Altaic |
a family of languages that includes Turkic, Mongolian, Tungusic, and Korean. [3 definitions] |
Altai Mountains |
a central Asian mountain range that extends from western Mongolia into Russia and China. |
Altair |
the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, having a magnitude of 0.8. |
altar |
a raised structure, often a table or platform, upon or at which sacrifices or other religious ceremonies are performed. |
altar boy |
a young male person who assists the clergy in religious services; acolyte. |
altar girl |
a young female person who assists the clergy in religious services; acolyte. |
altarpiece |
a work of art that decorates the area above and behind an altar. |
altazimuth |
a telescope or other instrument that moves in altitude (up and down) and in azimuth (back and forth). |
alter |
to make different; change. [2 definitions] |
alterable |
capable of being changed or altered. |
alterant |
resulting in or producing alteration. [2 definitions] |
alteration |
the state or process of altering. [3 definitions] |
alterative |
tending to alter or cause alteration. |
altercate |
to argue heatedly; quarrel. |
altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
alter ego |
a second self or another aspect of oneself. [2 definitions] |
alternate |
to continuously rotate or take turns with one another (usu. fol. by "with"). [9 definitions] |
alternate angles |
a pair of nonadjacent angles that are formed on opposite sides of a line where it crosses two others transversely. |
alternating current |
electrical current that reverses direction at regular intervals. (Cf. direct current.) |
alternation |
the act or process of alternating. [2 definitions] |
alternative |
one of two or more possibilities; option. [5 definitions] |