(n) the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac, Syn. family Anacardiaceae, sumac family

anacardium

(n) type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew, Syn. genus Anacardium

anachronic

(adj) chronologically misplaced, Syn. anachronous, anachronistic, Example:English public schools are anachronistic

anachronism

(n) something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred, Syn. mistiming, misdating

anachronism

(n) an artifact that belongs to another time

anachronism

(n) a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

anachronistically

(adv) in an anachronistic manner, Example:let's look at this phenomenon anachronistically

anaclinal

(adj) of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata, Ant. cataclinal

anaclisis

(n) (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Anacamptic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to bend back; &unr_; back + &unr_; to bend. ] Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See Catoptrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anacamptically

adv. By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anacamptics

n. 1. The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science of reflected sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anacanthous

a. Spineless, as certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anacanths

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; thorny, fr. &unr_; thorn. ] (Zool.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anacardiaceous

a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anacardic

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anacardium

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; similar to + &unr_; heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew. [ 1913 Webster ]

anacathartic

a. [ Gr. 'anakaqartiko`s, fr. 'anakaqai`rein to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting; 'ana` + kaqai`rein. See Cathartic. ] 1. (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

anacathartic

n. (Med.) An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

暦

[こよみ(P);れき, koyomi (P); reki] (n, suf) (れき when a suffix) (See カレンダー) calendar; almanac; (P) #2121

年鑑

[ねんかん, nenkan] (n) yearbook; almanac; annual; (P) #2399

アナクロ

[anakuro] (n) (abbr) (See アナクロニズム) anachronism

アナクロニズム

[anakuronizumu] (n) anachronism

アナコンダ