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noun
noun
- A social role.
- (marketing, user experience) An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.
- (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
- A character played by an actor.
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
noun
- (sociology) the analysis of the highest levels of social activity e.g. social stratification.
- (social sciences) the analysis of the highest levels of social activity e.g. social stratification.
- (chemistry) analysis (qualitative or quantitative) in which the size of the sample is of the order of grams.
- large-scale analysis
noun
noun
- (sociology) A theory concerning the relationship between social actors and local social orders.
- The branch of mathematics dealing with the algebraic structure of fields.
- (psychology) A theory which examines patterns of interaction between individuals and their environment.
- (physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields
noun
- the social act of assembling
- a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
- a group of persons together in one place
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole
- A gathering of people.
- A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
- (archaeology) A group of different artifacts found in association with one another.
- (art) A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.
- The process of assembling or bringing together.
noun
- the social act of assembling
- the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
- a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
- a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
- a public facility to meet for open discussion
- a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together
- A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
- (computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.
- (military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
- A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
- (computing, Microsoft .NET) A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.
- (politics) A legislative body.
- The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
noun
- the social act of assembling
- the act of gathering something
- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
- a group of persons together in one place
- A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
- A charitable contribution; a collection.
- A group of people or things.
- (uncountable) The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
- (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
- (medicine) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
adj
verb
noun
- the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
- (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
- the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
- separating something into fine particles
- (computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
- (economics) the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries.
- (music) the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments".
- (computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.
- The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
- (cytology) the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis.
- (sociology, urban studies) the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members.
- The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
- (biology) A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals.
- the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.
- (surgery) the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones
noun
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
noun
noun
- position in a social hierarchy
- the body of members of an organization or group
- relative status
- a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
- (taxonomy) A level in a scientific taxonomy system.
- (chess) One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).
- A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.
- (algebra) The maximum quantity of D-linearly independent elements of a module (over an integral domain D).
- (card games) The value of a playing card.
- (typically in the plural) A category of people, such as those who share an occupation or belong to an organisation.
- (mathematics) The size of any basis of a given matroid.
- One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, popularity, or quality.
- (music) In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
- (mathematics) The dimensionality of an array (computing) or tensor.
- (linear algebra) The maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
- A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
- The level of one's position in a class-based society.
adj
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- very offensive in smell or taste
- growing profusely
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- very fertile; producing profuse growth
- Having a very strong, bad taste or odor.
- (intensifier, negative) complete, unmitigated, utter.
verb
- take or have a position relative to others
- assign a rank or rating to
- take precedence or surpass others in rank
- (transitive, US) To take the rank of; to outrank.
- (intransitive) To have a ranking.
- (transitive) To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
- (transitive) To place abreast or in a line.
noun
- (sociology) Politics based on social identity.
- (psychology) The set of ideas arising from an ontology of identity.
- (sociology, politics, often capitalized) A far-right political movement and philosophy that seeks to preserve European ethnic and cultural identity against the perceived threats of immigration, Islam, and globalization.
noun
- the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
- The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
- (theology) The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.
adj
- affording change (especially in social status)
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
- in cash or easily convertible to cash
- characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
- subject to change; variable
- In a state of flux; subject to change.
- (of an asset) Convertible into cash.
- (rare) Genderfluid.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
- Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
noun
- continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
- a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
- A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
- (specifically, medicine, colloquial, typically in the plural) Intravenous fluids.
- Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
adj
- affording change (especially in social status)
- migratory
- having transportation available
- moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
- capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
- Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
- Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
- (biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
- Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
- Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
noun
- sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
- (uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices.
- (telephony, UK, Ireland, India) Ellipsis of mobile phone.
- (sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.
- An object capable of moving under its own power.
- One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel).
noun
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
- work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
- a government tax on imports or exports
- (countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
- (uncountable) The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- (euphemistic) The act of urination or defecation, especially for a dog.
- (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
noun
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
- a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
- the state of being obligated to do or pay something
- a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
- a written promise to repay a debt
- A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
- The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
- (countable) Reason for being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something.
