analeptic |
of medication, restoring strength to the body after a disease or after the effects of sedatives. [2 definitions] |
analgesia |
in medicine, an absence of pain sensations. |
analgesic |
a drug, lotion, or the like that relieves pain. [2 definitions] |
analog |
representing information by physical measurements. |
analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
analog computer |
a computer that uses physical quantities such as pressure or electric voltages to represent data. (Cf. digital computer.) |
analogical |
of, expressing, or based on a certain similarity between two items that are otherwise dissimilar. |
analogize |
to reason or argue by use of analogy. [3 definitions] |
analogous |
similar or corresponding in the manner of an analogy. [2 definitions] |
analogue |
something similar to something else. [2 definitions] |
analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. [5 definitions] |
anal-retentive |
in psychoanalysis, having or showing unusual obstinacy, frugality, or an excessive concern with trivial details that supposedly results from conflict over toilet training in childhood. [2 definitions] |
analysand |
a person who is undergoing psychoanalysis. |
analyse |
a spelling of "analyze" used in Canada and Britain. See "analyze" for more information. |
analyses |
plural of analysis. |
analysis |
careful scrutiny of constituent parts in order to thoroughly understand the whole. [4 definitions] |
analyst |
someone trained and licensed in the profession of psychoanalysis. [2 definitions] |
analytic |
of, pertaining to, or resulting from analysis. [2 definitions] |
analytical |
of, pertaining to, or resulting from analysis; analytic. [2 definitions] |
analytical chemistry |
an area of chemistry dealing with determining and identifying the types or quantities of compounds and mixtures, or their proportions, in a specific substance. |
analytic geometry |
a branch of geometry that uses algebraic equations to determine distance or the like by using variables defined by coordinates; Cartesian geometry. |