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noun
- (astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
- (countable) A problem affecting function.
- (countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
- (video games) A bug or an exploit.
- (uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
noun
phrase
noun
- (astronomy) Abbreviation of pulsar.
- (aviation, navigation) Initialism of point of safe return.
- Initialism of precision sniper rifle
- (aviation) Initialism of primary surveillance radar.
- Initialism of pre-sentence report.
- Initialism of police service representative, an LAPD dispatcher.
- (geography, astronomy, planetology) Initialism of permanently shadowed region
name
noun
- (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
- The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
- A partial alienation of reason.
- (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
- (fantasy, roleplaying games) Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.
- (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
- (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
- (optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
- A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
- (electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
- a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- a disorder in one's mental state
noun
- (astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
- (sociology) A quality of human relationship with the world.
- (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
- (medicine) The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
- (countable) A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- (physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
- (chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
- (uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
- (electronics) The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
- An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
- (nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
- a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
noun
- (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
- (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
- (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
- A related but distinct thing.
- (linguistics) The situation where two or more linguistic forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, the choice of form being determined by factors of dialect, sociolect, register or simply the speaker's preference.
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the process of varying or being varied
- (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
- something a little different from others of the same type
- an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
- (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
- a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
verb
- (astronomy) Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
- (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
- (intransitive) To dazzle or to impress.
- (nuclear physics) Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
- reflect brightly
- fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
- give off
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
noun
- (astronomy) The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.
- (nuclear physics) The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation.
- (figurative) A brief expression that is amusing or clever; witticism.
- A flash of light; a spark.
- a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- a brilliant display of wit
- the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
adj
- (astrophysics, geology) Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
- Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- (Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a religious order.
- (literary) Centuries-old, ancient.
- Happening once in an age or century.
- (atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.
- Continuing over a long period of time.
- Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- not concerned with or devoted to religion
- of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
noun
noun
- A pulsation or throb.
- (music) The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
- (slang) A makeup look; compare beat one's face.
- The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
- A rhythm.
- (journalism) The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
- (authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
- (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
- (hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
- A stroke; a blow.
- (fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
- The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
- A beatnik.
- the sound of stroke or blow
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition
- a stroke or blow
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
adj
verb
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- simple past tense of beat
- (military, intransitive) To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- (intransitive, MLE, MTE, slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, slang) To rob; to cheat or scam.
- (transitive) To arrive at a place before someone.
- (intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- (intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- (transitive) To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- (especially colloquial) past participle of beat
- To tread, as a path.
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and lesser intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations not perfectly in unison.
- (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- (transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
- (transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- (transitive) To hit; to strike.
- (transitive, UK, in haggling for a price of a buyer) To persuade the seller to reduce a price.
- move rhythmically
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- make a rhythmic sound
- move with a thrashing motion
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- wear out completely
- stir vigorously
- avoid paying
- hit repeatedly
- be superior
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- shape by beating
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- glare or strike with great intensity
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- make by pounding or trampling
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- beat through cleverness and wit
- move with a flapping motion
noun
- (astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
- (mathematical analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
- The lowest limit.
- The smallest amount.
- the smallest possible quantity
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
adj
noun
- (physics) The luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface; commonly measured in lux (lumen/metre²) or otherwise foot-candles. The illuminance of a star upon the earth is frequently measured on a negative logarithmic scale referred to as its apparent magnitude, which see.
- the luminous flux incident on a unit area
noun
- (astronomy) An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- (anatomy) The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
- (zoology) The area around the eye of a bird or other animal.
- (geometry, group theory) The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
- (mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
- (uncountable) The state of moving in an orbit.
- (informal) A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
- (physics) The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus.
- (figurative) A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
- One complete circuit round an orbited body.
- (pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.
- (poker, Texas hold 'em) The number of hands such that each player at the table has posted the big blind once.
- the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
- the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- a particular environment or walk of life
- the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
verb
- (transitive, dating) To continue to follow or engage with someone by means of social media after breaking up with them.
- (transitive) To move around the general vicinity of something.
- (transitive) To center (around).
- (transitive) To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
- (astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.
- (transitive) To move in a circle.
- move in an orbit
noun
- (meteorology, aviation) Initialism of transient luminous event.
- (Philippines, education) Initialism of technology and livelihood education.
- (programming) Initialism of time limit exceeded; One of the verdicts used in programming contests to show that the submitted code has failed.
- (regulation, law) Initialism of time-limited exception
- (astronautics) Initialism of two-line element or three-line element.
noun
- (astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
- A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
- (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
- (astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
verb
noun
- Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.
- (astronomy, uncountable) The slow gyration of the earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational torque of the sun and moon.
- (physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
- (uncountable) Precedence.
- the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
noun
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- applying pressure
verb
- cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- throw into great confusion or disorder
- disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
- (sciences) To influence (a process or system) so that it deviates from its normal state.
- To disturb (someone, their mind, etc.) mentally; to bother, trouble, upset.
- (intransitive) To bother, to disturb, to trouble.
- (mathematics) To slightly modify (a set of equations or their solutions), producing deviations from a simple, easily solvable problem, in order to find an approximate solution to a problem that is more difficult to solve or otherwise unsolvable.
- To cause (something) to be physically disordered or disturbed; to cause confusion.
- (astronomy) Of a celestial body: to modify the motion or orbit of (another celestial body) by exerting a gravitational force; hence (physics), to slightly modify (the motion of an object).
noun
- (astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
- (countable) A problem affecting function.
