Schmidt system |
an optical system used in telescopes consisting of a spherical concave mirror with a correcting plate that reduces aberrations. |
schmooze |
(informal) to engage in friendly, easy-going conversation, often with the purpose of impressing or influencing. [2 definitions] |
schnapps |
any of several strong alcoholic liquors, esp. a certain type of gin, or a sweet viscous liquor. |
schnauzer |
a dog of a German breed with a square snout, short ears, and a wiry coat. |
scholar |
a learned person, esp. one who is engaged in research or study. [3 definitions] |
scholarly |
of or appropriate to a scholar. |
scholarship |
money given to a student by a school or organization to help pay for the cost of schooling. [2 definitions] |
scholastic |
of or pertaining to academic learning. [4 definitions] |
scholasticism |
(sometimes cap.) the prevailing system of medieval theological and philosophical teaching, based on the authority of the early Christian church fathers and on Aristotelian logic. [2 definitions] |
scholiast |
one who writes explanatory notes and comments on a text, esp. an ancient commentator on a classical text. |
school1 |
an institution where instruction is given, esp. to young people. [8 definitions] |
school2 |
a large group of the same kind of fish or sea mammals. [2 definitions] |
school age |
the age when a child is able or legally required to attend school. |
school board |
a local lay board responsible for setting policy and budgets and providing general oversight for a school system. |
schoolbook |
a book used as a basis for teaching in a school; textbook. |
schoolboy |
a boy who attends school. |
school bus |
a bus chartered or provided by a school system to take students to and from school and to various school-sponsored events. |
schoolchild |
a child attending school. |
school district |
a geographic area whose school or schools are administered by a single board of education. |
schoolfellow |
a fellow pupil at one's school; schoolmate. |