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- opposable /əˈpəʊzəbl/ (adj): Capable of facing and touching the other digits on the
same hand.
- Opposer /əˈpəʊzə/ (n): One who opposes, one who shows opposition.
- Diapause /ˈdʌɪəpɔːz/ (v): (of an insect or other animal) undergo a period of suspended
development.
- ionopause /ʌɪˈɒnəpɔːz/ (n): The upper boundary of the ionosphere of a planet, comet,
or other celestial object.
- Mesopause /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)pɔːz/ (n): The boundary in the earth's atmosphere between the
mesosphere and the thermosphere, at which the temperature stops decreasing with
increasing height and begins to increase.
- Perimenopause /pɛrɪˈmɛnə(ʊ)pɔːz/ (n): The period of a woman's life shortly before the
occurrence of the menopause.
- Stratopause /ˈstratə(ʊ)pɔːz/ (n): The interface between the stratosphere and the
ionosphere.
Correct - Adrectal /adˈrɛktl/ (adj): Situated at or near the rectum; especially (formerly)
designating the glands of certain gastropod molluscs from which Tyrian purple was
obtained (now usually called hypobranchial).
- Anorectum /eɪnə(ʊ)ˈrɛktəm/ (n): The anus and rectum considered as a single structure.
+ The action or an act of recognizing and correcting one's own errors or faults.
- Colorectal /kəʊlə(ʊ)ˈrɛktl/ (adj): Relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum.
- Colour-correct (adj): Representing colours in their correct relation to each other (i.e.
with no colour cast).
- Colour-corrected (adj):
+ To correct (a lens or sight defect) so that there is an aberration opposite to that of the
uncorrected lens or defect; specifically to correct for chromatic aberration to such an
extent that violet light is focused beyond red light.
+ To make an excessive correction to; to correct (an error, etc.) in excess of that
required, so as to cause error in the opposite direction.
+ To correct excessively; to make too great a correction for an error, etc., so as to cause
error in the opposite direction; to overcompensate.
+ Hypercorrection.
- Press-correction (n):
- Recta /ˈrɛktə/ (plural N) = Rectum /ˈrɛktəm/ (plural N): The final section of the large
intestine, terminating at the anus.
- Rectenna /rɛkˈtɛnə/ (n): An electrical unit combining a receiving aerial and a device for
rectifying the current it produces; especially one used in the conversion of solar energy to
electricity.
+ (of a wide-angle lens) corrected as much as possible, so that straight lines in the
subject appear straight in the image. (3)
- Rectocele /ˈrɛktəsiːl/ (n): A prolapse of the wall between the rectum and the vagina.
- Rectorate /ˈrɛkt(ə)rət/ (n) = Rector /ˈrɛktə/ (n) = Rectorial /rɛkˈtɔːrɪəl/ (adj) = Rectorship
/ˈrɛktəʃɪp/ (n):
+ (in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed
to the incumbent.
+ (in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy who has charge of a parish.
- Rectorite /ˈrɛktərʌɪt/ (n): A clay mineral of the montmorillonite group which occurs as
large, soft, white or light brown leaves or plates.
- Rectos /ˈrɛktəʊz/ (n) = recto /ˈrɛktəʊ/ (n): A right-hand page of an open book, or the
front of a loose document.
- Rectosigmoid /rɛktəʊˈsɪɡmɔɪd/ (n): The rectosigmoid junction; the rectum and sigmoid
colon considered as a unit.
- Rectouterine /rɛktəʊˈjuːtərʌɪn/ (n): Of, relating to, or connecting the rectum and uterus.
- Rectrices /ˈrɛktrɪsiːz/ (single n) = rectrix /ˈrɛktrɪks/ (plural n): The larger feathers in a
bird's tail, used for steering in flight.
- Alrightnik /ɔːlˈrʌɪtnɪk/ (n): Chiefly in Jewish usage: a person who has succeeded in life
financially but is regarded as vulgar or self-satisfied; a nouveau-riche person, an arriviste.
