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Look up alteration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An Alteration is the act, process, or result of making a change or modification to something's structure
Alteration
1976 novel by Kingsley Amis
The Alteration is a 1976 alternate history novel by British writer Kingsley Amis, set in a parallel universe in which the Reformation did not take place
The_Alteration
Argillic alteration is hydrothermal alteration[citation needed] of wall rock which introduces clay minerals including kaolinite, smectite and illite.
Argillic_alteration
Rock's chemical alteration geological process
Propylitic alteration is the chemical alteration of a rock, caused by iron and magnesium bearing hydrothermal fluids, altering biotite or amphibole within
Propylitic_alteration
Geological process
Phyllic alteration is a hydrothermal alteration zone in a permeable rock that has been affected by circulation of hydrothermal fluids. It is commonly
Phyllic_alteration
Systematic coercive persuasion
Brainwashing is the systematic effort to get someone to adopt a particular deception, loyalty, instruction, or doctrine. It refers in general to psychological
Brainwashing
The Conodont Alteration Index (CAI) is used to estimate the maximum temperature reached by a sedimentary rock using thermal alteration of conodont fossils
Conodont_Alteration_Index
Any condition that is significantly different from a normal waking state
called an altered state of mind, altered mental status (AMS), or mind alteration, is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking
Altered state of consciousness
Altered_state_of_consciousness
Various natural processes that alter a mineral's chemical composition or crystallography
Mineral alteration refers to the various natural processes that alter a mineral's chemical composition or crystallography. Mineral alteration is essentially
Mineral_alteration
Consensual alteration of human anatomy
Body modification (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. In its broadest definition it includes
Body_modification
Process of mineral alteration
Sericitic alteration or sericitization is a type of hydrothermal alteration characterized by the development of fine-grained white mica assemblages collectively
Sericitic_alteration
Study of DNA modifications that do not change its sequence
refers to the mechanism behind these changes: functionally relevant alterations to the genome that do not involve mutations in the nucleotide sequence
Epigenetics
2006 studio album by Altera Enigma
Alteration is the debut album by Australian/Indonesian band Altera Enigma, recorded over 2 years and released in January 2006. The emotional and sophisticated
Alteration_(album)
Laser-assisted device alteration (LADA) is a laser-based timing analysis technique used in the failure analysis of semiconductor devices. The laser is
Laser-assisted device alteration
Laser-assisted_device_alteration
The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 is an Act of Parliament of India to alter the name of State of Orissa by substituting Orissa with Odisha. Following
Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011
Orissa_(Alteration_of_Name)_Act,_2011
American writer and futurist (1932–2007)
collection of essays and new material Email to the universe and other alterations of consciousness (2005), collection of essays and new material More Chaos
Robert_Anton_Wilson
Kernel-independent Unix system software
In computing, the File Alteration Monitor, also known as FAM and sgi_fam, provides a subsystem developed by Silicon Graphics for Unix-like operating systems
File_Alteration_Monitor
Process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living
Habitat_destruction
Semiconductor analysis technique
Light-induced voltage alteration (LIVA) is a semiconductor analysis technique that uses a laser or infrared light source to induce voltage changes in a
Light-induced voltage alteration
Light-induced_voltage_alteration
Form of body alteration
deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is deformed intentionally. It is done
Artificial cranial deformation
Artificial_cranial_deformation
Phenotypically-different organism resulting from a mutation
arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It is
Mutant
Fictional genre where historical events occur differently
blitzkrieg twenty years in advance. Kingsley Amis set his novel, The Alteration (1976), in the 20th century, but major events in the Reformation did not
Alternate_history
Alteration in the nucleotide sequence of a genome
In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA. Mutations result from
Mutation
Natural, artificial, or technological alteration of the human body
Human enhancement is the natural, artificial, or technological alteration of the human body in order to enhance physical or mental capabilities. Three
Human_enhancement
Musical terminology
implied, chord alteration involves changing some of the typical notes. This is usually done on dominant chords, and the four alterations that are commonly
Altered_chord
1967 constitutional referendum on the legal status of Indigenous Australians
question. Technically the referendum question was a vote on the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967 that would amend section 51(xxvi) and repeal section
1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals)
1967_Australian_referendum_(Aboriginals)
Aggregates of micas
the alteration of orthoclase or plagioclase feldspars in areas that have been subjected to hydrothermal alteration (also see Sericitic alteration) typically
Sericite
Reproductive cycle of plants and algae
Alternation of generations (also known as metagenesis or heterogenesis) is the predominant type of life cycle in plants and algae. In plants, both phases
Alternation_of_generations
metasomatic alteration associated particularly with carbonatite intrusions and created, very rarely, by advanced carbon dioxide alteration (carbonation)
