(idiomatic) Synonym of throw cold water on (“to belittle or dismiss”).

(mathematics, for any point on a curve) The centre of the osculating circle at the point on the curve.

(mathematics, for any point on a curve) The radius of the osculating circle at the point on the curve

(UK) A person employed to enforce parking, traffic and other restrictions and laws in England and Wales, formerly known as a parking attendant.

(idiomatic) To suddenly and sharply rebuke or insult a person, especially in response to a harmless remark.

(automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is greater than its stroke distance.

plural of centre of lift

plural of center of lift

(idiomatic) To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.

(set theory, order theory) A total order of some set such that every nonempty subset contains a least element.