- (countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
- (video games) A bug or an exploit.
- (uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
noun
phrase
noun
- (astronomy) Abbreviation of pulsar.
- (aviation, navigation) Initialism of point of safe return.
- Initialism of precision sniper rifle
- (aviation) Initialism of primary surveillance radar.
- Initialism of pre-sentence report.
- Initialism of police service representative, an LAPD dispatcher.
- (geography, astronomy, planetology) Initialism of permanently shadowed region
name
noun
- (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
- The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
- A partial alienation of reason.
- (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
- (fantasy, roleplaying games) Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.
- (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
- (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
- (optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
- A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
- (electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
- a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- a disorder in one's mental state
noun
- (astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
- (sociology) A quality of human relationship with the world.
- (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
- (medicine) The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
- (countable) A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- (physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
- (chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
- (uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
- (electronics) The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
- An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
- (nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
- a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
noun
- (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
- (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
- (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
- A related but distinct thing.
- (linguistics) The situation where two or more linguistic forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, the choice of form being determined by factors of dialect, sociolect, register or simply the speaker's preference.
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the process of varying or being varied
- (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
- something a little different from others of the same type
- an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
- (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
- a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
noun
- (astronomy) The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.
- (nuclear physics) The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation.
- (figurative) A brief expression that is amusing or clever; witticism.
- A flash of light; a spark.
- a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- a brilliant display of wit
- the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
noun
- A pulsation or throb.
- (music) The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
- (slang) A makeup look; compare beat one's face.
- The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
- A rhythm.
- (journalism) The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
- (authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
- (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
- (hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
- A stroke; a blow.
- (fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
- The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
- A beatnik.
- the sound of stroke or blow
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition
- a stroke or blow
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
adj
verb
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- simple past tense of beat
- (military, intransitive) To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- (intransitive, MLE, MTE, slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, slang) To rob; to cheat or scam.
- (transitive) To arrive at a place before someone.
- (intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- (intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- (transitive) To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- (especially colloquial) past participle of beat
- To tread, as a path.
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and lesser intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations not perfectly in unison.
- (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- (transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
- (transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- (transitive) To hit; to strike.
- (transitive, UK, in haggling for a price of a buyer) To persuade the seller to reduce a price.
- move rhythmically
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- make a rhythmic sound
- move with a thrashing motion
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- wear out completely
- stir vigorously
- avoid paying
- hit repeatedly
- be superior
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- shape by beating
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- glare or strike with great intensity
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- make by pounding or trampling
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- beat through cleverness and wit
- move with a flapping motion
noun
- (astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
- (mathematical analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
- The lowest limit.
- The smallest amount.
- the smallest possible quantity
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
adj
noun
- (physics) The luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface; commonly measured in lux (lumen/metre²) or otherwise foot-candles. The illuminance of a star upon the earth is frequently measured on a negative logarithmic scale referred to as its apparent magnitude, which see.
- the luminous flux incident on a unit area
noun
- (astronomy) An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- (anatomy) The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
- (zoology) The area around the eye of a bird or other animal.
- (geometry, group theory) The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
- (mathematics) A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
- (uncountable) The state of moving in an orbit.
- (informal) A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
- (physics) The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus.
- (figurative) A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
- One complete circuit round an orbited body.
- (pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.
- (poker, Texas hold 'em) The number of hands such that each player at the table has posted the big blind once.
- the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
- the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- a particular environment or walk of life
- the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
verb
- (transitive, dating) To continue to follow or engage with someone by means of social media after breaking up with them.
- (transitive) To move around the general vicinity of something.
- (transitive) To center (around).
- (transitive) To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
- (astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.
- (transitive) To move in a circle.
- move in an orbit
noun
- (meteorology, aviation) Initialism of transient luminous event.
- (Philippines, education) Initialism of technology and livelihood education.
- (programming) Initialism of time limit exceeded; One of the verdicts used in programming contests to show that the submitted code has failed.
- (regulation, law) Initialism of time-limited exception
- (astronautics) Initialism of two-line element or three-line element.
noun
- (astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
- A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
- (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
- (astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
verb
noun
- Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.
- (astronomy, uncountable) The slow gyration of the earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational torque of the sun and moon.
- (physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
- (uncountable) Precedence.
- the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
noun
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- applying pressure
verb
- (astronomy) Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
- (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
- (intransitive) To dazzle or to impress.
- (nuclear physics) Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
- reflect brightly
- fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
- give off
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
verb
- cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- throw into great confusion or disorder
- disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
- (sciences) To influence (a process or system) so that it deviates from its normal state.
- To disturb (someone, their mind, etc.) mentally; to bother, trouble, upset.
- (intransitive) To bother, to disturb, to trouble.
- (mathematics) To slightly modify (a set of equations or their solutions), producing deviations from a simple, easily solvable problem, in order to find an approximate solution to a problem that is more difficult to solve or otherwise unsolvable.
- To cause (something) to be physically disordered or disturbed; to cause confusion.
- (astronomy) Of a celestial body: to modify the motion or orbit of (another celestial body) by exerting a gravitational force; hence (physics), to slightly modify (the motion of an object).
noun
- (astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
- A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
- (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
- (astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
verb
adj
- (astrophysics, geology) Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
- Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- (Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a religious order.
- (literary) Centuries-old, ancient.
- Happening once in an age or century.
- (atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.
- Continuing over a long period of time.
- Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- not concerned with or devoted to religion
- of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy