PLO
111di|plo|ma — «duh PLOH muh», noun, plural mas, ma|ta « muh tuh», verb, maed, ma|ing. –n. 1. a written or printed paper given by a school, college, or university which says that a person has completed a certain course of study, or has been graduated after a… …
112di|plo|pi|a — «duh PLOH pee uh», noun. a disorder of the eyes in which objects are seen double. ╂[< New Latin diplopia < Greek diplóos double + ôps eye] …
113di|plo|sis — «duh PLOH sihs», noun. Biology. a doubling of the number of chromosomes, occurring when two haploid sets fuse during the union of germ cells. ╂[< Greek díplōsis a doubling] …
114dis|plo|sion — «dihs PLOH zhuhn», noun. Obsolete. explosion …
115ex|plo|ra|tion|al — «EHKS pluh RAY shuh nuhl», adjective. having to do with or for exploration …
116ex|plo|ra|tion — «EHKS pluh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of traveling in little known lands or seas for the purpose of discovery: »Returning to St. Petersburg, he persuaded the government to sponsor a second exploration (Atlantic). 2. the act or process of going… …
117ex|plo|si|bil|i|ty — «ehk SPLOH zuh BIHL uh tee», noun. 1. ability to explode. 2. liability to explode …
118ex|plo|si|ble — «ehk SPLOH zuh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be exploded. 2. liable to explode …
119ex|plo|sim|e|ter — «EHKS ploh SIHM uh tuhr», noun. a device for measuring the gas content of an enclosed space relative to the exploding point of the gas. ╂[< explosi(on) + meter] …
120ex|plo|sion — «ehk SPLOH zhuhn», noun. 1. the action of bursting (of something) with a loud noise; an exploding; blowing up: »The explosion of the bomb shook the whole neighborhood. 2. a loud noise caused by this: »People five miles away heard the explosion. 3 …
