acro-, acr-


acrophonic (adjective), more acrophonic, most acrophonic
Referring to the use of symbols to represent sounds.
acrophony (s) (noun), acrophonies (pl)
acrophyte (s) (noun), acrophytes (pl)
A plant growing at a high altitude; an alpine plant.
Hyperpigmentation of the dorsal surfaces of the fingers and toes beginning in early childhood and usually increasing with age; more common in persons of dark complexion.
acroplankton (s) (noun), acroplankton (pl)
Organisms floating extremely high in the air: For his class at school, Jim read about acroplankton that are tiny lifeforms that drift in the air and are transported by the wind.
acropleustophyte (s) (noun), acropleustophytes (pl)
acropleustophytic (adjective), more acropleustophytic, most acropleustophytic
Swimming at the surface.
1. In birds, the upper surface of the foot.
2. Digits (fingers or toes).
acropolis, Acropolis
1. A city at the top or on a hill, such as the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, on which the Parthenon and main temples exist.
2. The fortified citadel of a city in ancient Greece usually on a high place.

The Parthenon was the chief temple of the goddess Athena built on the acropolis at Athens between 447 and 432 B.C. and considered a supreme example of Doric architecture.

Inflammation of the prepuce (foreskin).
A pulpy berry resulting from union of ovary and calyx.
acroscleroderma (s) (noun), acrosclerodermas (pl)
A hard, thickened skin condition of the toes and the fingers.
