A plane figure formed by removing a parallelogram from a corner of a larger parallelogram.
An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.
An object such as a pillar used by an observer to calculate the meridian altitude of the sun (that is, the altitude of the sun when it reaches the observer's meridian), for the purpose of determining the observer's latitude.
The index of the hour circle of a globe.
A number representing the increment between two figurate numbers (“numbers equal to the numbers of dots in geometric figures formed of dots”).
An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
An act of emptying the bowels.
Physical motion between points in space.
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
A large division of a larger composition.
The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.