posit |
to assume or set down as a fact or as a given. [3 definitions] |
position |
the location of a person or thing. [9 definitions] |
positive |
definite; certain. [13 definitions] |
positive electricity |
a deficiency of electrons in an object, causing an attraction for negatively charged objects. |
positively |
in a positive way. [3 definitions] |
positivism |
the philosophy that observable facts from the sciences, rather than metaphysical speculation, are the only allowable basis of knowledge and thought. |
positron |
in physics, an elementary particle equal to an electron in mass, spin, and magnitude of charge, but whose charge is positive. |
positronium |
a short-lived atomic system that a positron and electron form before they destroy each other. |
posology |
the branch of pharmacology that deals with the dosages of drugs. |
poss. |
abbreviation of "possessive." |
posse |
a group of citizens summoned by a county law enforcement official and given temporary legal authority to assist in law enforcement, as for pursuit of a criminal. [2 definitions] |
possess |
to have as one's own property. [5 definitions] |
possessed |
gripped or controlled by an idea, emotion, or evil spirit. [2 definitions] |
possessed of |
having. |
possession |
the act of possessing, or the condition of being possessed. [6 definitions] |
possessionless |
combined form of possession. |
possessive |
of or relating to possession. [6 definitions] |
possessor |
one who has, owns, or possesses something. |
posset |
a hot drink of spiced and sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale. |
possibility |
the fact or state of being possible. [3 definitions] |
possible |
capable of or having the potential for being, occurring, being done, or being used. [3 definitions] |