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Definitions: Canicular |
CanicularAdjective1. Of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South". 2. Relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "canicular" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references) |
Etymology: Canicular \Ca*nic"u*lar\, adjective. [Latin expression canicularis; compare to French caniculaire.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Heat | Sunny, torrid, tropical, estival, canicular, steamy; close, sultry, stifling, stuffy, suffocating, oppressive; reeking. Verb: baking . |
Summer, dog days; canicular days; baking. heat, white heat, tropical heat, Afric heat, Bengal heat, summer heat, blood heat; sirocco, simoom; broiling sun; insolation; warming . | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Canicular |
| English words defined with "canicular": Canicular days, Canicular year ♦ Sothic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "canicular": Canicular Period. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Canicular" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (canicular), Romanian (canicular), Spanish (canicular). |
Expressions using "canicular": canicular days ♦ Canicular year. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "canicular"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | بالشعرى. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | caniculaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kánikulai. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | moddoil (doggish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | anicularcay canicular. (various references) canicular. (various references) canicular. (various references) собачий (canine, doggish, doggy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "canicular" (pronounced 'Ca*nic"u*lar'): Acapsular, Acetabular, Acicular, Acutangular, Adminicular, Alar, Alular, Anangular, Annular, Antisolar, Apicular, Apolar, Appendicular, Arbuscular, Areolar, Astragalar, Astylar, Auricular, Avicular, Avuncular, Axillar, Biangular, Bicapsular, Bicycular, Bifilar, Biglandular, Bilocular, bimolecular, Bimuscular, bipolar, Birectangular, Bivalvular, Bolar, Branular, Burglar, Calycular, Cannular, Carbuncular, Cellar, Cellular, Circumpolar, Clancular, Clausular, Clavicular, Condylar, Consular, Cornicular, Corpuscular, Coticular, Cubicular, Cuticular, Cyclostylar, Decangular, Decemlocular, Didascalar, Dipolar, Dissimilar, Diverticular, dollar, East-insular, Electro-muscular, Electro-polar, Elocular, Encollar, Epicondylar, Epistolar, Equangular, Equiangular, Equivalvular, Extraarticular, Extracapsular, Extra-ocular, Extraregular, Extravascular, Facular, Famular, Faruncular, Fascicular, Ferular, Fibrillar, Fibrovascular, Fibu-lar, filar, fistular, Floccular, Floscular, follicular, funicular, Furcular, Gastrovascular, Glandular, granular, Gular, Hamular, Heptangular, Hexacapsular, hexangular, hilar, Hyomandibular, Idiomuscular, Inangular, Infraclavicular, Infraocular, Infrascapular, Inocular, Interalveolar, Interarticular, Interauricular, Intercalar, intercellular, Interclavicular, Interfascicular, Interfollicular, Interglobular, interlobular, Intermandibular, Intermuscular, Interocular, Interpedencular, Interpercular, Interpetiolar, Interscapular, interstellar, Intertubular, Interventricular, intracellular, intralobular, intramolecular, Intrapetiolar, Intravalvular, intraventricular, Ischiocapsular, jocular, Jubilar, Lamellar, Lanceolar, lenticular, lobular, Locular, lunisolar, Lunular, Malleolar, mandibular, Manipular, Maxillo-mandibular, medlar, Medullar, Mesoscapular, Modiolar, modular, molecular, Monocular, Mullar, Multangular, Multicapsular, Multicellular, Multilocular, Multititular, Multitubular, Multocular, Muscular, Nebular, nervomuscular, Neuromuscular, Nodular, Nonvascular, Nonvernacular, Nucleolar, Obtusangular, Octangular, Octolocular, Octonocular, Opacular, Oparcular, Opercular, Oracular, Orbicular, Ovioular, Ovular, pabular, Papillar, Papular, Patellar, Pedicular, Peduncular, Pellicular, Penannular, Pendular, Peninsular, Pentacapsular, Pentangular, Pericellular, Perivascular, Phlyctenular, Piacular, Pilular, Plano-orbicular, Plumular, Plurilocular, Polynucleolar, Poplar, Popular, Postocular, Postscapular, Praemolar, Premolar, Preocular, Preopercular, Prescapular, Primipilar, Puncticular, Pustular, Quadrangular, Quadricapsular, Quadrilocular, Quadrivalvular, Quinquangular, Quinquarticular, Quinquelocular, Radicular, Receptacular, rectangular, reticular, Rix-dollar, Rostellar, Rotular, Saccular, Sacculo-utricular, saltcellar, Sarplar, scalar, Scrobicular, Semiannular, semicircular, Semifloscular, Semilenticular, Semiorbicular, Senocular, Septangular, Septinsular, Sexlocular, Siphuncular, Solidungular, Somnambular, spectacular, specular, Spicular, Spiracular, Stellular, Stilar, Subangular, Subcellar, Subcircular, Subcuticular, Subglobular, Subgranular, Sublobular, Submuscular, Subnuvolar, subocular, Subopercular, Subpeduncular, Subpentangular, Subpetiolar, Subpolar, Substylar, Subtriangular, Supernacular, Superparticular, Supersecular, Supersolar, Supra-angular, Supra-auricular, Supraclavicular, Supraocular, Surangular, sustentacular, Tabernacular, Tabular, tegular, Temporo-auricular, Temporomalar, tentacular, Tessular, testicular, trabecular, Trilocular, Trirectangular, Tritubercular, Trivalvular, tubercular, Tubicolar, tubular, Tumular, Tussicular, umbellar, Unguicular, Ungular, Unicapsular, unicellular, unifilar, Unilocular, Unimuscular, Uniocular, unipolar, Univalvular, Urceolar, Utricular, uvular, Valvular, Variolar, Vascular, Vehicular, Velar, Ventricular, Verisimilar, Vermicular, Versicular, Vesicular, Vestibular, Volar, Zinco-polar, Zonular. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-n-r-u" | |
-1 letter: acicular. | |
-2 letters: accrual, acicula, caracul, carinal, cranial, crucial, crucian, lacunar. | |
-3 letters: acinar, alcaic, anural, anuria, anuric, arnica, calcar, canula, carina, carlin, carnal, cicala, crania, curial, lacuna, narial, racial, ranula, uncial, uracil, urania, uranic, urinal. | |
-4 letters: acari, aulic, aural, auric, cairn, canal, circa, craal, curia, incur, laari, lanai, lauan, laura, liana, linac, lunar, naira, naric, ruana, runic, ulnar, uncia, urial. | |
-5 letters: airn, alan, alar, anal, anil, aria, aril, aura, caca, cain, carl, carn, caul, clan, curl, curn, laic, lain, lair, lari, liar, lira, luna, nail, narc, nurl, raia, rail, rain, rani, rial, ruin, ulan, ulna, unai, unci, uric. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-n-r-u" | |
+2 letters: canalicular, unpractical. | |
+3 letters: inaccurately, inarticulacy. | |
+4 letters: acculturating, acculturation, clairaudience, recalculating, recalculation. | |
+5 letters: acculturations, circumstantial, clairaudiences, inarticulacies, recalculations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6E 69 63 75 6C 61 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- -. .. -.-. ..- .-.. .- .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101110 01101001 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100001 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a n i c u l a r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006E 0069 0063 0075 006C 0061 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376780756987786784 |
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