Fenite
Chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids
(from the Greek μετά metá "change" and σῶμα sôma "body") is the chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids. It is traditionally defined
Metasomatism
Transformation or alteration of a photograph
Photograph manipulation or photograph alteration is the modification of an otherwise genuine photograph. Some photograph manipulations are considered to
Photograph_manipulation
Measure of arousal other than normal
level of consciousness can result from a variety of factors, including alterations in the chemical environment of the brain (e.g. exposure to poisons or
Altered level of consciousness
Altered_level_of_consciousness
Surgical procedure
Frenuloplasty is the surgical alteration of a frenulum when its presence restricts range of motion between interconnected tissues. Two of the common sites
Frenuloplasty
Human male external reproductive organ
pierced or decorated by other body art. Other than circumcision, genital alterations are almost universally elective and usually for the purpose of aesthetics
Human_penis
stores in Japan are referred to as hyakkaten (百貨店) or depāto (デパート), an alteration of the English term. The first "modern-style" department store in Japan
Department_stores_in_Japan
Defect imaging technique class
resistance change (OBIRCH), thermally induced voltage alteration (TIVA)), external induced voltage alteration (XIVA) and Seebeck effect imaging (SEI) Optical
Thermal_laser_stimulation
GM virus environmental technique
Horizontal Environmental Genetic Alteration Agents (HEGAAs) are any artificially developed agents that are engineered to edit the genome of eukaryotic
Horizontal Environmental Genetic Alteration Agents
Horizontal_Environmental_Genetic_Alteration_Agents
Referendum on making Australia a republic
members of the Commonwealth Parliament. Do you approve this proposed alteration? Outcome Not passed. Australia remains a constitutional monarchy Website
1999 Australian republic referendum
1999_Australian_republic_referendum
Events in Aragon during the reign of Felipe II
events occurred in Aragon during the reign of Philip II are known as the Alterations of Aragon. The Kingdom of Aragon remained quiet during the first half
Alterations_of_Aragon
Charge-induced voltage alteration (CIVA) is a technique which uses a scanning electron microscope to locate open conductors on CMOS integrated circuits
Charge-induced voltage alteration
Charge-induced_voltage_alteration
Synchronous coefficient of drag alteration (SCODA) is a biotechnology method for purifying, separating and/or concentrating bio-molecules. SCODA has the
Synchronous coefficient of drag alteration
Synchronous_coefficient_of_drag_alteration
Flag that is flown by civilians on nongovernmental installations or craft
such as in the case of the flags of Peru or Serbia. In others, it is an alteration of the war flag. In Scandinavia, state and war flags can be double and
Civil_flag
Process by which a gene can code for multiple proteins
suggesting that protein isoforms may display functional diversity due to the alteration of functional modules within these regions. Such functional diversity
Alternative_splicing
office of federal senators. Technically it was a vote on the Constitution Alteration (Senate Elections) Bill 1906, which after being approved in the referendum
1906 Australian senate elections referendum
1906_Australian_senate_elections_referendum
Any significant alteration in societal order
Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations
Social_change
Proposal for direct local council funding
1988. The proposed constitutional alteration was passed by both Houses of Parliament as the Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013. The "yes"
2013 Australian constitutional referendum attempt
2013_Australian_constitutional_referendum_attempt
Phyllosilicate mineral in the serpentine subgroup
exhibiting varying degrees of aqueous alteration. Cronstedtite abundance decreases with increasing alteration. List of minerals List of minerals named
Cronstedtite
Leucoxene is a fine granular alteration product of titanium minerals. It varies in color from yellow to brown. It consists mainly of rutile or anatase
Leucoxene
Protected historic structure in the United Kingdom
prosecution if they fail to do so or if they perform unauthorised alterations. When alterations are permitted, or when listed buildings are repaired or maintained
Listed_building
1988 Australian TV series or program
Alterations is a two-part 1988 Australian television film for the ABC shot in 1987 at Canberra. It deals with a married couple and their respective affairs
Alterations_(film)
The Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 (Act No. 56 of 1959), enacted by the Parliament of India under the provisions of article
Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act, 1959
Andhra_Pradesh_and_Madras_Alteration_of_Boundaries_Act,_1959
Medical condition
with or without nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, chills, and alteration of general condition. General manifestations are given by the dissemination
Enterocolitis
Spread of illness without organic cause
originating from a nervous system disturbance involving excitation, loss, or alteration of function, whereby physical complaints that are exhibited unconsciously
Mass_psychogenic_illness
Aggressive type of brain cancer
by high rates of mutations or other alterations in NF1, the gene encoding neurofibromin 1 and fewer alterations in the EGFR gene and less expression
Glioblastoma
Hydrous phyllosilicate mineral
produce this effect. Vermiculite forms by the weathering or hydrothermal alteration of biotite or phlogopite. Large commercial vermiculite mines exist in
Vermiculite
Technique of using a chord in place of another in a progression of chords
be considered as 'addition' rather than 'substitution'. Chord quality alteration is when the quality of a chord is changed, and the new chord of similar
