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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

coronoid process
processus coronoideus noun a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone

coronoid process of the mandible
noun the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle

Coropuna
noun a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)

Corot
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot noun French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)

corozo
corozo palm noun any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts

corporal
noun a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines

corporal punishment
noun the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

corporate
collective adjective done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; `a joint identity`; `the collective mind`; `the corporate good`

corporate bond
noun a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders; `a corporate bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same company`

corporate executive
business executive noun an executive in a business corporation

corporate finance
noun the financial activities of corporation

corporate investor
noun a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies

corporation
corp noun a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

corporation law
noun that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations

corporeal
adjective having material or physical form or substance; `that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible` - Benjamin Jowett

corps
army corps noun an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

corps de ballet
noun the chorus of a ballet company

corpulence
overweight noun the property of excessive fatness

corpulent
obese adjective excessively fat; `a weighty man`

corpus
noun the main part of an organ or other bodily structure

corpus
principal sum noun capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

corpus callosum
noun a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

Corpus Christi
noun a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico

corpus delicti
noun the body of evidence that constitute the offence; the objective proof that a crime has been committed (sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the body of a homicide victim)

corpus luteum
noun yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum

corpuscle
mote noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

corpuscular
adjective of or relating to corpuscles

corpuscular radiation
particulate radiation noun a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)

corpuscular theory
corpuscular theory of light noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles

corral
verb enclose in a corral; `corral the horses`

correct
adjective socially right or correct; `it isn`t right to leave the party without saying goodbye`; `correct behavior`

correctable
adjective capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent; `a correctable image`

corrected
adjective having something undesirable neutralized; `with glasses her corrected vision was 20:20`

correction
rectification noun the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

correctional
adjective concerned with or providing correction; `a correctional institution`

correctional institution
noun a penal institution maintained by the government

correctional rehabilitation
noun providing penal custody or probation or parole for convicted offenders

corrections
department of corrections noun the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders; `for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections`

corrective
disciplinary adjective designed to promote discipline; `the teacher`s action was corrective rather than instructional`; `disciplinal measures`; `the mother was stern and disciplinary`

correctly
adverb in a correct manner; `he guessed right`

Correggio
Antonio Allegri da Correggio noun Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534)

correlate
correlative noun either of two correlated variables

correlation
correlativity noun a reciprocal relation between two or more things

correlation
noun a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

correlation coefficient
coefficient of correlation noun a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); `what is the correlation between those two variables?`

correlation matrix
noun a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets

correlation table
noun a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates; row headings are the scores on one variable and column headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell shows how many times the score on that row was associated with the score in that column

correlational
adjective relating to or employing correlation

correlational analysis
noun the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables

correlational statistics
noun a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

correlative
correlate adjective mutually related

correspond
verb exchange messages; `My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years`

correspondence
noun communication by the exchange of letters

correspondence course
noun a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school

correspondence school
noun a school that teaches nonresident students by mail

correspondent
letter writer noun someone who communicates by means of letters

correspondent
newspaperwoman noun a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

corresponding
proportionate adjective agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; `the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger`

correspondingly
adverb in a corresponding manner; `the temperature decreases correspondingly`

corridor
noun an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

corrigenda
noun a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections

corrigendum
noun a printer`s error; to be corrected

corrigible
adjective capable of being corrected or set right; `a corrigible defect`; `a corrigible prisoner`

corroborant
adjective used of a medicine that is strengthening

corroborate
underpin verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; `The stories and claims were born out by the evidence`

corroborated
substantiated adjective supported or established by evidence or proof; `the substantiated charges`; `a verified case`

corroborating evidence
noun additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding

corrode
rust verb become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid; `The metal corroded`; `The pipes rusted`

corrode
verb cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; `The acid corroded the metal`; `The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink`

corroded
adjective eaten away as by acid or oxidation

corrosion
corroding noun erosion by chemical action

corrosion-resistant
adjective impervious to corrosion; `he was a great believer in the corrosion-resistant qualities of cast iron`

corrosive
noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

corrugate
verb fold into ridges; `corrugate iron`

corrugated
adjective shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges; `the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated`

corrugated board
corrugated cardboard noun cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)

corrugated fastener
wiggle nail noun a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry

corrugated iron
noun usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows

corrugation
noun the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves

corrupt
corrupted adjective containing errors or alterations; `a corrupt text`; `spoke a corrupted version of the language`

corrupt
taint verb place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; `sully someone`s reputation`

corrupted
debased adjective ruined in character or quality

corruptibility
noun the capability of being corrupted

corruptible
bribable adjective capable of being corrupted; `corruptible judges`; `dishonest politicians`; `a purchasable senator`; `a venal police officer`

corrupting
contaminating adjective that infects or taints

corruption
subversion noun destroying someone`s (or some group`s) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; `corruption of a minor`; `the big city`s subversion of rural innocence`

corruption
depravity noun moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; `the luxury and corruption among the upper classes`; `moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration`; `its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity`; `Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction`

corruptive
perversive adjective tending to corrupt or pervert

corruptly
corruptedly adverb in a corrupt manner

corruptness
corruption noun lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

corsair
noun a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

Corse
Corsica noun a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte

corselet
corslet noun a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece

corset
girdle noun a woman`s close-fitting foundation garment

Corsican
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people

Cortaderia
genus Cortaderia noun tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass

cortege
retinue noun the group following and attending to some important person

Cortes
Cortez noun Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

cortex
noun the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

cortical
adjective of or relating to a cortex