surface inflection
121sound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. whole, undamaged; healthy, robust; logical, true, valid, reliable, honorable, trust worthy; solvent; strong, firm; thorough; unbroken. See perfection, health, stability.Ant., unsound, unhealthy,… …
122oblique — o•blique [[t]əˈblik, oʊˈblik[/t]] mil [[t]əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk[/t]] adj. 1) math. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping 2) math. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base 3)… …
123case — I. /keɪs / (say kays) noun 1. an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something. 2. the actual state of things: *This has been the case for a year, now. –glenda adams, 1982. 3. a question or problem of moral conduct: a case of… …
124lantern fish — /ˈlæntən fɪʃ/ (say lantuhn fish) noun (plural lantern fish or lantern fishes) any small marine fish of the family Myctophidae, with rows of luminescent spots, living in the open sea and coming to the surface at night. Usage: For variation in the… …
125oblique — /əˈblik / (say uh bleek) adjective 1. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping. 2. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base. 3. designating a method of projection in which… …
126Queensland lungfish — /kwinzlənd ˈlʌŋfɪʃ/ (say kweenzluhnd lungfish) noun (plural Queensland lungfish or Queensland lungfishes) a large, primitive, freshwater fish with a paddle shaped tail and limb like fins, Neoceratodus forsteri, which usually breathes through its… …
127Spanish mackerel — /spænɪʃ ˈmækərəl / (say spanish makuhruhl) noun (plural Spanish mackerel or Spanish mackerels) 1. Also, Spaniard. the narrow barred mackerel, Scomberomorus commerson, found from Fiji to the east coast of Africa, and along both the east and west… …
128top minnow — /tɒp ˈmɪnoʊ/ (say top minoh) noun (plural top minnows or top minnow) any of several small surface swimming cyprinodont fishes in North and South America, of the egg laying family Cyprinodontidae and the live bearing family Poeciliidae. Usage: For …
