Scotland-yard
noun
1.
a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard, ).
2.
the metropolitan police of London, especially the branch engaged in crime detection.
Scotland Yard
noun
1.
the headquarters of the police force of metropolitan London, controlled directly by the British Home Office and hence having certain national responsibilities Official name New Scotland Yard
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1. a combining form meaning “darkness,” used in the formation of compound words: scotoma. 1. a combining form representing Scots, or Scottish, in compound words: Scoto-Irish. scoto- pref. Darkness: scotophobia.
- Scotoma
noun, plural scotomas, scotomata [skoh-toh-muh-tuh] /skoʊˈtoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot. noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə) 1. (pathol) a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly […]
- Scotomata
noun, plural scotomas, scotomata [skoh-toh-muh-tuh] /skoʊˈtoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot. noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə) 1. (pathol) a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly […]
- Scotomatous
noun, plural scotomas, scotomata [skoh-toh-muh-tuh] /skoʊˈtoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot. noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə) 1. (pathol) a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly […]
- Scotometry
scotometry sco·tom·e·try (skə-tŏm’ĭ-trē) n. The plotting and measuring of a scotoma. sco·tom’e·ter n.