyrameter | instrument for measuring variations in water level |
| plethysmograph | instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow |
| pluviograph | self-registering rain gauge |
| pluviometer | rain-meter |
| pneometer | instrument that measures respiration |
| pneumatometer | instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed |
| pneumograph | instrument for measuring and recording respiration |
| polarimeter | instrument for measuring polarised light |
| polariscope | instrument for detecting polarized light |
| polygraph | instrument for measuring small changes in pulse and respiration |
| porometer | instrument for measuring degree of porosity |
| poroscope | instrument for investigating porosity |
| potentiometer | instrument for measuring electromotive forces |
| potometer | instrument measuring rate at which plants absorb water |
| prisoptometer | instrument for measuring degree of astigmatism |
| proctoscope | instrument for examining the rectum |
| psophometer | instrument measuring audible interference of electrical current |
| psychograph | instrument that supposedly records spirit messages |
| psychrometer | instrument for measuring air moisture or temperature |
| psychrometer | instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere |
| pulsimeter | instrument for measuring the pulse |
| pycnometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity or density |
| pyknometer | instrument for measuring specific gravities |
| pyranometer | instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky's whole hemisphere |
| pyrgeometer | instrument for measuring radiation from earth |
| pyrheliometer | instrument for measuring heating effect of sun |
| pyrometer | instrument for measuring very high temperatures |
| pyroscope | instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat |
| qualimeter | apparatus for measuring penetrating power of X-ray beams |
| quantimeter | apparatus for measuring quantity of X-rays |
| quantometer | instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples |
| rachiometer | instrument for measuring the spine |
| radarscope | instrument for detecting radar signals |
| radiogoniometer | instrument for finding direction through radio signals |
| radiometeorograph | instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at high altitude |
| radiometer | instrument measuring radiation energy |
| radioscope | instrument for viewing objects using X-rays |
| ratemeter | instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters |
| recipiangle | old instrument with two arms used for measuring angles |
| reflectometer | instrument for measuring reflectance of radiant energy |
| refractometer | instrument measuring refraction of light |
| respirometer | instrument for measuring and studying respiration |
| retinoscope | instrument for measuring and viewing the retina |
| rheometer | instrument that measures current |
| rhinoscope | instrument for examining the nose |
| rhythmometer | instrument for measuring speed of rhythms |
| riometer | instrument for measuring absorbed cosmic radio waves |
| rotameter | old instrument for measuring length of curved lines |
| rotameter | instrument consisting of glass tube with free float for measuring liquid flow |
| saccharimeter | instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution |
| salinometer | instrument for measuring amount of salt in a solution |
| scintillometer | instrument measuring scintillation of star |
| scintilloscope | instrument for measuring gamma rays emitted by a radioactive body |
| sclerometer | instrument measuring hardness |
| scoliometer | instrument measuring curvature |
| scotograph | instrument for writing without seeing |
| scotoscope | instrument for detecting objects in darkness |
| seismograph | instrument for recording earthquakes |
| seismometer | instrument for measuring earthquake intensity |
| seismoscope | instrument for detecting earthquakes |
| selenoscope | instrument for viewing the moon |
| sensitometer | instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material |
| sepometer | instrument for measuring septic matter in the air |
| serimeter | instrument for testing quality of silk |
| shuftiscope | instrument used to explore interior of dysentery case |
| siccimeter | instrument for measuring liquid evaporation |
| sideroscope | instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron |
| sigmoidoscope | instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon |
| sillometer | instrument measuring speed of ship |
| skiascope | instrument for measuring eye's refraction from movement of shadows |
| snooperscope | instrument for viewing infrared radiation |
| solarimeter | instrument for measuring solar radiation |
| sonograph | instrument for recording and analysing sound |
| spectrofluorimeter | instrument for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra |
| spectrograph | instrument for viewing a spectrum |
| spectroheliograph | instrument for taking pictures of the sun |
| spectroheliokinematograph | camera for taking pictures of the sun |
| spectrohelioscope | instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength |
| spectrometer | instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum |
| spectrophotometer | instrument for measuring speed of different parts of light spectrum |
| spectroscope | instrument for forming spectra by dispersing rays of light |
| speedometer | instrument for measuring velocity |
| spherometer | instrument measuring curvature |
| sphygmograph | instrument for recording pulse |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
| sphygmometer | instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
| sphygmoscope | instrument for making arterial pulsations visible |
| spinthariscope | instrument for visually detecting alpha particles |
| spirograph | instrument recording movements of breathing |
