What does prognosticator stand for?
someone who makes predictions of the future
Noun. 1. prognosticator – someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) forecaster, predictor, soothsayer. astrologer, astrologist – someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon.
What does Forsight mean?
care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence. the act or power of foreseeing; prevision; prescience. an act of looking forward. knowledge or insight gained by or as by looking forward; a view of the future.
What is a good synonym for hibernate?
In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hibernate, like: inactive, sleep through the winter, dormant, seclude oneself, sleep, vegetate, keep out of society, immure oneself, lie dormant, aestivate and overwinter.
Who is a suit Sayer?
Definition of soothsayer : a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator.
What do scantlings mean?
Definition of scantling 1a : the dimensions of timber and stone used in building. b : the dimensions of a structural element used in shipbuilding —often used in plural. 2 : a small quantity, amount, or proportion : modicum. 3 : a small piece of lumber (such as an upright piece in house framing)
What does prolifically mean?
1 : producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful.
What does Brumation mean?
Brumation is known as the hibernation for cold-blooded animals. Ectotherms rely on their environment to regulate their body temperature. Cold temperatures cause reptiles and amphibians to hide underground, in rock crevices and in burrows to stay warm and safe.
Do humans hibernate?
Humans don’t hibernate for two reasons. Firstly, our evolutionary ancestors were tropical animals with no history of hibernating: humans have only migrated into temperate and sub-arctic latitudes in the last hundred thousand years or so.