abvolt

a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt ;

abwatt

a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt) ;

aby moritz warburg

German art historian (1866-1929) ;

aby warburg

German art historian (1866-1929) ;

abydos

an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander ;

abyla

a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules ;

abysm

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) ;

abyss

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) ;

abyssal zone

the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light ;

abyssinia

Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia ;

abyssinian

a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat ;

abyssinian banana

large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa ;

abyssinian cat

a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat ;

ac

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second" ; a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores ;

acacia

any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia ;

acacia auriculiformis

Australian tree that yields tanning materials ;

acacia cambegei

scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms ;

acacia catechu

East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu ;

acacia dealbata

evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers ;

acacia farnesiana

tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery ;

acacia melanoxylon

tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber ;

acacia pycnantha

shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental ;

acacia xanthophloea

African tree supposed to mark healthful regions ;

academe

the academic world ;

academia

the academic world ;

academic

an educator who works at a college or university ;

academic administrator

an administrator in a college or university ;

academic costume

a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college ;

academic degree

an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" ;

academic department

a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject ;

academic freedom

the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions ;

academic gown

a gown worn by academics or judges ;

academic program

(education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) ;

academic relation

a professional relation between instructors and those they instruct ;

academic requirement

a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program ;

academic robe

a gown worn by academics or judges ;

academic session

the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" ;

academic term

the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" ;

academic year

the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying ;

academician

an educator who works at a college or university ; a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation ; someone elected to honorary membership in an academy ;