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3,263 words match “RATIO”

INTERMIGRATION n.
Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
INTERPENETRATION n.
The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration. Milman.
INTERSPIRATION n.
Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
INTOLERATION n.
Intolerance; want of toleration; refusal to tolerate a difference of opinion.
INVETERATION n.
The act of making inveterate. [R.] Bailey.
INVIGORATION n.
The act of invigorating, or the state of being invigorated.
IRRATIONAL a. 3 definitions
Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.
IRRATIONALITY n.
The quality or state of being irrational. "Brutish irrationaliity." South.
IRRATIONALLY adv.
In an irrational manner. Boyle.
IRRATIONALNESS n.
Irrationality.
IRREGENERATION n.
An unregenerate state. [Obs.]
IRRORATION n.
The act of bedewing; the state of being moistened with de [Obs.] Chambers.
ITERATION n.
Recital or performance a second time; repetition. Bacon. What needs this iteration, woman Shak.
LACERATION n. 2 definitions
The act of lacerating.
LATRATION n.
A barking. [Obs.]
LEVIRATION n.
Levirate marriage or marriages. Kitto.
LIBERATION n.
of liberating or the state of being liberated. This mode of analysis requires perfect liberation from all prejudged system. Pownall.
LIBRATION n. 3 definitions
A real or apparent libratory motion, like that of a balance before coming to rest. Libration of the moon, any one of those small periodical changes in the position of the moon's surface relatively to the earth, in consequence of which narrow portions at opposite limbs become visible or invisible alternately. It receive…
LITERATION n.
The act or process of representing by letters.
LUCUBRATION n. 2 definitions
of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. After long lucubration I have hit upon such an expedient. Goldsmith.
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