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Aberration
noun · 78% connection
The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Accidental
noun · 78% connection
Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Actinology
noun · 78% connection
The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Attachment
noun · 78% connection
The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Beam
noun · 78% connection
A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Bind
verb · 78% connection
Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Coruscant
adjective · 78% connection
Glittering in flashes; flashing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Coruscate
verb · 78% connection
To glitter in flashes; to flash.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Croup
noun · 78% connection
An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp.,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Dextrorotatory
adjective · 78% connection
Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Discerner
noun · 78% connection
One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives, or judges; as, a discerner of truth, of right and wrong.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Eclampsia
noun · 78% connection
A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Eclipse
noun · 78% connection
An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention of some other body, either b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Family history
noun · 78% connection
part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendenci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Feeling
noun · 78% connection
The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the body itself; tha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Firefly
noun · 78% connection
Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Flash
verb · 78% connection
To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
Flasher
noun · 78% connection
One who, or that which, flashes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: affection, patient, perceives, luminous, rays.
