English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 168 of 310

orthodoxianoun

Correct praise; correct faith.

orthodoxicadj

orthodox

orthodoxicallyadv

In an orthodoxical manner.

orthodoxismnoun

Strict orthodoxy.

orthodoxistnoun

An advocate of a rigid orthodoxy

orthodoxizationnoun

The process of making orthodox.

orthodoxizeverb

To render something or someone orthodox.

orthodoxlyadv

In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly.

orthodoxnessnoun

The state or condition of being orthodox.

orthodoxynoun

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

orthodromenoun

A great circle, or part of one.

orthodromicadj

Of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the shortest distance between two points on the globe.

orthodromicallyadv

In an orthodromic manner

orthodromynoun

Navigation based on calculating the shortest distance between two locations on a globe or sphere.

orthoepicadj

Of or relating to orthoepy in its various senses:

orthoepicaladj

Synonym of orthoepic.

orthoepicallyadv

In an orthoepical manner: pronounced correctly or in accordance with standard usage.

orthoepistnoun

An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.

orthoepisticaladj

orthoepistic

orthoepynoun

The study of pronunciation.

orthoericssonitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal reddish black mineral containing barium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

orthoesternoun

Any compound, of general formula R-C(OR^')₃, having three alkoxy groups on a single carbon atom

orthoevolutionnoun

orthogenesis

orthoevolutionaryadj

Of or relating to orthoevolution.

orthoexcitonnoun

An exciton whose spin is parallel to that of its hole

orthofacialadj

Describing surgery to the bones of the face augmented by plastic surgery to the overlying tissue

orthoferritenoun

Any of a class of chemical compounds with the general formula RFeO₃, where R is any rare earth element.

orthofluvialadj

Describing the area, next to a river, that is frequently flooded

orthoformatenoun

Any orthoester, formally derived from formic acid, of general formula HC(OR)₃

orthogamousadj

Of or pertaining to orthogamy

orthogamynoun

fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant

orthogenesisnoun

The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.

orthogeneticadj

Of or pertaining to orthogenesis or orthogenetics.

orthogeneticallyadv

In terms of, or by means of, orthogenesis.

orthogeneticistnoun

One who supports the idea of orthogenesis.

orthogeneticsnoun

orthogenesis

orthogenicadj

Relating to orthogenesis.

orthogenomicadj

Relating to orthogenomics

orthogeosynclinenoun

A linear geosynclinal belt lying between continental and oceanic cratons, and having internal volcanic belts (eugeosynclinal) and external nonvolcanic belts (miogeosynclinal). Also known as geosynclinal couple; primary geosyncline.

orthogeriatricadj

Describing orthopaedic care for geriatric patients

orthogeriatricsnoun

orthopaedics for geriatric patients

orthognathicadj

Straight-jawed.

orthognathismnoun

The quality of being orthognathous.

orthognathousadj

Straight-jawed.

orthogneissnoun

A gneiss derived from an igneous rock.

orthogonnoun

A right-angle triangle.

orthogonaladj

Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.

orthogonal groupnoun

For given n and field F (especially where F is the real numbers), the group of n × n orthogonal matrices with elements in F, where the group operation is matrix multiplication.

orthogonalitynoun

The property of being orthogonal.

orthogonalizationnoun

The process of converting a set of functions or vectors into orthogonal ones.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 168. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "O" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.