- Headright /ˈhɛdrʌɪt/ (n): The right to own a particular piece of unsettled land, as
granted to an individual fulfilling certain requirements; a piece of land thus granted.
- Mother-right /ˈmʌðərʌɪt/ (n): The custom by which dynastic succession passes only in
the female line.
- Orright /ɔːˈrʌɪt/ (EXCLAMATION: Cảm thán): All right, fine, certainly: an expression of
acquiescence, assent or acknowledgement.
- Over-right /əʊvəˈrʌɪt/ (Prep): Directly opposite to; over against, in front of.
- Peck-right /pɛk-raɪt/ (n): The precedence which allows birds of a higher status to attack
those of a lower status without retaliation.
- Right-back /raɪt-bæk/ (n): A defender in soccer or field hockey who plays primarily in a
position on the right of the field.
- Right-brain /rʌɪt ˈbreɪn/ (n): The right-hand side of the human brain, which is believed
to be associated with creative thought and the emotions.
+ Occupying a position between the centre and the right; situated near the centre on
the right-hand side.
+ Also with capital initials. Of or relating to the right-centre; moderately right-of-centre.
+ A position, orientation, or area between the centre and the right, or near the centre
on the right-hand side.
+ A body of troops positioned between the centre and the right wing; the right-centre
part of an array of troops. Now chiefly historical.
+ The part of a baseball field located between centre field and right field.
+ A player occupying a position on the right of the centre of the field of play; the
position occupied by such a player.
- Rightdoer /ˈrʌɪtduːə/ (n): A person who does what is right; one who acts properly,
correctly, or morally. Contrasted with "wrong-doer".
- Rightdoing /ˈrʌɪtduːɪŋ/ (n): The action of doing what is right; proper, correct, or moral
action.
- Right-eared /raɪt-ɪəd/ (adj): Using the right ear more naturally than the left (in tasks or
tests that discriminate between the two ears).
+ Of a flatfish or taxonomic group of flatfishes: having both eyes on the right-hand side
of the body, as is typical in the family Soleidae (true soles) and, less consistently, in the
family Pleuronectidae (right-eyed flounders).
- Right-eyedness /raɪt-ˈaɪdnəs/ (n): The condition of being right-eyed.
+ (of a person) using the right foot more naturally than the left.
+ A person who uses the right foot more naturally than the left; a person (especially a
sportsperson) whose right foot is stronger or more dexterous than the left.
+ A kick executed with the right foot. Also (Association Football): a shot, pass, or
clearance made by kicking a ball with the right foot.
+ Constituting or relating to serious drama as distinct from musical comedy, revue, etc.
+ (of a person) using the right hand more naturally than the left.
+ (of a tool or item of equipment) made to be used with the right hand.
+ Made or done with the right hand.
- Right-justify /ˌrʌɪtˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪ/ (v): To justify (a printed text) so that it has a straight right
margin.
+ The legal right of a pedestrian, vehicle, or ship to proceed with precedence over
others in a particular situation or place.
+ The right to build and operate a railway line, road, or utility on land belonging to
another.
- Right-reading /rɑɪt-ri:dinŋ/ (adj): That can be read without first being reversed by a
mirror.
- Rights /rɑɪts/: The legal authority to publish, copy, or make available a work such as a
book, movie, recording, or work of art.
+ Favouring, or having greater skill or acuity on the right side of the body; especially
having greater strength or superior motor skills in the limbs of the right side.
+ Affecting or occurring in the right side of the body or of an organ, or the right-hand
member of a bilateral pair of organs.
- Right-to-die /raɪttəˈdaɪ/ (adj): Pertaining to, expressing, or advocating the right to refuse
extraordinary measures intended to prolong someone's life when they are terminally ill
or comatose.
- Self-righting /ˌsɛlfˈrʌɪtɪŋ/ (adj): (of a boat) designed to right itself when capsized.
+ Not right, just, or equitable; improper, unfair, wrong. Also as noun (with the and plural
agreement): unright people or things as a class. Frequently Scottish in later use.