| European plan |
a hotel rate that covers the room and services, but not meals. (Cf. American plan.) |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe formed in 1993 from the former European Economic Community. Additional nations have joined since 1993, and one, the United Kingdom, had been a member originally but removed itself in 2020. The European Union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Many of the countries share a common currency, the Euro. |
| europium |
a highly reactive chemical element of the rare-earth group that has sixty-three protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Eu) |
| Eurymos |
father of the prophet Telemos. |
| euryphagous |
consuming a broad range of foods. (Cf. stenophagous.) |
| eurytherm |
an animal or plant able to survive through broad variations in temperature. (Cf. stenotherm.) |
| eurythmics |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the art of interpreting the rhythms of music through movements of the body. |
| eurytopic |
able to survive in a broad variety of environments. (Cf. stenotopic.) |
| Eustachian tube |
a passage connecting the middle ear with the throat; auditory canal. |
| euthanasia |
the act of putting to a painless death a person or animal suffering from a painful, incurable disease or injury; mercy killing. |
| euthanize |
to intentionally end a life to relieve pain and suffering. |
| euthenics |
(used with a sing. verb) a science dealing with the betterment of human life and performance by improving environment. (Cf. eugenics.) |
| eutrophic |
of or concerning a lake or pond rich in nutrients that cause excessive plant growth, which chokes out the animal life in the water. |
| eV |
abbreviation of "electron-volt," or "electron-volts," a unit of energy equal to the energy of one electron accelerated by one volt, or equal to 1.602 times 10-12 erg. |
| evacuate |
to remove (citizens, soldiers, or the like) from a place, esp. one considered unsafe. [5 definitions] |
| evacuation |
the act or process of emptying. [3 definitions] |
| evacuee |
a person who has been removed from a place, esp. for safety. |
| evade |
to avoid or escape by cleverness or trickery. [5 definitions] |
| evaluate |
to determine the level, value, or worth of; appraise. [2 definitions] |
| evaluation |
a report that tells the value or quality of something. [2 definitions] |
| evanesce |
to disappear like a vapor; vanish into nothing. |