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English Idioms :: quantity
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quanifier.html - See: UNKNOWN QUANTITY. |
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Traditional English :: quandary
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quanifier.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 a state of perplexity.
2 a difficult situation; a practical dilemma. [16th c.: orig. uncert.] |
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Traditional English :: quango
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quanifier.html - n. (pl. -os) a semi-public body with financial support from and senior appointments made by the government. [abbr. of quasi (or quasi-autonomous) non-government(al) organization] |
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Traditional English :: quant
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quanifier.html - n. & v. --n. Brit. a punting-pole with a prong at the bottom to prevent it sinking into the mud, as used by Norfolk bargemen etc. --v.tr. (also absol.) propel (a boat) with a quant. [15th c.: perh. f. L contus f. Gk kontos boat-pole] |
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Traditional English :: quanta
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quanifier.html - pl. of QUANTUM. |
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Traditional English :: quantal
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quanifier.html - adj. 1 composed of discrete units; varying in steps, not continuously. 2 of or relating to a quantum or quantum theory. quantally adv. [L quantus how much] |
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