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pancratic

pancratic adjective: having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power.

Adjective

pancratic (not comparable)

  1. Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power.
  2. Relating to the athletic contest called the pancratium.
    • pancratic fight/prize

Synonyms of pancratic

Origin of pancratic

Ancient Greek παγκρατής (pankratḗs, “all-powerful”) + -ic.

Questions about pancratic

What does pancratic mean?
Pancratic means having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power.
What part of speech is pancratic?
Pancratic is an adjective.

Words near pancratic in the dictionary

  1. Pancras
  2. pancratian
  3. pancratiast
  4. pancratiastic
  5. pancratiasts
  6. pancratic
  7. pancratical
  8. pancration
  9. pancratism
  10. pancratist
  11. pancratistatin

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