Chord_substitution
Chemical reaction adding water to a mineral's crystal structure
alteration and is a process occurring in retrograde metamorphism. It commonly accompanies metasomatism and is often a feature of wall rock alteration
Mineral_hydration
Alteration of the original shape of a signal
distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of a signal. In communications and electronics it means the alteration of the waveform
Distortion
Gaelic family division
derive from the Latin saeptum, meaning "enclosure" or "fold", or via an alteration of the English-language word "sect". Síol is a Gaelic word meaning "progeny"
Sept
interface dermatitis (VAC, also known as liquefaction degeneration, vacuolar alteration or hydropic degeneration) is a dermatitis with vacuolization at the dermoepidermal
Vacuolar_interface_dermatitis
Character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media
the 2011 Flashpoint storyline, a new timeline is created through the alteration of history. Thawne reveals that his body is permanently connected to the
Eobard_Thawne
Landscape alteration
Land development is the alteration of landscape in any number of ways, such as: Changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such
Land_development
Musical artist
Alterations is a four-piece musical group with members David Toop, Peter Cusack, Terry Day, and Steve Beresford. Initially active from 1977 to 1986, the
Alterations_(band)
Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
these 205 seats. In 1959, as result of The Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act 1959, one member from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly
nickname, "The God of Death" to "The Great Destroyer", necessitating the alteration of two episode titles. Though set immediately after the end of Gundam
List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing episodes
List_of_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Wing_episodes
Distributed data store for digital transactions
ones before it. Consequently, blockchain transactions are resistant to alteration because, once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be changed
Blockchain
Surname list
of Welsh origin, it is an alteration of Bowen with English patronymic-s. Modified spelling of Dutch Bouwens, an alteration of Bauwens. Chauncey Bowens
Bowens_(surname)
as commit and revision) is a set of alterations packaged together, along with meta-information about the alterations. A changeset describes the exact differences
Changeset
Alteration of displayed antigens by pathogens
Antigenic variation or antigenic alteration refers to the mechanism by which an infectious agent such as a protozoan, bacterium or virus alters the proteins
Antigenic_variation
Exterior part of a building, usually the front but not always
zoning regulations or other laws greatly restrict or even forbid their alteration. Outside of architecture, "façade" is used to describe a deceptive outward
Façade
Type of rock
Jasperoid is a rare, peculiar type of metasomatic alteration and occurs in two main forms; sulfidic jasperoids and hematitic jasperoids. True jasperoids
Jasperoid
American geologist (1937–2014)
American geologist, paleontologist, and mapmaker. She devised the Conodont Alteration Index, a method of determining the heat exposure of buried rock, by analyzing
Anita_G._Harris
Central nervous system stimulant
completely block many of the neural and behavioral alterations seen in chronic drug use (i.e., the alterations mediated by ΔFosB). ΔFosB also plays an important
Methamphetamine
Fine-grained igneous rock, resulting from alteration of oceanic basalt
Greek: σπιλάς) is a fine-grained igneous rock, resulting particularly from alteration of oceanic basalt. The term was introduced into the geological literature
Spilite
Process for admitting new states
the Constitution of Australia pertains to the admission of new states, alteration of the limits of existing states, and the governance of the territories
Chapter VI of the Constitution of Australia
Chapter_VI_of_the_Constitution_of_Australia
Deliberate distortion of rules or convention for aesthetic reasons
deviation from fact or form for artistic purposes. It can include the alteration of grammar or language, or the rewording of pre-existing text. The artistic
Artistic_license
Script style of Asian orthography
difficult to read for those unfamiliar with it because of its abstraction and alteration of character structures. People who can read only standard or printed
Cursive_script_(East_Asia)
Chemical group (–OCH3)
the ortho position, steric effects are likely to cause a significant alteration in the Hammett equation prediction, which otherwise follows the same trend
Methoxy_group
Class of stony meteorites made of round grains
interacted with the rock on the asteroid in a process known as aqueous alteration. In addition, all chondritic asteroids were affected by impact and shock
Chondrite
Alteration of materials by light
Photodegradation is the alteration of materials by light. Commonly, the term is used loosely to refer to the combined action of sunlight and air, which
Photodegradation
Term for the roots of certain iris plants
Orris root (Rhizoma iridis; etymology possibly an alteration of iris) is the root of Iris germanica and Iris pallida. It had the common name of Queen Elizabeth
Orris_root
Season of television series
as Paige Matthews half-sister to Prue, Piper and Phoebe and a slight alteration of the opening credits, due to the third season departure of Shannen Doherty
Charmed_season_4
Oscillation between the slow-wave and REM phases of sleep
person falls asleep. The sleep cycle has proven resistant to systematic alteration by drugs. Although some drugs shorten REM periods, they do not abolish
Sleep_cycle
Unicode character block
form from version 1.0.0 of the Unicode Standard, without addition or alteration of the character repertoire. Its block name in Unicode 1.0 was ASCII.
