Helen Fenton

Catachrestical: Definition and part of speech

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Catachrestical

  1. a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cataclysm: Definition and part of speech

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Cataclysm

  1. n. Any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the earth’s surface.
  2. n. An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cataclysmist: Definition and part of speech

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Cataclysmist

  1. n. One who believes that the most important geological phenomena have been produced by cataclysms.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Catacomb: Definition and part of speech

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Catacomb

  1. n. A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; — commonly in the plural.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Catacoustic: Definition and part of speech

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Catacoustic

  1. n. That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or echoes See Acoustics.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Catadioptrical: Definition and part of speech

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Catadioptrical

  1. a. Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Catadioptrics: Definition and part of speech

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Catadioptrics

  1. n. The science which treats of catadioptric phenomena, or of the used of catadioptric instruments.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.