| spirometer | instrument measuring lung capacity |
| stactometer | pipette with hollow bulb for counting drops |
| stadiometer | instrument for measuring the length of a curved line |
| stagmometer | instrument for measuring number of drops in volume of liquid |
| stalagmometer | instrument for measuring surface tension by drops |
| statoscope | instrument for measuring small changes in atmospheric pressure |
| stauroscope | instrument for studying structure of crystals with polarised light |
| stenometer | instrument for measuring distances |
| stereometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity |
| stereoscope | instrument for viewing special three-dimensional photographs |
| stethometer | instrument measuring chest expansion during breathing |
| stethoscope | instrument for detecting sounds produced by the body |
| strabismometer | instrument measuring degree of squinting |
| strabometer | instrument for measuring strabismus in the eyes |
| stroboscope | instrument for studying motion using flashes of light |
| stylometer | instrument for measuring columns |
| swingometer | instrument for measuring swing in votes during an election |
| sympiesometer | instrument for measuring pressure of a current |
| synchroscope | instrument for detecting whether two moving parts are synchronized |
| tacheometer | instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map |
| tachistoscope | instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception |
| tachograph | instrument for recording speed of rotation |
| tachometer | instrument for measuring speed of rotation |
| taseometer | instrument for measuring stress in a structure |
| tasimeter | instrument for measuring changes in pressure |
| taximeter | instrument for measuring fee for hired vehicle |
| telemeter | instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer |
| telescope | instrument for viewing objects at great distances |
| telespectroscope | instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies |
| telestereoscope | instrument for viewing distant objects stereoscopically |
| tellurometer | instrument using microwaves to measure distance |
| tenderometer | instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and vegetables |
| tensimeter | instrument for measuring vapour pressure |
| tensiometer | instrument for measuring tension |
| thalassometer | instrument for measuring tides |
| thermograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| thermometer | instrument for measuring temperature |
| thermometrograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| thermoscope | instrument indicating change in temperature |
| thoracoscope | instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall |
| tiltmeter | instrument for measuring tilting of earth's surface |
| tocodynamometer | instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth |
| tomograph | instrument for viewing section of an object using X-rays |
| tonometer | instrument measuring pitch of musical tones |
| topophone | instrument to determine direction and distance of a fog-horn |
| torsiograph | instrument for recording torsional vibrations on an object |
| transmissometer | instrument for measuring transmission of light through a fluid |
| trechometer | instrument for determining distance travelled; odometer |
| tremograph | instrument for recording involuntary muscular motion |
| tribometer | instrument measuring friction |
| trigonometer | instrument for solving triangles |
| trocheameter | instrument counting wheel's revolutions |
| tromometer | instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks |
| tropometer | instrument measuring rotation |
| turbidimeter | instrument for measuring turbidity of liquids |
| turgometer | instrument for measuring turgidity |
| typhlograph | instrument to help the blind write clearly |
| udometer | instrument for measuring rainfall |
| ultramicroscope | instrument for viewing extremely small objects |
| urethroscope | instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra |
| urinometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity of urine |
| vaporimeter | instrument for measuring vapour pressure |
| variometer | instrument for measuring magnetic declination |
| velocimeter | instrument for measuring velocity |
| velometer | instrument for measuring speed of air |
| viameter | instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel |
| vibrograph | instrument for recording vibrations |
| vibrometer | instrument for measuring vibrations |
| viscometer | instrument for measuring viscosity |
| visometer | instrument for measuring focal length of the eye |
| voltameter | instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly |
| voltmeter | instrument for measuring electrical potential |
| volumenometer | instrument for measuring volume of a solid |
| volumeter | instrument for measuring volume of a liquid or gas |
| wattmeter | instrument for measuring electrical power |
| wavemeter | instrument for measuring wavelengths |
| weatherometer | instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties of paint |
| xanthometer | instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water |
| xylometer | instrument measuring specific gravity of wood |
| zymometer | instrument for measuring fermentation |
| zymosimeter | instrument for measuring fermentation |
Rhetorical Devices
| acatalectic | having complete or full number of syllables in a poetic line |
| accismus | in rhetoric, pretending to refuse something |
| adynaton | rhetorical use of a nearly impossible situation for emphasis |
| agnomination | rhetorical use of similar-sounding words for effect |
| alogism | illogical statement |
| anacoenosis | rhetorical questioning of hearers or opponents for opinions on a matter |
| anacoluthon | moving to new topic of discussion before finishing current one |
| anadiplosis | repeating last word of clause at beginning of next clause |
| analepsis | repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis; pleonasm |
| anaphora | repetition of a word at beginning of successive phrases for emphasis |
| anastrophe | reversing or inverting word order as rhetorical device |
| antanaclasis | repetition of key word of phrase as a play on words |
| anthorism | counter-definition; redefinition of opponent's term for rhetorical effect |
| anthypophora | refuting an objection using a contrary inference |
| anticlimax | expression whose last part is decreased in effect from the prior part |
| antimetabole | figure in which words or phrases are repeated but in inverse order |
| antimetathesis | inversion of the parts of an antithesis |
| antiphrasis | use of words in a sense opposite to literal |
| antistrophe | repetition of words in reverse order |
| antistrophon | turning of opponent's own argument against them |
| antithesis | contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words or clauses |
| antonomasia | use of descriptive phrase or epithet instead of proper name |
| aparithmesis | rhetorical answer to a proposition |
| apodosis | main concluding clause in a conditional sentence |
| apophasis | saying something by stating that you will not mention it |
| aposiopesis | suddenly stopping in the middle of a speech for emphasis |
| apostrophe | addressing of a personified thing rhetorically |
| asteism | refined irony |
| asyndeton | rhetorical device of omitting conjunctions |
| atticism | expression characterized by conciseness and elegance |
| auxesis | increase in size; hyperbole or augmentation of meaning |
| bathos | appearance of the commonplace in elevated matter for rhetorical effect |
| catastasis | introductory part of speech where narrator introduces subject |
| chiasmus | contrast by parallelism in reverse order |
| climax | gradual increase in force of rhetorical expressions or drama of a performance |
| consecution | logical sequence or progression of an argument |
| diacope | rhetorical separation of a compound word by a third word; tmesis |
| diallage | device in which many arguments brought upon one point |
| diallelus | circular argument |
| dialogism | rhetorical discussion in form of an imaginary dialogue |
| diaporesis | rhetorical expression of uncertainty of which of two options to adopt |
| diasyrm | rhetorical device of condemning through faint praise |
| diatyposis | rhetorically vivid and clear description of a subject |
| dicaeology | defending oneself in argument by claiming justification |
| dilemma | in rhetoric, forcing a choice between two equally unfavourable choices |
| dilogy | intentional ambiguousness |
| dinumeration | numbering of rhetorical points one by one |
| ecbole | digression |
| echolalia | echo-like repetition of another's words |
| echopraxia | echo-like repetition of another's actions |
| ecphasis | explicit declaration or interpretation |
| ecphonesis | rhetorical exclamation |
| ecphrasis | plain interpretation of a thing |
| ekphrasis | description of a work of art as rhetorical exercise |
| enantiosis | ironic expression of idea by refuting its contrary |
| enthymeme | rhetorical suppression or omission of a premise |
| epanadiplosis | sentence which begins and ends with same word |
| epanalepsis | repetition |
| epanaphora | repetition of same word at beginning of multiple phrases or sentences |
| epanastrophe | device where end of one sentence is repeated as beginning of next |
| epanodos | recapitulation of chief points in a discourse after digression |
| epanorthosis | retraction of statement in order to intensify it |
| epexegesis | addition of words to make the sense more clear |
| epibole | device of beginning several clauses with same word |
| epilogue | rhetorical conclusion or summary |
| epiphonema | exclamation, finishing phrase or reflection |
| epiphora | rhetorical repetition of a word at the end of several sentences |
| epiplexis | persuasion through stylized but severe criticism of opponent |
| epiploce | use of multiple entwined points in succession in an argument |
| epistrophe | ending of successive clauses with the same word |
| epitrope | rhetorical but ironic granting of permission to an opponent to do something |
| epizeuxis | immediate repetition of a word for emphasis |
| erotesis | rhetorical questioning |
| ethopoeia | delineation of the character of someone or something |
| euphemism | rhetorical use of a pleasant or favourable form in place of a harsh one |
| exergasia | remaining on one point of argument while gradually fleshing it out |
| gemination | doubling of a consonant sound; in rhetoric, repetition of a word or phrase |
| hendiadys | expression of adjective and noun as two adjectives |
| heterosis | use of one form of a noun or pronoun in place of another for rhetorical effect |
| homeoteleuton | the use or occurrence of similar word endings |
| homoeoptoton | use of series of words sharing the same verb or noun inflections |
| hypallage | figure in which relations between words are changed |
| hyperbaton | rhetorical device in which word order is reversed |
| hyperbole | impression by extravagant exaggeration |
| hypercatalectic | having an extra syllable on the end of a line of verse |
| hypobole | anticipating and refuting objections to an argument |
| hypophora | statement of an opponent's probable but as yet unstated objection |
| hypostrophe | return to primary argument after digression |
| hypotyposis | vivid description of a scene |
| hysteron proteron | in rhetoric, putting first what normally comes last |
| ischiorrhogic | of an iambic line, having spondees in the second, fourth or sixth place |
| lemma | preliminary proposition, theme, argument or headword |
| litotes | understatement by affirming using negation of the contrary |
