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eccentric.adjective
departing from a recognized, logically.intelligent,
conventional
or established norm
or pattern; off
base in life; deviating
from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical
orbit; not situated at or in the geometric center
eccentric.noun
one that deviates
markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional
ideas
eccentrically.adverb
synonym-erratic
eccentricity.noun,.plural.eccentricities
the quality of being eccentric;
deviation
from the normal, expected or established; an example or instance of eccentric
behavior
Physics:.the
distance between the center of an eccentric and its axis
Mathematics:.the
ratio
of the distance of any point on a conic (shaped like a cone) section from
a focus to its distance from the corresponding directrix;
this ratio is constant
for any particular
conic section
echinoderm-noun,.plural.echinoderms
any of numerous radially-symmetrical.marine
invertebrates
of the
phylumEchinodermata, which
includes the starfishes, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, having an internal
calcareous (calcium) skeleton and often covered with spines
echinodermal or echinodermatous.adjective
ecosystem.noun,.plural.ecosystems
an ecological community together with its environment,
functioning as a unit
ecology.noun,.plural.ecologies
the branch of biology
that deals with relations between living organisms and their environment
and the balances between these relationships, such as the study of the
detrimental
effects of modern civilization on the environment and what can be done
to healthily rectify; human ecology
ecologically.adverb
ecological.or.ecologic.adjective
ecologist.noun,.plural.ecologists
economy.noun,.plural.economies
an orderly,
functional
arrangement of parts; an organized.system;
careful, thrifty management of resources, such as money, materials or labor
(learned to practice economy in making out the household budget); the system
or range of economic activity in a country, region or community; economy
is the use of the minimum amount of money, time or other resources needed
to achieve something, so that nothing is wasted (improvements in the fuel
economy of cars); if you make economies, you try to save money by not spending
money on unnecessary things (they will make economies by hiring fewer part-time
workers); economy services such as travel are inexpensive and have no luxuries
or extras (economy class travel); economy is used to describe large packs
of goods which are less expensive than normal sized packs; if you describe
an attempt to save money as a false economy, you mean that you have not
saved any money as you will have to spend a lot more later (a cheap bed
can be a false economy)
economy.adjective
economical or inexpensive to buy or use (an economy
car; an economy motel)
economic.adjective
of
or relating to the production, development and management of material wealth,
as of a country, household or business enterprise; of or relating to an
economy
(a period of economic growth); of or relating to the practical necessities
of life; material wrote the book primarily for economic reasons; financially
rewarding; economical (it was economical to keep the manufacturing facilities
open); efficient;
economical (an economical automobile engine)
economical.adjective
prudent
and thrifty in management; not
wasteful
or extravagant
economically.adverb
economize, economized,
economizing,
economizes.verbs
intransitive
verb use.to practice economy,
as by avoiding waste or reducing expenditures;
to make economical use of something (when we built our new home we economized
by use of recycled materials)
transitive
verb use.to use or manage with thrift
economizer.noun,.plural.economizers
economist.noun,.plural.economists
a device
which economically provides a
mist such as a vaporizer; a specialist
in economics
economics.noun
the social.science
that deals with the production,
distribution
and consumption of goods
and services and with the theory
and management of economies
or economic.systems
ecotone.noun
a transitional.zone
between two communities containing the characteristic.species
of each
ectoplasm.noun
concerned with cell movement
edema.noun
an abnormal.infiltration
and excess.accumulation
of serous fluid in connective tissue
or in a serous.cavity,
called also dropsy; watery swelling
of plant organs
or parts; any of various
plant diseases characterized
by such swellings
edematous.adjective
edify, edified,
edifying,
edifies.transitive
verbs
to instruct
or improve.spiritually;
to build up; to instruct and improve especially in
moral
and religious knowledge; uplift;
enlighten;
inform;
if you describe something as edifying, you mean that it benefits
you in some way, for example, by teaching you about something (when feeling
down, the right kind of music can
be edifying to one's soul; music, art and poetry are somethings edifying)
edifying.adjective
an edifying speech, book, etc. improves your mind
or moral character
by teaching you something; enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage
intellectual or moral improvement (the paintings in the church served an
edifying purpose even for those who could not read); to erect a house,
temple; build; establish
edification.noun,.plural.edifications
intellectual, moral
or spiritual improvement; enlightenment
edifier.noun,.plural.edifiers
edifice.noun,.plural.edifices
a building or elaborate.conceptual.structure,
especially one of imposing appearance or size, such as would be an imposing.statue
(the false edifice of evolutionary
theory); from Middle
English and Old
French and from Latin
'aedificium' from 'aedificre' meaning 'to build' and from 'aedis' meaning
'a building'
efficacious.adjective
having the power to produce a desired effect;
effective
efficaciously.adverb
efficaciousness.noun,.plural.efficaciousnesses
efficacy.noun,.plural.efficacies
the power to produce an effect
effrontery.noun,.plural.effronteries
shameless; unashamed boldness; gall;
impudence;
presumption
always derogatory
in usage, effrontery connotes
shamelessness or insolence in
defying
the rules of propriety, courtesy,
etc.
