Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Countermand

To revoke an order previously given, especially by issuing a contrary directive.

Countersubject

In music, the theme that appears in counterpoint to the subject in a fugue, usually following the statement of the subject.

Coup-de-Jarnac

A sudden, unexpected maneuver or action, especially in a competitive context.

Craniology

The scientific study of the shape, size, and proportions of the human skull, especially in relation to anthropology and racial classification.

Crapulous

Suffering from excessive eating or drinking; sick from a hangover.

Credulity

A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true, often without proper evidence.

Crepitant

Characterized by a crackling or rattling sound.

Crepitate

To make a crackling, snapping, or rattling sound, such as dry leaves, burning wood, or bone fragments rubbing together.

Crepuscle

The twilight or the partial darkness appearing at dawn or dusk.

Crepuscule

The twilight; the light of the evening or the dawn, especially the soft illumination associated with dusk.

Cretinism

A condition resulting from congenital hypothyroidism, characterized by physical deformities and severe mental retardation.

Crith

A historical unit of mass in the metric system, equal to the weight of one litre of hydrogen gas under standard conditions.