| macrology | much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm |
| meiosis | understatement of size or importance for rhetorical effect |
| merism | rhetorical device of contrasting two parts of a whole |
| mesozeugma | placement of a word referring to two different clauses between them |
| metabasis | transition; transfer; in rhetoric, movement from one topic to another |
| metalepsis | metonymy of a double or indirect kind |
| metaphor | figurative transfer of qualities from one object or event to another |
| metaphrase | turning of prose into verse or vice versa |
| metastasis | removal from one place to another; rapid transition in argument |
| metonymy | figurative use of word to name an attribute of its subject |
| mimesis | rhetorical imitation of another's words or mannerisms |
| mycterism | sneering; rhetorical sarcasm or irony |
| noema | stating something obscurely, forcing listeners to work it out |
| oxymoron | figure of speech combining contradictory terms |
| palillogy | repetition of a word or word or phrase |
| parabola | rhetorical use of simile or metaphor |
| paradiastole | description of an unfavourable quality through a favourable synonym |
| paradigma | rhetorical comparison by resemblance to another thing |
| paraenesis | rhetorical expression of advice or warning |
| paragram | play on words in which letters are changed |
| paralipsis | fixing attention on subject by pretending to neglect it |
| paranomasia | rhetorical art of punning |
| parathesis | apposition; compounding of words without change |
| parecbasis | rhetorical digression or deviation from expected topic |
| paregmenon | repetition of a word or its cognates in a series of words |
| parembole | insertion of something related to the subject into a phrase |
| paremptosis | insertion of something related to the subject into a phrase |
| parison | even balance of elements in a sentence |
| paroemia | proverb or adage used in argumentation |
| paromoion | starting statement with several words starting with the same letter |
| paromologia | partial admission of opponent's argument to strengthen one's final position |
| parrhesia | asking forgiveness in advance for frank or bold speech |
| pathopoeia | excitation of passion by rhetoric or poetry |
| periergia | use of elevated style to discuss a trivial matter |
| periphrasis | circumlocution; round-about expression |
| perissology | verbiage; pleonasm |
| pleonasm | redundancy; use of more words than necessary |
| ploce | repetition of word in more expressive sense for emphasis |
| polyptoton | repetition of word in same sentence with multiple inflectional endings |
| polysyndeton | rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis |
| preterition | passing over or omission; drawing attention to a thing by claiming to omit it |
| procatalepsis | anticipating and answering an opponent's objections |
| prolepsis | anticipation; device where objections are anticipated |
| pronomination | description of a thing by its qualities rather than its proper name |
| prosopopoeia | personification; representation of absent person as speaking |
| protasis | first clause in a conditional expression; introductory part of a play |
| prothysteron | putting last what normally comes first in an expression or argument |
| protozeugma | zeugma in which word referring to two clauses is placed before both of them |
| schesis | deriding opponent's argument by referring to his way of thought |
| simile | comparison of two things |
| sorites | string of statements where end of one is subject of next |
| superjection | exaggeration; hyperbole |
| syllepsis | figure where word related to two others differently |
| syllogism | argument in which two premises lead to a logical conclusion |
| symploce | repetition of word at start of one and end of next clause |
| synchoresis | concession made for the sake of more effective retort |
| synchysis | confusion of meaning due to unusual arrangement |
| syncrisis | comparison of diverse or contradictory things |
| syndeton | phrase whose parts are joined by a conjunction |
| synecdoche | part used to refer to whole or vice versa |
| synoeciosis | rhetorical figure of coupling opposites |
| tapinosis | use of degrading or diminutive diction regarding a topic |
| tmesis | separation of word into parts by an intervening word |
| trope | any figure of speech; figurative language |
| tuism | apostrophe; reference to or regard to a second person |
| zeugma | use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways |
Contour lines
| isabnormal | line connecting points of equal deviation from mean temperature |
| isacoustic | line connecting points of equal acoustic quality |
| isallobar | line connecting points of equal change in barometric pressure |
| iseidomal | line connecting points of equal visibility of a spectacle |
| isentropic | line connecting points of equal entropy |
| isobar | line connecting points of same atmospheric pressure |
| isobase | line connecting points of equal land upheaval |
| isobath | line connecting points of equal underwater depth |
| isobathytherm | line connecting points of equal temperature and depth underground |
| isobront | line connecting points of simultaneous storm development |
| isochar | line connecting points of similar distinguishing characteristics of plant life |
| isochasm | line connecting points of equal frequency of aurorae |
| isocheim | line connecting points of same average winter temperature |
| isochlor | line connecting points of equal chlorine concentration |
| isochor | line connecting points of varying conditions under constant volume |
| isochrone | line connecting points of equal time difference or simultaneous occurrence |
| isoclinal | line connecting points of same magnetic dip |
| isocryme | line connecting points of equal winter temperature |
| isodose | line connecting points that receive equal doses of radiation |
| isodrosotherm | line connecting points of equal dew point |
| isodynamic | line connecting points of equal magnetic intensity |
| isoflor | line connecting points of equal number of plant species |
| isogam | line connecting points of equal acceleration due to gravity |
| isogen | line connecting points of equal birthrates |
| isogeotherm | line connecting points of equal subterranean temperature |
| isogloss | line connecting points of similar regional dialect |
| isogon | line connecting points of same specified angle or same wind direction |
| isogonal | line connecting points of equal magnetic declination |
| isograd | line connecting points of similar conditions during geological metamorphism |
| isogram | line connecting points on a map having some similar feature |
| isograph | line connecting points of same linguistic usage in some respect |
| isohaline | line connecting points of equal salinity |
| isohalsine | line connecting points of equal ocean salinity |
| isohel | line connecting points of equal sunlight |
| isohyet | line connecting points of equal rainfall |
| isokeraunic | line connecting points of equal occurrence of thunderstorms |
| isolex | line connecting points of same vocabulary usage |
| isoline | line connecting points on a map having some similar feature |
| isomagnetic | line connecting points of equal magnetic induction |
| isometric | line connecting points of equal variations of pressure |
| isomorph | line connecting points of same linguistic morphological forms |
| isonephelic | line connecting points of equal cloud cover |
| isopach | line connecting points of equal thickness of geological strata |
| isophene | line connecting points of the same phenotype or seasonal variation |
| isophote | line connecting points of equal light intensity from a given source |
| isopiestic | line connecting points of equal pressure but varying temperature and volume |
| isopiptesis | line connecting points of same arrival date of migratory species |
| isopleth | line connecting points of equal aspect of climate |
| isopor | line connecting points of equal annual change in magnetic field |
| isopycnic | line connecting points of equal density |
| isorithm | line connecting points of equal population density |
| isoseismal | line connecting points of same earthquake intensity |
| isostere | line connecting points of equal specific volume of a substance |
| isotac | line joining points where the ice melts at the same time of year |
| isotach | line connecting points of the same wind speed |
| isothere | line connecting points of equal summer temperature |
| isotherm | line connecting points of equal temperature |
| isothermobath | line connecting points of equal temperature at a given ocean depth |
| isotherombrose | line connecting points of equal ratio of summer rainfall to annual rainfall |
| isovol | line connecting points of equal ratio of fixed to volatile carbon in coal |
Dance styles
| allemande | courtly baroque dance in which the arms are interlaced |
| beguine | vigorous Caribbean dance |
| bergamask | country dance |
| bolero | Spanish dance with sudden pauses and sharp turns |
| bossa-nova | Brazilian dance similar to samba |
| boston | waltz-like dance |
| bourrée | French baroque dance with quick rhythm |
| bransle | an old French follow-the-leader dance |
| buck-and-wing | solo tap dance with many leg flings and leaps |
| cabriole | curved furniture leg ending in a ball; exuberant dance or caper |
| cakewalk | prancing stage dance with backward tilt |
| canary | lively Renaissance courtly dance |
| cancan | French woman's dance involving high kicks while holding up front of skirt |
| carioca | variation of the samba |
| cha-cha | fast rhythmic ballroom dance |
| chaconne | Spanish baroque dance in triple time |
| Charleston | fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking |
| cinque-pace | lively medieval dance with five steps |
| conga | Afro-Congan dance performed by a group in a single line |
| contredanse | folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other |
| cotillion | elaborate ballroom dance with frequent changes of partner |
| courante | quick Italian baroque dance involving running steps |
| czardas | Hungarian dance that increases in speed |
| doppio | double meter Renaissance dance step |
| ductia | vigorous stamping dance |
| dump | obsolete English dance in 4/4 time |
| estampie | vigorous rhythmic Provençal stamping dance |
| fandango | lively Spanish dance performed by a couple |
| farandole | lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands |
| farruca | Spanish gypsy dance with sudden tempo and mood changes |
| flamenco | vigorous rhythmic dance originating with Gypsies |
| fox-trot | slow and complex ballroom dance |
| galliard | sprightly Renaissance and Baroque dance |
| galop | lively double-time dance |
| gavotte | moderate tempo French peasant dance |
| gigue | lively Baroque dance in triple time |
| habanera | slow and seductive Cuban dance |
| hambo | Swedish folk dance in three-four time |
| hora | circle dance |
| hornpipe | lively British folk dance |
| hula | sinuous Polynesian dance with rhythmic hip movements |
| hustle | lively disco dance derived from swing elements with a plus-like pattern |
| jig | springy and sprightly dance |
| jitterbug | jazz dance featuring vigorous acrobatic feats |
| jive | fast dance done to jazz or swing music |
| jota | fast Spanish folk dance in triple time |
| juba | dance with clapping and leg slapping performed by Southern blacks |
| kazachoc | Slavic fast dance in which dancer squats and kicks out legs alternately |
| kazatzka | Slavic folk dance performed by a couple |
| ketjak | traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus |
| kolo | Central European folk dance having a ring of dancers |
| lavolta | lively bouncy dance for two persons |
