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noun
- An instance of streaming digital data.
- (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
- A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
- (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- A live stream.
- Current, the force of moving water.
- (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
verb
- (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
- (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
- (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
- (Internet) To livestream.
- (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
- to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- flow freely and abundantly
- exude profusely
noun
noun
- (computing) The images so produced.
- (computing) A sub-field of computer science which studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content.
- (computing) The various technologies used to create and manipulate such pictorial data.
- (computing) The representation and manipulation of pictorial data by a computer.
- the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer
noun
- Initialism of videotape.
- (LGBTQ, especially transgender) Initialism of voice training.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of vault.
- Initialism of vacuum tube (device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied).
- Initialism of ventricular tachycardia.
adj
name
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (computing) Initialism of video high density, a videodisc format.
- (medicine) Initialism of viral haemorrhagic disease, also known as the rabbit haemorrhagic disease.
- (computing) Initialism of volumetric haptic display, a display that about informs touch instead of vision.
- (medicine) Initialism of valvular heart disease, a disease involving one or more of the four valves of the heart.
- (computing) Initialism of virtual hard Disk, a disk image file format used by Microsoft Virtual PC.
noun
- (networking) Any mechanism for streaming data.
- A stream or column of light shooting upward from the horizon, constituting one of the forms of the aurora borealis.
- (computing) A data storage system, mainly used to produce backups, in which large quantities of data are transferred to a continuously moving tape; a tape drive.
- (mining) One who searches for stream tin.
- Strips of paper or other material used as confetti.
- (journalism) A newspaper headline that runs along the top of a page.
- (Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.
- (television, Internet) A subscription service that streams content to an audience.
- (fishing) In fly fishing, a variety of wet fly designed to mimic a minnow.
- A long, narrow flag, or piece of material used or seen as a decoration.
- (UK, education, in combination) A pupil belonging to a particular stream (division by perceived ability).
- light that streams
- a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
- a long flag; often tapering
- long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
noun
- (signal processing) The conversion of video footage to a higher frame rate by duplicating certain frames.
- (juggling) A trick done with rings where each ring is pulled down over the head instead of being caught and held in the hand.
- (biology) A technique by which a protein is brought down in a test tube by another.
- (computing) A dynamic menu; a list of options in a computer application which appears below a heading when it is selected, and remains only as long as the user needs it.
- (exercise) An exercise mostly performed by pulling cables, a bar, or handles from a machine situated diagonally to the front top of the sportsman and targetting the rear muscles.
- (usually uncountable) Dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta).
adj
noun
- Initialism of video codec unit.
- (emissions control) Initialism of vapor/vapour combustor/combustion unit.
- Initialism of vacuum control unit.
- (transport) Initialism of vehicle control unit.
- Initialism of vascular compression unit.
- (carbon economy controls) Abbreviation of verified carbon unit (carbon credit).
- Initialism of video compression unit.
- Initialism of video control unit.
name
noun
- (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
- Movement as a stream.
- (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
- (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.
- the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
adj
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
- exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
- (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed
verb
noun
- (Internet) A short-form vertical video.
- (finance) A short seller.
- A short film.
- A summary account.
- (US, slang) An automobile.
- (finance) A short sale or short position.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
- A short circuit.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
adj
- (golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Having little duration.
- (cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- (baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
- (gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
- (cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- lacking foresight or scope
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adv
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- Unawares.
- so as to interrupt
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- clean across
prep
verb
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
- (transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
- create a short circuit in
- cheat someone by not returning them enough money
noun
- (film, television, computing) Initialism of frames per second.
- (pensions) Initialism of final pensionable salary.
- (video games) Initialism of first-person shooter.
- (poker) Initialism of fancy play syndrome, the act of playing in a reckless way.
- Initialism of feet per second (“a measure of speed”).
- Initialism of frequently posted suggestions.
- Initialism of foot-pound-second (“a system of units”).
- Initialism of free phone service.
- an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business
name
noun
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
verb
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- project onto a screen for viewing
- examine methodically
- prevent from entering
adj
noun
- (rare, nonstandard) plural of medium (“someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world”)
- (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus.
- (zoology) An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.
- (usually with a definite article; often treated as uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
- (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
- (often treated as uncountable) The means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
- (often treated as uncountable) The totality of content items (television shows, films, books, photographs, etc.) which are broadcast or published.
- plural of medium (only in certain senses)
- (historical) Synonym of cuarto: a half-fanega, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 27.8 L
- (computing) Files and data comprising material viewable by humans, but usually not plain text; audiovisual material.
noun
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
adj
verb
- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
verb
noun
noun
- (film) A movie recording employing this technology.
- (uncountable, film) The method or practice of adjusting widescreen film images, especially 2.35:1 or 2.39:1 aspect ratio, so that they can be shown within the proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, by cropping off sides of the original widescreen image, as opposed to letterboxing.
adj
verb
- (film, transitive) To crop out (a character or object) when performing the pan and scan process, resulting in the deletion of a character or object.
- (film, transitive) To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods.
noun
- An instance of streaming digital data.
- (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
- A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
- (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- A live stream.
- Current, the force of moving water.
- (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
verb
- (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
- (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
- (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
- (Internet) To livestream.