- A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
- (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
noun
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities
- a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
- The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision.
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from 18th c.]
- The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
- A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
- The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
noun
- (transactional analysis) A social interaction.
- A deal or business agreement.
- The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
- An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
- (finance) The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
- (especially in plural) A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
- (computing) An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).
- the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
noun
- (sociology) the analysis of individual or community social activity e.g. family relationships.
- (social sciences) the analysis of individual or community social activity e.g. family relationships.
- small-scale analysis
- (chemistry) The analysis (and subsequent identification) of very small quantities of material.
noun
- (sociology) Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.
- the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
- A classification or arrangement of things into different categories or groups.
- (ecology) The vertical layering of vegetation in a forest.
- (music) A layering of musical texture.
- (horticulture) The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
- The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
- the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
- a layered configuration
- the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
- forming or depositing in layers
noun
- a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
- machines or machine systems collectively
- The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
- (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.
- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
noun
noun
- (sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
- (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
- (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
- (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
noun
- A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
- Rule by merit and talent.
- a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
- the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
noun
- an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
- The study of social structures in human communities; the study of human society according to the theories of structuralism, especially associated with French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.
noun
- an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
- linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
- a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
- (biology) A school of biological thought that deals with the law-like behaviour of the structure of organisms and how it can change, emphasising that organisms are wholes, and therefore that change in one part must necessarily take into account the inter-connected nature of the entire organism.
- (mathematics) In the philosophy of mathematics, a theory that holds that mathematical theories describe structures, and that mathematical objects are exhaustively defined by their place in such structures.
- (psychology) A school of thought that focuses on exploring the individual elements of consciousness, how they are organized into more complex experiences, and how these mental phenomena correlate with physical events.
- (linguistics) The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.
- A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a cohesive, self-supporting structure.
noun
noun
- A social role.
- (marketing, user experience) An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.
- (psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.
- A character played by an actor.
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
noun
- (sociology) the analysis of the highest levels of social activity e.g. social stratification.
- (social sciences) the analysis of the highest levels of social activity e.g. social stratification.
- (chemistry) analysis (qualitative or quantitative) in which the size of the sample is of the order of grams.
- large-scale analysis
noun
noun
- (sociology) A theory concerning the relationship between social actors and local social orders.
- The branch of mathematics dealing with the algebraic structure of fields.
- (psychology) A theory which examines patterns of interaction between individuals and their environment.
- (physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields
noun
- the social act of assembling
- a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
- a group of persons together in one place
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole
- A gathering of people.
- A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
- (archaeology) A group of different artifacts found in association with one another.
- (art) A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.
- The process of assembling or bringing together.
noun
- the social act of assembling
- the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
- a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
- a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
- a public facility to meet for open discussion
- a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together
- A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
- (computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.
- (military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
- A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
- (computing, Microsoft .NET) A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.
- (politics) A legislative body.
- The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
noun
- the social act of assembling
- the act of gathering something
- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
- a group of persons together in one place
- A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
- A charitable contribution; a collection.
- A group of people or things.
- (uncountable) The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
- (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
- (medicine) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
adj
verb
noun
- the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
- (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
- the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
- separating something into fine particles
- (computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
- (economics) the organization of production into different stages, which are divided among different suppliers often are located in different countries.
- (music) the use of fragments or the "division of a musical idea into segments".
- (computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.
- The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
- (cytology) the process of splitting into several pieces or fragments, which is useful for a cell during both DNA cloning and apoptosis.
- (sociology, urban studies) the absence or underdevelopment of connections between a society and the grouping of certain of its members.
- The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
- (biology) A form of asexual reproduction or cloning where an organism splits into one or more pieces. Those pieces then become new individuals.
- the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.
- (surgery) the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones
noun
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
noun
noun
- position in a social hierarchy
- the body of members of an organization or group
- relative status
- a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
- (taxonomy) A level in a scientific taxonomy system.
- (chess) One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).
- A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.
- (algebra) The maximum quantity of D-linearly independent elements of a module (over an integral domain D).