Basic_Latin_(Unicode_block)
Geologic process in formation of some igneous rocks
In geology, igneous differentiation, or magmatic differentiation, is an umbrella term for the various processes by which magmas undergo bulk chemical change
Igneous_differentiation
Musical notation system used for Renaissance vocal polyphony
concurred (sine proprietate et sine perfectione), the corresponding alterations were combined. In addition to sequences of longa and breve, ligatures
Mensural_notation
Medical condition
Dyschromia refers to an alteration of the color of the skin or nails. Hyperchromia can refer to hyperpigmentation, and hypochromia can refer to hypopigmentation
Dyschromia
The Constitution Alteration (State Debts) 1928, was an amendment to the Australian Constitution approved by referendum on 17 November 1928. It concerned
1928 Australian state debts referendum
1928_Australian_state_debts_referendum
Green gem-quality mineral
Gem-quality peridot is rare on Earth's surface due to its susceptibility to alteration during its movement from deep within the mantle and weathering at the
Peridot
(Irish Statute Book) Section 17: Alteration of boundaries for purposes of certain local elections. Third Schedule: Alteration of Certain Town Boundaries "The
List of cities, boroughs and towns in the Republic of Ireland
List_of_cities,_boroughs_and_towns_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Surgical removal of a frenulum
places on the human body. It is related to frenuloplasty, a surgical alteration in a frenulum. In the mouth, frenectomies are usually performed for periodontal
Frenectomy
Inflammation of the brain
brain. The severity can be variable with symptoms including reduction or alteration in consciousness, aphasia, headache, fever, confusion, a stiff neck, and
Encephalitis
Chemical modification refers to a number of various processes involving the alteration of the chemical constitution or structure of molecules. Chemical modification
Chemical_modification
physiologic changes in breathing take place during normal sleep related to alterations in respiratory drive and musculature. The set point of ventilation is
Sleep_and_breathing
1988 Unsuccessful constitutional proposal in Australia
The Constitution Alteration (Rights and Freedoms) Bill 1988, was an unsuccessful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to enshrine various civil
1988 Australian referendum (Rights and Freedoms)
1988_Australian_referendum_(Rights_and_Freedoms)
Type of ore
deposits are considered to be metasomatic expressions of large crustal-scale alteration events driven by intrusive activity. The deposit type was first recognised
Iron oxide copper gold ore deposits
Iron_oxide_copper_gold_ore_deposits
Metal sulfide ore deposit
distal pool of sulfides. The alteration assemblages of the footwall alteration zone is, from core outwards; Silica alteration zone, found in the most intensely
Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit
Volcanogenic_massive_sulfide_ore_deposit
Ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time
promoters of genes is 239,000 nucleotide bases. After exercise, epigenetic alterations to enhancers alter long-term expression of hundreds of muscle genes.
