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abbreviation
- (context, preposition) circa
- The document was written in the Middle Ages, 1250.
- (context, noun) city
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noun - In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd
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noun
- former measurement of brightness of a light source
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noun (plural caustic curves)
- (optics) A curve to which the ray of light, reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point being in one plane.
- Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.
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noun (plural caustic surfaces)
- (optics) A surface to which rays reflected or refracted by another surface are tangents.
- Caustic curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.
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initialism (pos_n)
- compact disk: A form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc in a reader device known as a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including the CD-ROM (ROM=read-only memory) which cannot be written to except during manufacturing, the CD-R (recordable), which can be written to exactly once, and the CD-RW (re-writable), which can be written to as many times as one wishes (to a limit).
- Certificate of deposit: used by financial institutions
- Corps diplomatique: a decal found on automobiles to indicate diplomatic status
- Creative director: head of the creative department (e.g. advertising agencies)
- Corporate design: specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI
- Collision detection: used by an Ethernet network to detect when two computers are sending frames at the same time, and also to deal with such collisions when they happen
- circular dichroism
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noun - (optics) an optical aberration, in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths
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noun
- (chemistry),(physics) the differential absorption of left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized light
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noun
- The spectral composition of visible light.
- Humans and birds can perceive .
- A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
- Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
- Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and greys).
- He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all ".
- Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
- Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
- (figuratively) interest, especially in a selective area.
- a bit of local .
- In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analyists.
- Could you give me some with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
- (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
(color-colour (noun))
verb
- To give something color.
- We could the walls red.
- To draw within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
- My kindergartener loves to .
- (context, of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
- To affect without completely changing.
- That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
- To attribute a quality to.
- (colloquial) Color me confused.
(color-colour (verb))
adjective
- Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
- Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.
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noun
- Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
- (analytical chemistry) An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample by measuring its color against the solution's complimentary color.
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noun
- A state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
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noun
- A microscope with more than one lens.
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adjective - having one side concave and the other convex
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noun
- A square or circular piece of glass that covers the specimen on a microscope slide
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initialism - corporal punishment, Corporal Punishment (as a sexual practice)
- Custodial Parent
- Copy Protected
- County Primary or Community Primary, school
- Communist Party
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noun
- A reward of victory or a mark of honor.
- A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
- A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that don't even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry
- A wreath or band for the head.
- Imperial or regal power.
- The topmost part of the head.
- The highest part a hill.
- The top part of a hat.
- The raised centre of a road.
- The highest part of an arch.
- Splendor, finish, culmination.
- achievement
- Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress)
- Specifically, a former British coin worth five shillings.
- (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
- (anatomy) The part of a tooth above the gums.
- (dentistry) A prothestic covering for a tooth.
- (nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling
- (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet
verb
- To place a crown on the head of.
- To formally declare (someone) a king or emperor.
- To declare (someone) a winner.
- (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
- The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives.
- (context, gaming) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
- (context, board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
- "Crown me!" I said, as I moved my checker to the back row.
adjective
- Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.
- prince
- Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.
- a fire
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