A term from historical German printing, referring to a type of printing that was done on large sheets of paper, often without a binding, and was unfolded before being read or viewed. This type was common in the early 19th century and was often used for advertisements or illustrated sheets.
/æpˈfneri/
The act of installing or reattaching a part or component, often used in the context of repairs or maintenance of machines or devices.
/riːˈæplɪsɪŋ/
A person who forcibly takes possession of a car from its owner. This often involves the use of force, such as robbery, and may lead to violence or even fatality.
/ˈkær.dʒeɪ.kər/
The habit or quality of spending time in meditation or thought; a tendency to engage in deep, reflective thinking.
/məˈdɪ.tə.vɪ.sɪs/
Backshifted is used to describe the shift or adjustment of a time reference from the present to a past tense in sentences, often in the context of reported speech. This term is commonly used in linguistics and language analysis to indicate the grammatical change in the tense of verbs within a sentence when it is rephrased.
/ˈbækˌʃɪftɪd/
A device or instrument used for measuring the pitch of a sound, typically in the context of phonetics and speech science.
/ˈfθʌŋ.ə.mə.tər/
Misgrafting refers to the erroneous process of transplanting or grafting one plant onto another, leading to a rejected or unwanted grafting result. This can happen in horticulture or genetic manipulation where DNA from one organism is incorrectly grafted onto another.
/ˈmɪsɡreɪft/
The formation of rocks by natural processes. It involves the generation, modification, and destruction of minerals within a rock, which is crucial in understanding the geological history of an area.
/lɪ Athe'ɡenɪsɪs/
A medicinal plant species in the genus Gloriosa that contains the lycorine alkaloid and is native to tropical Africa, commonly used in folk medicine for treating various ailments.
/tɾi.kuˈalɑ̃nes/
The act or process of producing vocal sounds, particularly by vibration of the vocal cords. It refers to the production of speech or singing by using the vocal folds in the larynx to generate sound.
/fəˈneɪʃən/