peculiarity
31Peculiarities — Peculiarity Pe*cul iar i*ty, n.; pl. {Peculiarities}. 1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. [1913… …
32anacrotism — Peculiarity of the pulse wave. See anacrotic pulse. SYN: anadicrotism. [G. ana, up, + krotos, a beat] * * * anac·ro·tism ə nak rə .tiz əm n an abnormality of the blood circulation characterized by a secondary notch in the ascending part of a… …
33idiosyncrasy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. peculiarity, mannerism, eccentricity. See speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. eccentricity, characteristic, peculiarity, quirk, affectation, mannerism, habit, trait; see also quirk . Syn. idiosyncrasy …
34eccentricity — /ek seuhn tris i tee, ek sen /, n., pl. eccentricities. 1. an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities. 2. the quality of being eccentric. 3. the amount by which something is eccentric. 4. Mach. the… …
35Neum — • A term in medieval music theory Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Neum Neum † Cathol …
36characteristic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. distinctive, typical, peculiar. n. quality, trait, mark, lineament, feature, peculiarity, attribute, distinction. See indication, speciality, attribution, intrinsic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …
37feature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lineament, aspect; trait, peculiarity, property, characteristic; presentation, film, story. See form, indication, importance, front, speciality, appearance, part. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything… …
38quirk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flourish; quip, taunt, jibe; quibble, deviation, evasion; peculiarity, trick, eccentricity. See wit, insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vagary, whim, caprice, turn, twist, peculiarity, foible,… …
39eccentricity — ec•cen•tric•i•ty [[t]ˌɛk sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛk sɛn [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct 2) the quality of being eccentric 3) the amount by which something is eccentric 4) math. a mathematical constant expressed as the ratio… …
40Stellar classification — In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are… …