Endurance
Surgical procedure
advantage of healing very quickly with little or no significant cosmetic alteration to the appearance of the penis.[citation needed] Preputioplasty may be
Preputioplasty
Australian referendum about social services
The Constitution Alteration (Social Services) Bill 1946, was a successful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to give the Commonwealth power
1946 Australian referendum (Social Services)
1946_Australian_referendum_(Social_Services)
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Genoa in Italy, from a medieval folk-etymological alteration of Italian Geno(v)a (see Gannaway).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Skirwith in Cumbria, formerly pronounced Skerritt, which was named with Old Norse skjallr ‘resounding’ (a river name or a waterfall) + vath ‘ford’.English : metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold caraway, from Middle English skirwhit(e) ‘caraway’, ‘water parsnip’ (apparently an alteration of Old French eschervis), a plant cultivated for its tubers, which were used in sauces and medicine.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a post-humanist personal name.English : from the personal name Anabel, an alteration of Amabel, a feminine name derived from Latin amabilis ‘lovable’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : of uncertain origin. The most plausible suggestion is that it is a Norman nickname from Old French mort ‘dead’ (Latin mortuus), presumably referring to a person of deathly pallor or unnaturally still countenance, or possibly to someone who played the part of death in a pageant. However, it could also be the result of survival into the Middle English period of an Old English personal name, Morta, or an Old English vocabulary word mort ‘young salmon or trout’, both postulated by Ekwall to explain various place names (see for example Morcom).French : either a nickname from Old French mort ‘dead’ (see above), or an alteration, by folk etymology, of the personal name Mor(e) (see Moore 3).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a deliberate alteration of Leatherhead, a habitational name from Leatherhead in Surrey, which is named from Celtic lēd ‘gray’ + rïd ‘ford’, or alternatively a habitational name from Lythwood in Shropshire, which is named from Old English hlið ‘slope’ + wudu ‘wood’.Zachariah Leatherwood, son of John Leatherwood, was born in Prince William Co., VA, about 1735. After the revolutionary war, he settled in Spartanburg Co., SC, with his second wife, Jane Calvert, and many of his fourteen children.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The seat, alteration, or captivity of the Lord.
Biblical
the seat, alteration, or captivity of Jehovah
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Perceval, first found as the name of the hero of an epic poem by the 12th-century French poet Crestien de Troyes, describing the quest for the holy grail. The origin of the name is uncertain; it may be associated with the Gaulish personal name Pritorīx or it may be an alteration of the Celtic name Peredur (see Priddy). It seems to have been altered as the result of folk etymological association with Old French perce(r) ‘to pierce or breach’ + val ‘valley’.English : Norman habitational name from either of the two places in Calvados named Perceval.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name, Leodegar, Old French Legier, of Germanic origin, composed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’. The name was borne by a 7th-century bishop of Autun, whose fame contributed to the popularity of the name in France. (In Germany the name was connected with a different saint, an 8th-century bishop of Münster.)English : variant of Letcher, in part a deliberate alteration to avoid the association with Middle English lecheor ‘lecher’.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern England)
English (northern England) : habitational name from places called Hoole, in Cheshire and Lancashire. The former is so called from the Old English dative case hole of holh ‘hollow’, ‘depression’; the latter from Middle English hule ‘hut’, ‘shelter’ (Old English hulu ‘husk’, ‘covering’). In both cases the final -e is now silent in the place name, but has been retained in the surname, with consequent alteration in the spelling.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ostensibly a topographic name containing Middle English cott, cote ‘cottage’ (see Coates). In fact, however, it is generally if not always an alteration of Alcock, in part at least for euphemistic reasons.Louisa May Alcott (1832–88), author of Little Women (1869), was the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), who had changed the family name from Alcox. The family trace their descent from an Alcocke family who emigrated from England to MA with John Winthrop in 1629.
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Brave; Face Challenge
Boy/Male
Tamil
House, Mansion, Don of rulers
Girl/Female
Hindu
Provided by nector
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lotus Like Feet - as those of the Guru
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Indian, Italian, Jamaican, Latin, Netherlands, Polish, Portuguese
Life; Light of Life; Brave; Sliver Moon
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Young hawk
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
God; Morning Star
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Old Arabic name
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Nightmare
Girl/Female
English American
Originally the ancient duchy of Bretagne in France. Celtic Bretons emigrated from France to...
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n.
The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.
n.
A nearly opaque white mineral, in part identical with titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the alteration of titanic iron.
v. t.
To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up.
n.
The change of one mineral species to another, so as to involve a change in physical characters without alteration of chemical composition.
n.
An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization.
n.
Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
a.
Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature.
n.
Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order, position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude; as, the turn of the tide.
n.
A group of minerals having, a micaceous structure. They are hydrous silicates, derived generally from the alteration of some kind of mica. So called because the scales, when heated, open out into wormlike forms.
n.
The quality of being mutable, or subject to change or alteration, either in form, state, or essential character; susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy; variation.
n.
A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
n.
A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.
n.
A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite.
a.
Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.
n.
A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.
n.
Alteration; change.
n.
A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other minerals, as iolite.
n.
A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite.
n.
A coloring matter found in the faeces, a product of the alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, -- identical with hydrobilirubin.
n.
Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.