- (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
- to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- flow freely and abundantly
- exude profusely
noun
noun
- (computing) The images so produced.
- (computing) A sub-field of computer science which studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content.
- (computing) The various technologies used to create and manipulate such pictorial data.
- (computing) The representation and manipulation of pictorial data by a computer.
- the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer
noun
- Initialism of videotape.
- (LGBTQ, especially transgender) Initialism of voice training.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of vault.
- Initialism of vacuum tube (device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied).
- Initialism of ventricular tachycardia.
adj
name
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (computing) Initialism of video high density, a videodisc format.
- (medicine) Initialism of viral haemorrhagic disease, also known as the rabbit haemorrhagic disease.
- (computing) Initialism of volumetric haptic display, a display that about informs touch instead of vision.
- (medicine) Initialism of valvular heart disease, a disease involving one or more of the four valves of the heart.
- (computing) Initialism of virtual hard Disk, a disk image file format used by Microsoft Virtual PC.
noun
- (networking) Any mechanism for streaming data.
- A stream or column of light shooting upward from the horizon, constituting one of the forms of the aurora borealis.
- (computing) A data storage system, mainly used to produce backups, in which large quantities of data are transferred to a continuously moving tape; a tape drive.
- (mining) One who searches for stream tin.
- Strips of paper or other material used as confetti.
- (journalism) A newspaper headline that runs along the top of a page.
- (Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.
- (television, Internet) A subscription service that streams content to an audience.
- (fishing) In fly fishing, a variety of wet fly designed to mimic a minnow.
- A long, narrow flag, or piece of material used or seen as a decoration.
- (UK, education, in combination) A pupil belonging to a particular stream (division by perceived ability).
- light that streams
- a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
- a long flag; often tapering
- long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
noun
- (signal processing) The conversion of video footage to a higher frame rate by duplicating certain frames.
- (juggling) A trick done with rings where each ring is pulled down over the head instead of being caught and held in the hand.
- (biology) A technique by which a protein is brought down in a test tube by another.
- (computing) A dynamic menu; a list of options in a computer application which appears below a heading when it is selected, and remains only as long as the user needs it.
- (exercise) An exercise mostly performed by pulling cables, a bar, or handles from a machine situated diagonally to the front top of the sportsman and targetting the rear muscles.
- (usually uncountable) Dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta).
adj
noun
- Initialism of video codec unit.
- (emissions control) Initialism of vapor/vapour combustor/combustion unit.
- Initialism of vacuum control unit.
- (transport) Initialism of vehicle control unit.
- Initialism of vascular compression unit.
- (carbon economy controls) Abbreviation of verified carbon unit (carbon credit).
- Initialism of video compression unit.
- Initialism of video control unit.
name
noun
- (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
- Movement as a stream.
- (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
- (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.
- the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
adj
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
- exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
- (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed
verb
noun
- (Internet) A short-form vertical video.
- (finance) A short seller.
- A short film.
- A summary account.
- (US, slang) An automobile.
- (finance) A short sale or short position.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (phonetics) A short phone (such as a vowel) or syllable.
- A short circuit.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
adj
- (golf) Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Having little duration.
- (cricket) Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (finance) Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- (baking) Of pastries or (metallurgy) of materials, brittle, crumbly.
- (gambling) Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- Abrupt, brief, pointed, curt.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (by extension) Doubtful of, skeptical of.
- (cricket) Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
- marked by rude or peremptory shortness
- not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
- primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
- of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
- lacking foresight or scope
- (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adv
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- Unawares.
- so as to interrupt
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
- at a disadvantage
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- clean across
prep
verb
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
- (transitive, informal) To provide with an amount smaller than that agreed or labeled; to shortchange.
- create a short circuit in
- cheat someone by not returning them enough money
noun
- (film, television, computing) Initialism of frames per second.
- (pensions) Initialism of final pensionable salary.
- (video games) Initialism of first-person shooter.
- (poker) Initialism of fancy play syndrome, the act of playing in a reckless way.
- Initialism of feet per second (“a measure of speed”).
- Initialism of frequently posted suggestions.
- Initialism of foot-pound-second (“a system of units”).
- Initialism of free phone service.
- an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business
name
noun
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
verb
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- project onto a screen for viewing
- examine methodically
- prevent from entering
noun
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
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- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
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- (film) A movie recording employing this technology.
- (uncountable, film) The method or practice of adjusting widescreen film images, especially 2.35:1 or 2.39:1 aspect ratio, so that they can be shown within the proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, by cropping off sides of the original widescreen image, as opposed to letterboxing.
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- (film, transitive) To crop out (a character or object) when performing the pan and scan process, resulting in the deletion of a character or object.
- (film, transitive) To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods.
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- (rare, nonstandard) plural of medium (“someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world”)
- (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus.
- (zoology) An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.
- (usually with a definite article; often treated as uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
- (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
- (often treated as uncountable) The means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
- (often treated as uncountable) The totality of content items (television shows, films, books, photographs, etc.) which are broadcast or published.
- plural of medium (only in certain senses)
- (historical) Synonym of cuarto: a half-fanega, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 27.8 L
- (computing) Files and data comprising material viewable by humans, but usually not plain text; audiovisual material.