| limbo | dance of the West Indies where dancers pass under horizontal pole |
| lindy hop | lively dance closely resembling the jitterbug and famous for its aerials |
| malaguena | Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango |
| mambo | Cuban ballroom dance resembling the rumba or cha-cha |
| matachin | Spanish ritualised sword-dance or battle dance |
| maxixe | Brazilian ballroom dance resembling the two-step |
| mazurka | Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure |
| merengue | Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged |
| minuet | slow and stately Baroque dance in 3/4 time |
| moresco | a Moorish dance or morris-dance |
| morris | vigorous English dance performed by costumed men |
| one-step | ballroom dance marked by quick walking steps |
| paso-doble | quick Spanish one-step dance |
| passacaglia | slow solemn Italian or Spanish dance |
| passepied | Breton dance resembling a quick minuet |
| pavane | stately English Renaissance court dance |
| polacca | stately Polish dance; polonaise |
| polka | lively Bohemian dance for a couple |
| polonaise | stately Polish dance of moderate tempo |
| quadrille | square dance for four couples; card game for four people |
| quickstep | fast march-like dance |
| reel | lively dance of the Scottish Highlands |
| rigadoon | lively Baroque period dance |
| round | dance in a ring |
| roundel | anything circular; circle; disc; ring-dance |
| rumba | Cuban ballroom dance with pronounced hip movements |
| salsa | fast Latin American jazz-influenced dance |
| saltarello | lively Italian dance |
| samba | Brazilian dance of African origin |
| sarabande | stately Spanish Baroque court dance |
| schottische | old polka-like round dance |
| seguidilla | Spanish folk dance |
| shag | dance where participants hop energetically |
| shimmy | jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body |
| shuffle | dance featuring sliding or scraping of the feet |
| stomp | jazz dance featuring heavy stamping of the feet |
| strathspey | reel-like Scottish dance of moderate tempo |
| tango | Latin-American (orig. Argentinian) ballroom dance with long pauses |
| tarantella | fast violent Italian folk dance |
| tordion | Renaissance dance similar to but slower than a galliard |
| tricotee | lively old dance |
| twist | dance featuring many gyrations of the hips |
| two-step | ballroom dance with two main steps |
| varsovienne | polka-like Polish dance |
| veleta | English ballroom round dance for couples |
| volta | old leaping dance |
| waltz | ballroom dance in 3/4 time |
| zamacueca | Chilean dance where partners move around each other |
| zambra | Spanish dance |
| zapateado | Latin-American dance with rhythmic tapping of the feet |
| ziganka | Russian country dance |
| zoppetto | medieval Italian limping hop dance |
| zouk | Caribbean disco dance and corresponding type of fast rhythmic music |
| aardwolf | South African carnivorous fox-like quadruped |
| aasvogel | South African vulture |
| aberdevine | alternate name for the siskin |
| accentor | songbird |
| acipenser | sturgeon |
| addax | spiral-horned antelope dwelling in the Sahara desert |
| adjutant | enormous Indian stork |
| adzebill | prehistoric flightless bird of New Zealand |
| aepyornis | gigantic flightless bird of Madagascar |
| agouti | tropical rabbit-sized rodent |
| amberjack | spiny-finned Atlantic sport fish |
| amphiuma | aquatic American salamander with two pairs of small feet |
| anhinga | long-necked fish-eating tropical American bird |
| anoa | small wild ox of Indonesia |
| anole | arboreal American lizard with ability to change colour |
| antechinus | carnivorous mouselike Australian marsupial |
| argali | large-horned Asian wild sheep |
| aurochs | extinct wild ox |
| avocet | long-legged wading bird with upward-curving bill |
| axolotl | salamander dwelling in mountainous lakes |
| aye-aye | nocturnal lemur-like animal of Madagascar |
| babirusa | large wild pig of Indonesia |
| bandicoot | small long-nosed ratlike marsupial |
| bangtail | mustang or wild horse |
| banteng | wild ox of Southeast Asia |
| barasingha | deer dwelling in swamps of India |
| barbet | stout-billed tropical bird |
| beira | pygmy antelope |
| bharal | bluish-gray Himalayan goat |
| binturong | civet of southeastern Asia with long prehensile tail |
| biscacha | burrowing South American rodent |
| bittern | small heron |
| blauwbok | extinct bluish-coloured antelope of southern Africa |
| blenny | small elongated marine fish |
| blesbok | South African antelope with white patch on forehead |
| bongo | reddish African antelope with white vertical stripes |
| bontbok | South African antelope with unusual coloration |
| borzoi | wolf-hound |
| brach | female hunting hound |
| brachet | whelp; brat; bitch hound |
| brandling | striped earthworm used as fishing bait |
| brocken | two-year-old stag |
| bulbul | gregarious songbird |
| bullock | an ox or castrated bull |
| cabrilla | Atlantic sea bass |
| caiman | small alligator-like reptile |
| caple | a horse |
| capybara | tailless aquatic rodent of South America |
| caracal | long-legged nocturnal cat of African and Asian savannahs with long ears |
| caracara | long-legged South American falcon |
| cassowary | large flightless Melanesian bird |
| chamois | goatlike antelope of mountainous regions of Europe |
| chevrotain | small cloven-footed deerlike animal of southeast Asia |
| chiru | straight-horned Tibetan antelope |
| chital | Indian spotted deer |
| chuckwalla | herbivorous desert-dwelling lizard |
| civet | long-tailed catlike carnivorous mammal with musk glands |
| cleg | horse-fly |
| coelacanth | lobe-finned fish long thought to be extinct |
| colobus | long-tailed African monkey |
| colocolo | wild South American cat |
| colugo | flying lemur |
| conure | tropical parrot-like bird of Central and South America |
| corella | cockateel |
| coypu | large aquatic South American rodent |
| culex | mosquito |
| culver | dove or pigeon |
| curlew | long-legged migratory bird with downward-curving bill |
| cusk | large Atlantic fish like the cod |
| dabchick | small grebe |
| daw | simpleton; bird of the crow family |
| degu | rat-like rodent of South America |
| desman | aquatic insectivorous musk-secreting Russian rat |
| dhole | wild Asian dog |
| dibatag | Somali antelope with recurved horns |
| dik-dik | small east African antelope |
| diprotodon | gigantic prehistoric marsupial with two incisors in lower jaw |
| dobbin | workhorse |
| dobsonfly | soft-bodied insect with large mandibles |
| douc | southern Chinese monkey |
| douroucouli | small South American nocturnal monkey |
| dowitcher | long-billed North American wading bird |
| duarf | fictitious nineteen-toed fish of Erewhon |
| dugong | aquatic herbivorous mammal like the manatee |
| duiker | small African antelope |
| dunnart | mouse-like marsupial with pointed snout |
| earwig | a small insect; to bias; to pester with demands; to eavesdrop |
| echidna | Australian toothless spined monotreme resembling a hedgehog |
| eland | large heavily built African antelope |
| emmet | ant |
| eyas | unfledged falcon or other bird of prey |
| falanouc | carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar |
| falconet | small variety of falcon |
| fossa | carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar |
| francolin | type of Asian and African partridge |
| froghopper | leaping and spitting insect |
| galago | woolly long-tailed nocturnal lemur (bush baby) |
| galah | blue-gray Australian cockatoo |
| gannet | large white Atlantic seabird |
| gaur | wild ox |
| gayal | domesticated ox with tufted tail, native to south Asia |
| gelada | long-haired Ethiopian baboon |
| gemsbok | large South African antelope |
| genet | spotted long-tailed carnivorous mammal like the civet |
| gerenuk | long-necked antelope with large eyes |
| gharial | large Indian crocodile with long snout |
| goa | Tibetan gazelle with backward-curving horns |
| goanna | large Australian lizard |
| goral | small horned antelope living in mountainous regions of south Asia |
| gowk | a cuckoo; a fool |
| graphiure | African rodent with pencil-thin tail |
| grayling | silver-grey freshwater fish |
| grebe | diving bird resembling the loon |
| grilse | salmon first returning to the river from the sea |
| grison | weasel-like tropical American gray and black carnivore |
| grivet | white and olive tufted African monkey |
| grysbok | small speckled south African antelope |
| guenon | small, slender bearded African monkey |
| guereza | black and white Ethiopian tufted monkey |
| guillemot | narrow-billed Atlantic auk |
| gundi | desert-dwelling small rodent of northern Africa with bristles on feet |
| gymnure | hairy hedgehog |
| hammerkop | brown African heron with hammer-shaped crest on head |
| harrier | medium-sized scenting dog for hunting hares |
| havier | castrated deer |
| hellbender | large flat North American aquatic salamander |
| hoatzin | South American tropical bird whose young have clawed wings |
| hocco | South American bird resembling a turkey |
| hogget | one-year-old sheep or colt |
| huemul | yellow-brown South American deer |
| hutia | large Caribbean rat-like rodent |
| hyrax | small rodent-like ungulate |
| ibex | wild mountain goat with recurved horns |
| ibis | large stork-like bird; a pale apricot colour |
| ichneumon | small mongoose-like carnivorous quadruped |
| iguana | large tropical New World lizard |
| iiwi | bright red Hawaiian bird |
| ipiti | a small antelope |
| isatis | Arctic fox |
| ithomiid | tropical South American butterfly |
| iulus | millipede |
| izard | goatlike antelope found in the Pyrenees |
| jabiru | large tropical stork with massive bill |
| jacana | long-toed tropical freshwater wading bird |
| jade | pitiful horse; a nag |
| jennet | small Spanish horse |
| jerboa | nocturnal desert-dwelling jumping rodent |
| jiboya | boa constrictor |
| junco | North American finch |
| jurel | coastal fish of southern United States |
| kagu | long-legged bird of New Caledonia |
| kaka | olive-brown parrot native to New Zealand |
| kea | green parrot of New Zealand |
| keffel | a horse; a nag |
| kereru | pigeon variety of New Zealand |
| kiang | wild Tibetan horse |
| kine | cows |
| kinkajou | carnivorous South American raccoon-like mammal |
| kleenebok | small South African antelope |
| klipspringer | small African antelope |
| knobber | a stag in its second year |
| kob | African water antelope |
| kouprey | wild ox of Cambodia |
| kudu | African antelope with spiralling horns |
| kyloe | small long-haired cattle |
| lammergeier | giant vulture-like bird of prey |
| langur | long-tailed Indian monkey |
| lechwe | light brown water antelope of South Africa |
| leopon | crossbreed between a leopard and a lion |
| leveret | a hare in its first year; a mistress |
| limpkin | Caribbean crane-like bird |
| linsang | white civet-like Javanese mammal |
| lorikeet | brightly coloured southeast Asian parrot |
| loris | large-eyed south Asian arboreal primate |
| lutung | small monkey of Malaysia |
| malbrouck | arboreal monkey of West Africa |
| mangabey | long-tailed tropical African monkey |
| markhor | reddish-grey central Asian wild goat |
| meerkat | small long-tailed African ground squirrel or mongoose |
| morel | dark-coloured horse; blackish colour |
| muntjac | small tusked East Asian deer |
| murre | white-breasted North Atlantic seabird |
| nightjar | nocturnal insectivorous Old World migratory bird |
| numbat | termite-eating anteater-like marsupial with white stripes |
| nutria | amphibious South American rodent |
| nyala | large south African antelope |
| octodont | degu |
| okapi | short-necked giraffe |
| olm | blind aquatic cave-dwelling European salamander |
