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

Themistocles
noun Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC)

then
so 9 and so adverb subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); `then he left`; `go left first, then right`; `first came lightning, then thunder`; `we watched the late movie and then went to bed`; `and so home and to bed`

then(a)
adjective at a specific prior time; `the then president`

thenal
thenar adjective of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb

Theobroma
genus Theobroma noun cacao plants

theocracy
noun the belief in government by divine guidance

theocratic
adjective of or relating to or being a theocracy; `a theocratic state`

theodicy
noun the branch of theology that defends God`s goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil

theodolite
transit noun a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

Theodore Francis Powys
noun British writer of allegorical novels; one of three literary brothers (1875-1953)

Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt 1 President Theodore Roosevelt noun 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; `Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick`` (1858-1919)

Theodosius
Theodosius I noun the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths; he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan worship (346-395)

theogony
noun the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods

theologian
theologist noun someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology

theological
adjective of or relating to or concerning theology; `theological seminar`

theological doctrine
noun the doctrine of a religious group

theological virtue
supernatural virtue noun according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith and hope and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues

theologically
adverb in a theological manner; `he dealt with the problem of evil theologically, not philosophically`

theology
theological system noun a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; `Jewish theology`; `Roman Catholic theology`

theology
noun the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

theophany
noun a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

Theophrastaceae
family Theophrastaceae noun family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae

Theophrastus
noun Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC)

theophylline
Elixophyllin noun a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator

theorem
noun an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth

theoretical
theoretic adjective concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; `theoretical science`

theoretically
on paper adverb according to the assumed facts; `on paper the candidate seems promising`

theorist
theoretician noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)

theorization
theorisation noun the production or use of theories

theorize
theorise verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; `Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps`

theory
noun a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; `theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses`; `true in fact and theory`

theory of dissociation
theory of electrolytic dissociation noun (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water

theory of evolution
theory of organic evolution noun (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals

theory of gravitation
theory of gravity noun (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

theory of indicators
Ostwald`s theory of indicators noun (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation

theory of inheritance
noun (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations

theory-based
adjective based in theory rather than experiment; `theory-based arguments and positions`

theosophical
adjective of or relating to theosophy; `theosophical writings`

theosophism
noun belief in theosophy

theosophist
noun a believer in theosophy

theosophy
noun a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul

theoterrorism
noun terrorism for a religious purpose

therapeutic
therapeutical adjective relating to or involved in therapy; `therapeutic approach to criminality`

therapeutic abortion
noun a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother`s life is threatened)

therapeutic cloning
biomedical cloning noun nuclear transplantation of a patient`s own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant

therapeutically
adverb for therapeutic purposes

therapeutics
noun branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease

Theraphosidae
family Theraphosidae noun large tropical spiders; tarantulas

therapist
healer noun a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

therapsid
protomammal noun probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals

Therapsida
order Therapsida noun extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic

therapy
noun (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); `the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury`; `he tried every treatment the doctors suggested`; `heat therapy gave the best relief`

Theravada
Theravada Buddhism noun one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to Nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia

there
at that place adverb in or at that place; `they have lived there for years`; `it`s not there`; `that man there`

there
adverb to or toward that place; away from the speaker; `go there around noon!`

thereabout
thereabouts adverb near that place; `he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks`

thereafter
adverb from that time on; `thereafter he never called again`

thereby
adverb by that means or because of that; `He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth`

therefor
adverb (in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it; `ordering goods and enclosing payment therefor`; `a refund therefor`

therefore
hence adverb (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; `therefore X must be true`; `the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory`; `we were young and thence optimistic`; `it is late and thus we must go`; `the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted`

therein
in this adverb (formal) in or into that thing or place; `they can read therein what our plans are`

thereinafter
adverb in the following part of a given matter, as in a document or speech

thereness
noun the state of being there--not here--in position

thereof
adverb of or concerning this or that; `a problem and the solution thereof`

thereon
on it adverb on that; `text and commentary thereon`

thereto
to it adverb to that; `with all the appurtenances fitting thereto`

theretofore
adverb up to that time; `they had not done any work theretofore`

thereunder
under that adverb under that; `the headings and the items listed thereunder`

thereupon
adverb immediately after that; `thereupon the entire class applauded`; `with that, she left the room`; `I therewith withdraw my complaints`

therewith
adverb with that or this or it; `I have learned that whatever state I am, therewith to be content`- Phil.4:11

therewithal
adverb together with all that; besides; `thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal remit thy other forfeits`- Shakespeare

Theridiidae
family Theridiidae noun a family of comb-footed spiders

therm
noun a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units

thermal
thermic adjective relating to or associated with heat; `thermal movements of molecules`; `thermal capacity`; `thermic energy`; `the caloric effect of sunlight`

thermal barrier
heat barrier noun a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating

thermal equilibrium
noun a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature

thermal pollution
noun harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them

thermal printer
noun a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat

thermal reactor
noun a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator

thermalgesia
noun pain caused by heat

thermally
adverb by means of heat or with respect to thermal properties

Thermidor
noun eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat

thermion
noun an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature

thermionic
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of thermions; `thermionic cathode`

thermionic current
noun an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission

thermionic emission
thermal emission noun the emission of electrons from very hot substances

thermionics
noun the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)

thermistor
thermal resistor noun a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit

thermoacidophile
noun archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures

thermobaric bomb
fuel-air bomb noun a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; `a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb`

Thermobia
genus Thermobia noun a genus of Lepismatidae

thermocautery
noun cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat

thermochemistry
noun the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated

thermocoagulation
noun congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)

thermocouple
thermocouple junction noun a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference

thermodynamic
thermodynamical adjective of or concerned with thermodynamics; `the thermodynamic limit`

thermodynamically
adverb with respect to thermodynamics; `this phenomenon is thermodynamically impossible`

thermodynamics
noun the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy

thermoelectric
thermoelectrical adjective involving or resulting from thermoelectricity

thermoelectric thermometer
thermel noun a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature