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noun
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- a level of existence or development
- a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
- a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- (entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
- (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
- A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
- (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- (computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
- (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
- (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A level or flat surface.
- A level of existence or development.
- (Northern UK) A sycamore.
adj
verb
noun
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- newspaper with half-size pages
- bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- any broad thin expanse or surface
- a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
- paper used for writing or printing
- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
- A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- (euphemistic, slang) Euphemistic form of shit.
- A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
- (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
- (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.
- (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
- (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
- A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
- (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
- An expanse of something.
- A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
- (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
adj
adv
noun
- an indistinct shapeless form
- Ellipsis of extended Lyman-Alpha blob, a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy.
- The partially inflated air bag used in the sport of blobbing.
- (as the blob) Physarum polycephalum, a bright yellow acellular slime mold known for solving puzzles, making decisions, etc. without a nervous system.
- A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- (dialect) A bubble; a bleb.
- A small freshwater fish (Cottus bairdii); the miller's thumb.
- (sports, slang) A score of zero.
- An extremely morbidly obese person, to the point of most of their body being composed of fat and nothing else.
- (astronomy) A large cloud of gas.
- (databases) Alternative spelling of BLOB.
verb
- make a spot or mark onto
- (transitive) To drop a blob or blobs onto; to cover with blobs.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax idly and mindlessly; to veg out.
- (intransitive) To catch eels by means of worms strung on a thread.
- (transitive) To splash in the form of a blob or blobs.
- (intransitive) To fall in the form of a blob or blobs.
- (intransitive, UK, colloquial) To spill sauce on oneself while eating.
noun
- (mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).
- (technology) The properties of a particular technological embodiment that are not affected by differences in the physical layout or form of its application.
- (topography) The topographical study of geographic locations or given places in relation to their history.
- (medicine) The anatomical structure of part of the body.
- (topology) Any collection τ of subsets of a given set X that contains both the empty set and X, and which is closed under finitary intersections and arbitrary unions.
- (computing) The arrangement of nodes in a communications network.
- topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography)
- the configuration of a communication network
- the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region
- the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
noun
- (uncountable) The amount by which something protrudes.
- (countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
- Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
- (architecture) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.
- (archaeology) A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- (figurative, uncountable) Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
- (countable) A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
- (countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
- (military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
- (civil engineering) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
- (computing, countable) A user's preferences.
- (Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
- a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
- biographical sketch
- an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
- degree of exposure to public notice
- an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
verb
- To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
- (transitive) To draw in profile or outline.
- (transitive, engineering) To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
- (computing, transitive) To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.
- (transitive) To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
- write about
- represent in profile, by drawing or painting
noun
- (uncountable) The condition of being visible.
- (programming) The scope within which a variable or function is able to be accessed directly.
- (countable) The degree to which things may be seen.
- capability of providing a clear unobstructed view
- degree of exposure to public notice
- quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
noun
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
verb
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
noun
noun
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
noun
- (uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
- (uncountable, countable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
- (uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).
- (uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
- (countable) A layer.
- (graph theory, countable) The minimum number of planar subgraphs which a given graph can decompose into.
- resistance to flow
- used of a line or mark
- indistinct articulation
- the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
verb
noun
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- a level of existence or development
- a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
- a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- (entomology) The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
- (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.
- A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc.
- (countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- (computing, Unicode) Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
- (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
- (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A level or flat surface.
- A level of existence or development.
- (Northern UK) A sycamore.
adj
verb
noun
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- newspaper with half-size pages
- bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- any broad thin expanse or surface
- a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
- paper used for writing or printing
- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
- A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- (euphemistic, slang) Euphemistic form of shit.
- A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
- (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
- (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.
- (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
- (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
- A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
- (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
- An expanse of something.
- A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
- (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Alternative form of four square.
- (countable, cryptography) A four-square cipher.
- (countable, architecture, US) A boxy style of domestic architecture with four rooms to a floor, one of which is usually a stair hall.
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
adj
adv
noun
- an indistinct shapeless form
- Ellipsis of extended Lyman-Alpha blob, a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy.
- The partially inflated air bag used in the sport of blobbing.
- (as the blob) Physarum polycephalum, a bright yellow acellular slime mold known for solving puzzles, making decisions, etc. without a nervous system.
- A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- (dialect) A bubble; a bleb.
- A small freshwater fish (Cottus bairdii); the miller's thumb.
- (sports, slang) A score of zero.
- An extremely morbidly obese person, to the point of most of their body being composed of fat and nothing else.
- (astronomy) A large cloud of gas.
- (databases) Alternative spelling of BLOB.
verb
- make a spot or mark onto
- (transitive) To drop a blob or blobs onto; to cover with blobs.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax idly and mindlessly; to veg out.
- (intransitive) To catch eels by means of worms strung on a thread.
- (transitive) To splash in the form of a blob or blobs.
- (intransitive) To fall in the form of a blob or blobs.
- (intransitive, UK, colloquial) To spill sauce on oneself while eating.
noun
- (mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).
- (technology) The properties of a particular technological embodiment that are not affected by differences in the physical layout or form of its application.
- (topography) The topographical study of geographic locations or given places in relation to their history.
- (medicine) The anatomical structure of part of the body.
- (topology) Any collection τ of subsets of a given set X that contains both the empty set and X, and which is closed under finitary intersections and arbitrary unions.
- (computing) The arrangement of nodes in a communications network.
- topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography)
- the configuration of a communication network
- the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region
- the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
noun
- (uncountable) The amount by which something protrudes.
- (countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
- Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
- (architecture) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.
- (archaeology) A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- (figurative, uncountable) Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
- (countable) A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
- (countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
- (military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
- (civil engineering) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
- (computing, countable) A user's preferences.
- (Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
- a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
- biographical sketch
- an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
- degree of exposure to public notice
- an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
verb
- To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
- (transitive) To draw in profile or outline.
- (transitive, engineering) To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
- (computing, transitive) To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.
- (transitive) To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
- write about
- represent in profile, by drawing or painting
noun
- (uncountable) The condition of being visible.
- (programming) The scope within which a variable or function is able to be accessed directly.
- (countable) The degree to which things may be seen.
- capability of providing a clear unobstructed view
- degree of exposure to public notice
- quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
noun
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (computing, social media) A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
verb
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- run on a block system
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
noun
noun
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
noun
- (uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
- (uncountable, countable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
- (uncountable, informal) The property of being thick (slow to understand).
- (uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).
- (countable) A layer.
- (graph theory, countable) The minimum number of planar subgraphs which a given graph can decompose into.
- resistance to flow
- used of a line or mark
- indistinct articulation
- the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width