(astronomy) a relationship that specifies the mass distribution of a newly formed stellar population

(mathematics) A function that gives the relative probability that a discrete random variable is exactly equal to some value.

(dated) embarrassing

(music) A mark placed on the score by the composer describing at what speed the passage should be played.

(Britain, informal) A court order forbidding publication of any information that could identify a child involved in legal proceedings.

(obsolete) A person employed to empty the contents of the outside toilet (i.e. human excrement) at suburban houses (and similar). Rendered obsolete by the introduction of plumbed (i.e. piped) sewerage systems.

A marriage in which a widow marries her late husband's brother in order to maintain the family community.

The weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element.

A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.

plural of major league