erasure
- n a correction made by erasing
there were many erasures in the typescript - n a surface area where something has been erased
another word had been written over the erasure - n deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
eratosthenes
- n Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)
erb's palsy
- n paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)
erb-duchenne paralysis
- n paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)
erbium
- n a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
erebus
- n (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day