- A
misnomer is a name that is
incorrectly or
unsuitably applied.
Misnomers often arise because something was
named long
before its
correct nature was known...
-
Aramaic studies, and
persisted up to the
nineteenth century. The "Chaldean"
misnomer was
consequently abandoned, when
further research showed conclusively that...
-
event of a dispute. The term "algebraic notation" may be
considered a
misnomer, as the
system is
unrelated to algebra. Each
square of the
board is identified...
-
White appears to
sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this
could be
considered a
misnomer as
Black cannot retain the pawn
without incurring a disadvantage. This...
-
stylistically by some Muslims, a vast
majority consider the term
archaic or a
misnomer, as it
suggests that
Muslims worship Muhammad himself and not God. The...
-
defect of
reasoning power". The term
idiot savant was
later described as a
misnomer because not all
reported cases fit the
definition of idiot, originally...
- pandemic, also
known as the
Great Influenza epidemic or by the
common misnomer Spanish flu, was an
exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused...
-
Misnomer Point is the ice-free
tipped point projecting 400 m
westwards from the
northwest coast of
Alfatar Peninsula,
Robert Island in the
South Shetland...
-
Cleopatra the
Alchemist (Gr****: Κλεοπάτρα; fl. c. 3rd
century AD) was a Gr**** alchemist, writer, and philosopher. She
experimented with
practical alchemy...
-
Hertford Bridge,
often called the
Bridge of Sighs, is a
skyway joining two
parts of
Hertford College over New
College Lane in Oxford, England. Its distinctive...
