- emp|ty|sis
- emp|ty|sis «EHMP tuh sihs», noun.a spitting of blood from the lungs.╂[< Greek émptysis < emptýein to spit into]
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Metemptosis — Met emp*to sis, n. [NL., from Gr. ? beyond, after + ? a falling upon, fr. ? to fall in or upon; ? in + ? to fall.] (Chron.) The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paremptosis — par emp*to sis (p[a^]r [e^]mp*t[=o] s[i^]s), n. [NL., from Gr. pare mptwsis a coming in beside; para beside + empiptein to fall in.] Same as {Parembole}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proemptosis — Pro emp*to sis, n. [NL., from Gr. ? to fall in before; ? before + ? in + ? to fall.] (Chron.) The addition of a day to the lunar calendar. [R.] See {Metemptosis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emptysis — /empˈti sis/ noun Spitting, esp of blood ORIGIN: Gr emptysis spitting, from en in, and ptyein to spit … Useful english dictionary
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List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general … Wikipedia
tio — ab·rup·tio; ac·tio; adi·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ae·mu·la·tio; cau·tio; cer·tio·ra·ri; co·emp·tio; col·la·tio; con·dic·tio; con·di·tio; con·duc·tio; con·fec·tio; con·tra·dic·tio; con·ven·tio·neer; de·bel·la·tio; de·scrip·tio; des·ig·na·tio;… … English syllables
