kamet
- n a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
invaluableness
- n the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
invar
- n an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments
invariability
- n a quality of uniformity and lack of variation
- n the quality of being resistant to variation
invariance
- n the quality of being resistant to variation
- n the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it
the invariance of the configuration under translation
invasion
- n the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
- n any entry into an area not previously occupied
an invasion of tourists
an invasion of locusts - n (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures
invasion of iwo
- n a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
invasion of privacy
- n the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
invective
- n abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
invention
- n the creation of something in the mind
- n a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- n the act of inventing