e.g..abbreviation
for example
efficient.adjective
acting directly to produce an effect (an efficient
cause);
effective; acting or producing
effectively
with a minimum of waste, expense or unnecessary.effort;
exhibiting
a high ratio of output to input
efficiently.adverb
efficiency.noun,-plural.efficiencies
the quality
or property of being efficient;
the degree to which this quality
is exercised (the program was implemented
with great efficiency and speed)
echo-noun,.plural.echoes
the repeating of sound produced by reflection
of sound waves from a surface
echo, echoed,
echoing,
echoes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
repeat
a sound by the reflection
of sound waves from a surface; to repeat or imitate
intransitive verb use.to
be repeated by or as if by an echo (the story echoed out of my mind when
she mentioned that; the speaker's words echoed in her mind); to resound
with or as if with an echo; reverberate.(rooms
echoing with laughter)
echoer-noun,.plural.echoers
echoey.adjective
echoic.adjective
of or resembling
an echo
echolike.adjective
like
or characteristic
of an echo; echoic
echolocation.noun,.plural.echolocations
a sensory system in certain animals, such as bats
and dolphins, in which usually high pitched sounds are emitted and their
echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects
Electronics:.a
process for determining the location of objects by emitting sound waves
and analyzing the waves reflected back to the sender by the object; also
called echo ranging
echolocate.verb
Eminent Domain.noun,.plural.Eminent
Domains
the unrestrained
ownership of land; independent of all action from without and paramount
over all action within (in detail)
The United States federal government possesses
the right of Eminent Domain as a sovereign
state, made possible by the individual states granting land to form the
District
of Columbia. It exercises that right in the acquisition
of land.
The individual states through their own constitutions,
also possess the right of eminent domain as sovereignties,
within their borders and within the limits on their powers as defined by
delegates
from the 12 states who drafted the document and subsequently presented
this U.S. Constitution
to the individual states for ratification.
Point is: the people of the individual States had opportunity and were
able to be involved in that which was to affect them and knew and agreed
on the
limited powers they agreed to be granted to a federal government
of their creation. Such a thing has not happened in
Canada to the detriment of
regions outside of Ontaruio and Quebec, the original Canada.
Business and Economics:.the
right of a government to take private property for a public purpose, usually
with just compensation to the owner
envoy.noun,.plural.envoys
a representative of a government who is sent on
a special diplomatic mission; a minister plenipotentiary
assigned to a foreign embassy, ranking
next below the ambassador
enact,
enacted,
enacting,
enacts.transitive
verbs
if an event
or situation
is enacted, it is brought about,
it is brought into action to affect.something
or someone; to act something out, as on a stage (enacted the part of the
parent); to make into law
(Congress enacted a tax reform
bill);
enactable.adjective
enactor.noun,.plural.enactors
enactment.noun,.plural.enactments
the act
of enacting; the state
of being enacted; something that has been enacted
envision, envisioned,
envisioning,
envisions.transitive
verbs
to picture
in the mind; imagine
ecstasy.noun,.plural.ecstasies
intense joy or delight; an intense state of happiness;
if you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it (kids
at Christmas time, what with the anticipation of what they'll get and the
great meal they'll usually have, are an example of what it's like to be
in ecstasy)
ecstatic.adjective
marked
by or expressing ecstasy; being in a state
of ecstasy; enraptured; blissful
ecstatically.adverb
ephemeral.adjective
lasting for a markedly brief time ("There
remain some truths too ephemeral to be captured in the cold pages of a
court transcript or . . . opinion." ...Irving R. Kaufman); living
or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do; transient
ephemerally.adverb
ephemeral.noun
a markedly short-lived thing
ephemerality.or.ephemeralness.noun
enable, enabled,
enabling,
enables.transitive
verbs
to supply with the means, knowledge or opportunity;
make able (a hole in the fence that enabled us to watch; techniques that
enable computer administrators to be efficient);
to make feasible or possible (funds
that will enable new technologies); to make operational; activate (enabled
the computer's modem)
enabler.noun,.plural.enablers
encounter, encountered,
encountering,
encounters.verbs
transitive verb use.to
meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon (encountered an old friend on
the street); to come up against (encounter numerous obstacles)
intransitive verb use.to
meet, especially unexpectedly
encounter.noun,.plural.encounters
a meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected
or brief (a chance encounter in the park)
exist, existed,
existing,
exists.intransitive
verbs
to have actual.being;
be real;
to have life; live; to be;
to continue to be; persist
(old customs that are beneficial
that are thankfully still with us)
existent.adjective
having life or being;
existing;
real;
occurring
or present at the moment; current
existent.noun
one that exists
existence.noun
the fact
or state
of existing; being;
the fact or state of continued being; life (our brief existence on Earth
with its afflictions
at times {2Corinthians
4:17}); all that exists (sang the beauty of all existence);
a thing that exists; an entity;
a mode
or manner
of existing (all
in all he had a great existence); specific.presence;
occurrence
(the Geiger counter {radiation.detecting
instrument} indicated
the existence of radioactivity)
existential.adjective
of, relating
to or dealing with existence; based on experience;
empirical
existentially.adverb
existentialism.noun
a philosophy
that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience
in a hostile
or indifferent
universe and that which regards human existence as unexplainable and stresses
freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences
of one's acts
existentialist.noun,.plural.existentialists
one who espouses
an existentialist philosophy
existentialist.adjective
an existentialist philosophy
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