LACERTID

Etymology 1

Noun

lacertid (plural lacertids)

Any lizard of the family Lacertidae.

Synonyms

• (lizard of family Lacertidae): lacerta, true lizard, wall lizard

Etymology 2

From the name of the first discovered example, BL Lacertae.

Noun

lacertid (plural lacertids)

(astronomy) A type of blazar (highly variable active galactic nucleus) that lacks spectral emission lines characteristic of quasars.

Synonyms

• (astronomical object): active galactic nucleus, blazar, BL Lac object, BL Lacertae object

Anagrams

• articled

Source: Wiktionary



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TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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