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 micrometer micrometer /maɪˈkrɑːmətɝ/

noun

  1. Caliper for measuring small distances  ( micrometer , micrometer caliper , micrometer gauge )
    caliper for measuring small distances
  2. [American] A metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter  ( micrometer [American] , micrometre [Canadian, British] , micron )
    a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter


 Guadalajara Guadalajara /ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə/

noun

  1. A city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era  ( Guadalajara )
    a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era
     Guadalajara, a popular health resort, also boasts architecture from the Spanish colonial era.
    Guadalajara, a popular health resort, also boasts architecture from the Spanish colonial era.


 Rudolf Bultmann Rudolf Bultmann /ˈruːdɔlf ˈbʊltmæn/

noun

  1. A Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)  ( Bultmann , Rudolf Bultmann , Rudolf Karl Bultmann )
    a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976)


 buttress buttress /ˈbʌtrəs/

noun

  1. A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building  ( buttress , buttressing )
    a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
     The Gothic cathedral had flying buttresses to support its walls
    The Gothic cathedral had flying buttresses to support its walls

verb

  1. Make stronger or defensible  ( buttress )
    make stronger or defensible
     Buttress your thesis
    buttress your thesis
  2. Reinforce with a buttress  ( buttress )
    reinforce with a buttress
     Buttress the church
    Buttress the church