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angostura bitters
plural-nounC2
/ˌæŋɡəˈstjʊərə ˈbɪtəz/A concentrated, aromatic, and bitter alcoholic preparation, made from herbs and bark, used as a flavouring agent in cocktails and other beverages.
angouleme
nounC2
/ˌɒŋɡuːˈlɛm/A historic city and commune in southwestern France, the capital of the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
angoumois
nounRare
/ˌɑːŋɡuːˈmwɑː/A small moth, Sitotroga cerealella, whose larvae infest stored grains such as wheat and corn.
angoumois grain moth
nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
/ˌɒŋɡuːˈmwɑː ˈɡreɪn ˌmɒθ/A small moth (Sitotroga cerealella) whose larvae are a significant pest of stored grain.
angra do heroismo
nounC2
/ˌæŋɡrə dəʊ ˌhɪərəʊˈɪzmuː/A historic city on the island of Terceira in the Azores archipelago, Portugal.
angra mainyu
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˌæŋɡrə ˈmaɪnjuː/In Zoroastrianism, the supreme evil spirit, the source of all wickedness, darkness, and death; the "Destructive Spirit" opposed to the good creator Ahura Mazda.
angrboda
nounVery low
/ˈæŋrˌbəʊ.də/In Norse mythology, the female jötunn (giantess) mother of Loki's monstrous children: Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hel.
angry young man
nounC1
/ˌæŋɡri ˈjʌŋ ˈmæn/A young man who is publicly angry about and critical of the established social and political order.
angst
nounC1
/aŋst/A feeling of deep anxiety, dread, or apprehension, often existential in nature.
angstrom
nounC2
/ˈæŋstrəm/A unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter, primarily used for measuring atomic-scale distances.
anguier
nounExtremely rare / Non-existent in standard usage
/ˈæŋɡiə(r)/ (speculative, based on common English orthographic patterns)A word of uncertain meaning and origin; does not appear in major, standard English dictionaries (OED, Merriam-Webster, Cambridge). Likely a non-standard, archaic, regional, or invented term.
anguilla
nounlow
/æŋˈɡwɪlə/A place name: a British Overseas Territory and island in the Caribbean Sea.
anguish
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/ˈaŋɡwɪʃ/Severe mental suffering, acute distress, or extreme emotional pain, often caused by grief, fear, or deep anxiety.
angular acceleration
nounC2
/ˈæŋɡjʊlə əkˌsɛləˈreɪʃən/The rate of change of angular velocity with respect to time.
angular diameter
nounC2
/ˈæŋɡjʊlə daɪˈæmɪtə/The apparent width of an object in the sky, measured as an angle from the observer's point of view.
angular dispersion
nounC2
/ˈæŋɡjələ dɪˈspɜːʃən/The variation in the angle of refraction or diffraction of light (or other waves) depending on its wavelength.
angular displacement
nounC2 / Professional / Technical
/ˈæŋɡjʊlə dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/The angle through which a point or line has been rotated in a specified sense about a specified axis, measured in radians, degrees, or revolutions.
angular frequency
nounC2
/ˌæŋɡjələ ˈfriːkwənsi/A measure of how rapidly an object rotates or oscillates, expressed in radians per unit time.
angular house
nounLow/Very Specialized
/ˈæŋɡjələ haʊs/In astrology, a house (1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th) whose cusp coincides with one of the four angles of the chart (Ascendant, Descendant, Imum Coeli, or Midheaven), signifying areas of life where planetary influences are most potent and events are most directly manifest.
angular leaf spot
nounC1
/ˈæŋɡjələ liːf spɒt/A plant disease, typically affecting leaves, characterised by spots with distinct angular borders, often caused by bacterial or fungal pathogens.

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