| onager | Asiatic wild ass |
| onocrotal | old term for the pelican |
| oribi | small African antelope with vertical horns |
| oropendola | tropical oriole living in long hanging nests |
| oryx | large antelope of Africa and Arabia with long horns |
| ouzel | blackbird; a dark-haired person |
| oystercatcher | wading shorebird with reddish bill |
| palfrey | riding horse, especially one for a lady |
| pangolin | scaly insectivorous mammal with elongated snout |
| peccary | tropical New World piglike mammal |
| percheron | dappled cart horse |
| petrel | long-winged seabird with hooked bill |
| phalarope | migratory shorebird with lobed feet |
| phoenicopter | flamingo |
| pichi | small dark Argentinian armadillo |
| pichiciego | small South American armadillo |
| pika | rabbit-like mountain-dwelling mammal with rounded ears |
| porbeagle | shark with a pointed snout |
| potto | small nocturnal West African monkey |
| pratincole | fork-tailed, long-winged Australian bird |
| prion | small Antarctic petrel |
| pudu | small Chilean deer |
| puku | red Central African antelope |
| quarrion | Australian parrot like the cockatiel |
| quaviver | fish otherwise known as the sea-dragon or dragonet |
| quawk | black-crowned night heron |
| quelea | an African weaver-bird |
| querquedule | pin-tail duck; a teal |
| quetzal | gold and green bird with long tail feathers |
| queyock | heifer |
| quickhatch | wolverine |
| quinnat | the king salmon |
| quokka | short-tailed wallaby |
| quoll | native cat-like marsupial of Australia |
| raad | electric catfish |
| rach | dog that hunts by scent |
| ratel | honey-eating Old World badger |
| reebok | small South African antelope |
| reedbuck | antelope frequenting reeds |
| rooibok | impala |
| rooirhebok | reddish South African antelope |
| rorqual | large whale with dorsal fin |
| rosella | bright-coloured Australian parakeet |
| saiga | migratory Russian antelope |
| saki | South American monkey |
| sambar | large reddish deer of southern Asia |
| scanderoon | homing pigeon |
| seriema | large crested Brazilian bird |
| serow | Himalayan and South Asian goatlike antelope |
| serval | tawny carnivorous South African catlike quadruped |
| shearling | one-year-old sheep |
| siamang | southeast Asian gibbon-like black ape |
| siskin | small finch-like songbird |
| sitatunga | medium-sized east African antelope with elongated hooves |
| skink | small north African lizard |
| skua | large north Atlantic gull |
| solenodon | large Caribbean ratlike insectivore with long snout |
| sounder | herd of pigs; young boar |
| spatangoid | kind of sea-urchin |
| springbok | South African antelope known for leaping |
| springhare | South African jumping hare |
| steenbok | small South African antelope |
| stellion | lizard with starry spots |
| stirk | yearling ox or cow; pasture for yearlings |
| sumpter | pack horse; beast of burden |
| sunbittern | brightly coloured South American bird |
| suni | dwarfed southern African antelope |
| tabanid | blood-sucking insect; gad-fly |
| tahr | wild Asian goat with shaggy reddish coat |
| takin | heavily built Himalayan goatlike ruminant |
| tamandua | arboreal New World anteater with hairless tail |
| tamaraw | water buffalo |
| tarpan | small wild horse of southern Russia |
| tayra | small South American weasel-like carnivore |
| teg | a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep |
| tenrec | spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar |
| thamin | small deer with curved horns, native to southeast Asia |
| thylacine | extinct doglike marsupial of Tasmania |
| tinamou | ground-dwelling South American bird |
| titi | small South American arboreal monkey |
| topi | reddish-brown antelope of sub-Saharan Africa |
| trogon | tropical bird with brilliant plumage |
| tsessebe | central African antelope with lyre-shaped horns |
| tuatara | spiny reptile of New Zealand with vestigial third eye |
| tucutucu | rat-like burrowing South American rodent |
| turaco | crested African colourful bird with long tail and red wings |
| tuza | Mexican pouched rodent |
| uakari | short-tailed, long-haired monkey |
| uguisu | olive-plumed bush warbler |
| uintathere | extinct Pleistocene hoofed herbivore |
| uraster | starfish |
| urial | wild central Asian sheep with reddish coat and long curved horns |
| urochs | extinct wild ox or bison |
| uromastix | spiky-tailed ground-dwelling lizard |
| urraca | noisy South American bird |
| urubu | black tropical New World vulture |
| vaquita | small porpoise living in the Gulf of California |
| vedalia | Australian pest-eating ladybug |
| vicuna | soft-fleeced Andean ruminant |
| vireo | olive-gray insectivorous American bird |
| viscacha | South American burrowing rodent |
| wapiti | elk |
| wether | castrated ram |
| whiffet | paltry person; little dog |
| whitecoat | white-furred seal pup |
| widgeon | freshwater duck |
| wisent | extinct European bison |
| woolbird | sheep |
| xanthareel | yellow eel formerly used in medicinal foods |
| xeme | fork-tailed gull |
| xenops | a small tropical rainforest bird |
| xenurine | species of armadillo |
| xiphias | swordfish |
| xiphosuran | horseshoe crab |
| yabby | small edible freshwater crayfish |
| yaffingale | green woodpecker |
| yakow | animal crossbred from male yak and domestic cow |
| yapok | an amphibious opossum of South America |
| yeanling | lamb; kid |
| yelt | a young sow |
| yelting | glass-eyed snapper |
| yowie | a little ewe |
| zander | a variety of European perch |
| zebrinny | offspring of male horse and female zebra |
| zebrule | hybrid offspring of male zebra and female horse |
| zebu | ox with hump and dewlap |
| zemni | blind mole-rat |
| zeren | light brown Mongolian gazelle |
| zho | cross between a yak and a cow |
| zokor | central Asian mole-like burrowing rodent |
| zonure | small South African lizard |
| zyzzyva | South American weevil |
