(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perlustrate

simple past tense and past participle of perlustrate

present participle of perlustrate

(mineralogy) An amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian. / The lightweight insulating material and aggregate resulting from expanding perlite glass by heat.

(computing, programming, informal) Typical of, or suited to, the Perl programming language.

plural of perlite

Of or pertaining to Fritz Perls (1893-1970), German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist who developed gestalt therapy.

(computer graphics) Random-looking visual noise generated by a function, widely used in computer graphics to simulate effects such as fire and clouds.

A surname from German.