Supernumerary

  • 31Supernumerary rainbow — Rainbow Rain bow (r[=a]n b[=o] ), n. [AS. regenboga, akin to G. regenbogen. See {Rain}, and {Bow} anything bent.] A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 32Supernumerary nipple — An extra nipple. Supernumerary nipples are usually smaller than normal and vestigial (nonfunctional, without accompanying mammary glands). They tend to occur on along a roughly curved line extending from near the armpit, through the center of the …

    Medical dictionary

  • 33supernumerary kidney — a rare anomaly in which there is another kidney in addition to the usual two; it develops as the result of splitting of the nephrogenic blastema, or from separate metanephric blastemas into which partially or completely reduplicated ureteral… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 34supernumerary teeth — supplemental teeth natural teeth in excess of the number normally present in the jaw. Supernumerary teeth in cleidocranial dysplasia …

    Medical dictionary

  • 35supernumerary NATO civilian personnel — NATO neetatinis civilinis personalas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Tarptautinio civilinio personalo nariai, paskirti į atitinkamą etatą ir dėl ligos išleisti atostogų pagal NATO civilinį personalą reglamentuojančių taisyklių 45.74 straipsnį …

    NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 36supernumerary — superfluous or extra. Used in referring to a sneaky or accessory male in reproduction or in reference to extra elements in larvae that are lost in adults, e.g. myctophid larvae have more pectoral fin rays than adults …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 37Supernumerary —    During the last quarter of the 19th century, when touring companies presented Shakespeare or other historical dramas, they regularly engaged local amateurs as supernumeraries, often called supes, supers, or extras, to fill in the crowd scenes …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • 38supernumerary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bit [player], subordinate, walk on, stand in, extra, super (inf.). See drama, substitution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. excessive, exaggerated, effusive; see extreme 2 , superfluous . III (Roget s… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 39supernumerary — su|per|nu|mer|ar|y [ ,supər numə,reri ] adjective FORMAL additional to the number that you need ╾ su|per|nu|mer|ary noun count …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 40supernumerary — n. extra person or thing; extra worker, one who is not a regular staff member but acts as an assistant or substitute when needed; extra, actor who has no spoken lines,su·per nu·mer·ar·y || ‚suːpÉ™(r) njuːmÉ™rÉ™rɪ nuːmrÉ™rɪ / njuː adj …

    English contemporary dictionary