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Altitude
noun · 78% connection
The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Apparent
adjective · 78% connection
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Aspect
noun · 78% connection
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Bearing
noun · 78% connection
The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Bull
verb · 78% connection
A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Difference
noun · 78% connection
The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a diff…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Different
adjective · 78% connection
Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; differ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Dislocation
noun · 78% connection
a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Distinction
noun · 78% connection
That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Ecliptic
adjective · 78% connection
A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23? 28'. It is the apparent path of the sun, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Feather
noun · 78% connection
A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Heteromorphic
adjective · 78% connection
Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Heterotopy
noun · 78% connection
A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Image
noun · 78% connection
The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object sy…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Irradiation
noun · 78% connection
The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Manifest
adjective · 78% connection
Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Micrometer
noun · 78% connection
An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
Mirage
noun · 78% connection
An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: apparent, displacement, difference, position, object.