- (card games) The value of a playing card.
- (typically in the plural) A category of people, such as those who share an occupation or belong to an organisation.
- (mathematics) The size of any basis of a given matroid.
- One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, popularity, or quality.
- (music) In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
- (mathematics) The dimensionality of an array (computing) or tensor.
- (linear algebra) The maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
- A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
- The level of one's position in a class-based society.
adj
- complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- very offensive in smell or taste
- growing profusely
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- very fertile; producing profuse growth
- Having a very strong, bad taste or odor.
- (intensifier, negative) complete, unmitigated, utter.
verb
- take or have a position relative to others
- assign a rank or rating to
- take precedence or surpass others in rank
- (transitive, US) To take the rank of; to outrank.
- (intransitive) To have a ranking.
- (transitive) To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
- (transitive) To place abreast or in a line.
noun
- (sociology) Politics based on social identity.
- (psychology) The set of ideas arising from an ontology of identity.
- (sociology, politics, often capitalized) A far-right political movement and philosophy that seeks to preserve European ethnic and cultural identity against the perceived threats of immigration, Islam, and globalization.
noun
- the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
- The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
- (theology) The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.
noun
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
- work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
- a government tax on imports or exports
- (countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
- (uncountable) The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- (euphemistic) The act of urination or defecation, especially for a dog.
- (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
noun
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
- a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
- the state of being obligated to do or pay something
- a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
- a written promise to repay a debt
- A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
- The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
- (countable) Reason for being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something.
- A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
- (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.
noun
- the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
- the proper sphere or extent of your activities
- a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
- The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision.
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from 18th c.]
- The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
- A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
- The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
noun
- (transactional analysis) A social interaction.
- A deal or business agreement.
- The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
- An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
- (finance) The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
- (especially in plural) A record of the proceedings of a learned society.
- (computing) An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).
- the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
noun
- (sociology) the analysis of individual or community social activity e.g. family relationships.
- (social sciences) the analysis of individual or community social activity e.g. family relationships.
- small-scale analysis
- (chemistry) The analysis (and subsequent identification) of very small quantities of material.
noun
- (sociology) Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.
- the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
- A classification or arrangement of things into different categories or groups.
- (ecology) The vertical layering of vegetation in a forest.
- (music) A layering of musical texture.
- (horticulture) The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
- The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
- the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
- a layered configuration
- the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
- forming or depositing in layers
noun
- a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
- machines or machine systems collectively
- The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
- (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.
- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
noun
noun
- (sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
- (countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
- (countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- (countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- (uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
- (uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
- (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
noun
- A type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition.
- Rule by merit and talent.
- a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
- the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
noun
- an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
- The study of social structures in human communities; the study of human society according to the theories of structuralism, especially associated with French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.
noun
- an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
- linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
- a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
- (biology) A school of biological thought that deals with the law-like behaviour of the structure of organisms and how it can change, emphasising that organisms are wholes, and therefore that change in one part must necessarily take into account the inter-connected nature of the entire organism.
- (mathematics) In the philosophy of mathematics, a theory that holds that mathematical theories describe structures, and that mathematical objects are exhaustively defined by their place in such structures.
- (psychology) A school of thought that focuses on exploring the individual elements of consciousness, how they are organized into more complex experiences, and how these mental phenomena correlate with physical events.
- (linguistics) The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.
- A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a cohesive, self-supporting structure.
adj
- affording change (especially in social status)
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
- in cash or easily convertible to cash
- characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
- subject to change; variable
- In a state of flux; subject to change.
- (of an asset) Convertible into cash.
- (rare) Genderfluid.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
- Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
noun
- continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
- a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
- A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
- (specifically, medicine, colloquial, typically in the plural) Intravenous fluids.
- Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
adj
- affording change (especially in social status)
- migratory
- having transportation available
- moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
- capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
- Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
- Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
- (biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
- Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
- Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
noun
- sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
- (uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices.
- (telephony, UK, Ireland, India) Ellipsis of mobile phone.
- (sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.
- An object capable of moving under its own power.
- One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel).