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noun
- A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
- Behind the picture was a panel on the wall
- A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
- Today's panel includes John Smith...
verb to panel (panelled, panelling; US paneled, paneling)
- to fit with panels
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noun
- The change of angular position of two stationary points relative to each other as seen by an observer, due to the motion of an observer
- The apparent shift of an object against a background due to a change in observer position
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noun
- a thin skin or film
- cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms
- the skin of a mushroom cap
- the growth on the surface of a liquid culture
- the photosensitive emulsion of photographic film
- (optics) a thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover
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noun
- photograph
verb
- To take a photograph.
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noun (pl=photocopies)
- A copy made using a photocopier
verb (photocop, i, ed)
- to make a copy using a photocopier
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noun
- a photocopy
verb to photoduplicate
- to photocopy
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noun - (photography) The commercial developing and printing of photographs
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noun - (photography) A lamp that emits a brief flash of bright light; used to take photographs in a dark environment
- (photography) A flashbulb
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noun
- gelatin, coated on a glass plate, that carries an image to be printed by the collotype process
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noun
- A photograph made without using a camera; normally by placing an object in contact with photosensitive paper and exposing it to light
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noun
- A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
verb
- (transitive) take a photograph (of a subject)
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adjective
- Pertaining to photographs or photography.
- This shop stocks all the latest photographic equipment.
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noun (uncountable)
- The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces.
- The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.
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verb to photosensitize
- (transitive) to make something photosensitive
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noun
- A photocopy, especially one made by a Photostat machine
verb to photostat
- To make such a photocopy
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noun
- A serving dish or food course.
- We filled our plate from the bountiful table.
- A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.
- A clutch usually has two plates.
- (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
- (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
- We finished making the plates this morning.
- (context, printing, photography) An image or copy.
- (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
- (construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
- A decorative or food service item coated with silver.
- The tea was served in the .
- (Cockney rhyming slang) feet, from "plates of meat".
- "Sit down and give your plates a rest"
- (baseball) home plate; where the batter stands next to
- There was a close play at the .
- (geology) tectonic plate
verb (plat, ing)
- To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
- This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
- To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
- After preparation, the chef will the dish.
- To perform cunnilingus.
- He fingered her as he plated her with his tongue.
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noun
- A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
- A favourable point or characteristic.
- Something having a value in physics, such as an electric charge.
- (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the degree.
- (context, photography) A image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
adjective
- Definitively laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed, precise, emphatic.
- Bacon:
- : Positive words, that he would not bear arms against King Edward"s son.
- Fully assured, confident; certain.
- I"m absolutely you've spelt that wrong.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
- Pope:
- : Some , persisting fops we know, That, if once wrong, will needs be always so.
- (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective or adverb; not comparative or superlative.
- "Better" is an irregular comparative of the form "good".
- Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
- The idea of beauty is not , but depends on the different tastes of individuals.
- Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
- Good lord, you've built up a arsenal of weaponry here.
- Characterised by the existence or presence of qualities or features, rather than by their absence.
- The box was not empty " I felt some substance within it.
- Characterised by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
- The results of our experiment are .
- Characterised by affirmation, constructiveness, or influence for the better; favourable.
- He has a outlook on life.
- The first-night reviews were largely .
- Swift:
- : a voice in legislation.
- (context, chiefly, philosophy) actual, Actual, real, concrete.
- Bacon:
- : Positive good.
- (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
- A photograph can be developed from a photographic negative.
- (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
- A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.
- (slang) HIV positive.
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noun
- (uncountable) book, Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
- Three citations are required for each meaning, including one in .
- TV and the internet haven't killed .
- (uncountable) Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.
- Write in using block letters.
- (uncountable) The letters forming the text of a document.
- The is too small for me to read.
- A visible impression on a surface.
- Using a crayon, the girl made a of the leaf under the page.
- A fingerprint.
- Did the police find any prints at the scene?
- A footprint.
- (context, visual art) A picture that was created in multiple copy, copies by printing.
- (context, photography) A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
- (context, motion pictures) A copy of a film that can be projected.
- cloth, Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.
verb
- (transitive) To copy something onto a surface, especially by machine.
- Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.
- The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.
- (context, transitive or intransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.
- Print your name here and sign below.
- I'm only in grade 2, so I only know how to .
- (transitive) To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.
- How could they an unfounded rumour like that?
adjective
- of, relating to, or writing for printed publications
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noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
- A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product.
- This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the was flawed.
- The act of serving a defendant with a summons or a writ.
- (biology) An outgrowth of tissue.
- (computing) A task or program that is or was execute, executing.
- (manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
- 1960, Mack Tyner, Process Engineering Calculations: Material and Energy Balances - Ordinarily a plant will use a steam boiler to supply its heat requirements and to drive a steam-turbine generator.
- 1987, J. R. Richards, Principles of control system design in Modelling and control of fermentation es - The words plant or infer generally any dynamic system, be it primarily mechanical, electrical, or chemical in nature, and may extend also to include social or economic systems.
- A path of succession of states through which a system passes.
verb (process, es)
- (transitive) To perform a particular process.
- (transitive) To treat with a substance
- (transitive) (computing) To use or manipulate data with a software program.
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noun
- Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in . -w:Spenser.
- You shall have many proofs to show your skill. -w:Ford.
- Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the . -w:Ure.
- That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- I'll have some . -w:Shak.
- It is no of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases. -w:Emerson.
- :Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf. Demonstration, 1.
- 1990 October 28, w:Paul Simon, Paul Simon, "Proof", w:The Rhythm of the Saints, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
- : Faith, faith is an island in the setting sun / But , is the bottom line for everyone
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
- (printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (mathematics): A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5.
- (obsolete): Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof.
- A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally in Britain 100 was defined as 57,1% by volume (not used anymore). In the US 100 means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid and thus absolute alcohol would be 200 .
verb
- (colloquial) To proofread.
adjective
- Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proofcharge.
- Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof.
- I ... have found thee Proof against all temptation. -w:Milton.
- This was a good, stout article of faith. -w:Burke.
- Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of alcoholic liquors.
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noun
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- Give the door a hard if it sticks.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- One more push and the baby will be out.
- A great effort (to do something).
- Some details got lost in the to get the project done.
- Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
- (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
verb (push, es)
- (transitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to promote (a point of view).
- Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.
- (transitive) To promote a product with the intention of selling it.
- They're pushing that perfume again.
- There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.
- (context, informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to.
- My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.
- He's pushing sixty. (= he's nearly sixty years old)
- (intransitive) To apply a force to an object such that it moves away from the person applying the force.
- You need to quite hard to get this door open.
- (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to .
- (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
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