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orthotenies

orthotenies is the plural of orthoteny.

Meaning of orthoteny

Noun

orthoteny (countable and uncountable, plural orthotenies)

  1. The study of straight lines, especially in regards to the flight paths that UFOs tend to follow.
    • […] believes that he had discovered a new principle called orthoteny, according to which saucer-sightings of any given short period tend, far more often than chance would permit, form plottable straight lines of 3 or more points.1951, Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, volume 16, Mercury Press, Incorporated, page 86

Questions about orthotenies

What is orthotenies the plural of?
Orthotenies is the plural of orthoteny.

Words near orthotenies in the dictionary

  1. orthotectonic
  2. orthoteliine
  3. orthoteliines
  4. orthotellurate
  5. orthotellurates
  6. orthotenies
  7. orthoteny
  8. orthotetrahedra
  9. orthotetrahedral
  10. orthotetrahedron
  11. orthothecid

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