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- collegium/kəˈliːdʒɪəm/A body of people (colleagues) who share a common purpose, function, or profession, often with governing or advisory authority; historically, a term for a ruling council or committee.nounC2
- collegium musicum/kəˌliːdʒɪəm ˈmjuːzɪkəm/A society or club for the performance of music, typically historical or early music, often associated with universities.nounC2
- collembolan/kəˈlɛmbələn/A minute, wingless hexapod of the order Collembola, commonly known as a springtail.adjectivenounC2 (Proficient)
- collenchyma/kəˈlɛŋkɪmə/A type of living, elongated plant cell with irregularly thickened, flexible cell walls, providing support to growing stems and leaves.nounC2
- collenchyme/kɒˈlɛŋkaɪm/A type of simple plant tissue composed of elongated living cells with unevenly thickened walls, providing mechanical support to growing stems and leaves.nounVery Low
- colles' fracture/ˈkɒl.ɪz ˌfræk.tʃər/A specific type of fracture of the distal radius (wrist bone) where the broken fragment tilts upward and backward.nounC2
- collet/ˈkɒlɪt/A cone-shaped sleeve or collar for holding a tool or workpiece in a machine.nounverbverb-transitiveC1/C2
- colleterial gland/ˌkɒlɪˈtɪərɪəl ɡlænd/A gland, especially in female insects, that produces a sticky or cement-like substance used for egg-laying, such as attaching eggs to a surface or binding them together into an egg mass (ootheca).nounC2+ / Extremely Rare / Technical
- collette/kɒˈlɛt/A female given name of French origin, a diminutive of Nicole, meaning 'victory of the people'.nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
- colliculus/kəˈlɪkjʊləs/A small, rounded anatomical prominence or mound, especially in the brain.nounVery Rare / Technical
- collide/kəˈlʌɪd/To crash violently into something or someone that is moving in a different direction.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
- collider/kəˈlaɪdə(r)/A large machine in which subatomic particles are accelerated to high speeds and made to collide, used to study fundamental physics.nounC2
- colliding-beam machine/kəˈlaɪdɪŋ biːm məˈʃiːn/A particle accelerator designed to make two beams of particles collide head-on.nounVery low
- collie/ˈkɒli/A breed of medium-sized, intelligent dog originally bred for herding sheep in Scotland, known for its long, narrow muzzle and often a distinctive coat of long hair.nounB2
- collier/ˈkɒl.i.ə/A person who works in a coal mine, especially one who cuts or extracts coal.nounLow (C2)
- colliery/ˈkɒl.jər.i/a coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it.nounLow
- collieshangie/ˌkɒlɪˈʃæŋɡɪ/A noisy quarrel or squabble; a loud brawl or uproar.nounExtremely Rare / Archaic / Obsolete
- colligate/ˈkɒlɪɡeɪt/To connect or link items together, especially facts, ideas, or pieces of information, as part of a logical or systematic grouping.verbverb-transitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency, Academic/Technical)
- collimate/ˈkɒlɪmeɪt/To make (rays of light, particles, or a beam) parallel.verbverb-transitiveC2
- collimator/ˈkɒlɪmeɪtə/A device for producing parallel beams of light or radiation, or for aligning an optical system.nounC2
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