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information

1. a message received and understood

2. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

More Definitions → education

1. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

2. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

More Definitions → section

1. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

2. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

More Definitions → location

1. a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space

2. the act of putting something in a certain place

More Definitions → description

1. a statement that represents something in words

2. the act of describing something

More Definitions → action

1. something done (usually as opposed to something said)

2. the state of being active

More Definitions → application

1. the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

2. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school

More Definitions → question

1. an instance of questioning

2. the subject matter at issue

More Definitions → edition

1. the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

2. all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time

More Definitions → association

1. a formal organization of people or groups of people

2. the act of consorting with or joining with others

More Definitions → collection

1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

2. a publication containing a variety of works

More Definitions → function

1. perform as expected when applied

2. serve a purpose, role, or function

More Definitions → production

1. the act or process of producing something

2. a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television

More Definitions → construction

1. the act of constructing something

2. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

More Definitions → protection

1. the activity of protecting someone or something

2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

More Definitions → position

1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

2. put into a certain place or abstract location

More Definitions → administration

1. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group’s business affairs)

2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

More Definitions → condition

1. a state at a particular time

2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

More Definitions → organization

1. a group of people who work together

2. an organized structure for arranging or classifying

More Definitions → selection

1. the act of choosing or selecting

2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

More Definitions → corporation

1. a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

2. slang for a paunch

More Definitions → solution

1. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

More Definitions → addition

1. a component that is added to something to improve it

2. the act of adding one thing to another

More Definitions → registration

1. the act of enrolling

2. the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time

More Definitions → distribution

1. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

More Definitions → foundation

1. the basis on which something is grounded

2. an institution supported by an endowment

More Definitions → communication

1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

2. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

More Definitions → population

1. the people who inhabit a territory or state

2. a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area

More Definitions → navigation

1. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

2. ship traffic

More Definitions → station

1. a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

2. proper or designated social situation

More Definitions → option

1. the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited

2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

More Definitions → connection

1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

2. the state of being connected

More Definitions → introduction

1. the act of beginning something new

2. the first section of a communication

More Definitions → accommodation

1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

2. a settlement of differences

More Definitions → operation

1. the state of being in effect or being operative

2. a business especially one run on a large scale

More Definitions → resolution

1. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

2. the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together

More Definitions → publication

1. a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

2. the act of issuing printed materials

More Definitions → vacation

1. spend or take a vacation

2. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

More Definitions → transportation

1. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

2. the act of moving something from one location to another

More Definitions → fiction

1. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

2. a deliberately false or improbable account

More Definitions → evaluation

1. act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

2. an appraisal of the value of something

More Definitions → implementation

1. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

2. the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect

More Definitions → definition

1. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

2. clarity of outline

More Definitions → installation

1. the act of installing something (as equipment)

2. a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

More Definitions → attention

1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

More Definitions → auction

1. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

2. the public sale of something to the highest bidder

More Definitions → nation

1. a politically organized body of people under a single government

2. the people who live in a nation or country

More Definitions → motion

1. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

2. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

More Definitions → documentation

1. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

2. program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs

More Definitions → situation

1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

2. a condition or position in which you find yourself

More Definitions → generation

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

More Definitions → competition

1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

More Definitions → configuration

1. an arrangement of parts or elements

2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

More Definitions → presentation

1. the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)

2. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

More Definitions → election

1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

More Definitions → direction

1. a line leading to a place or point

2. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

More Definitions → integration

1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

2. the act of combining into an integral whole

More Definitions → destination

1. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

2. the ultimate goal for which something is done

More Definitions → recreation

1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

2. activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation

More Definitions → translation

1. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

2. a uniform movement without rotation

More Definitions → legislation

1. law enacted by a legislative body

2. the act of making or enacting laws

More Definitions → creation

1. the human act of creating

2. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

More Definitions → regulation

1. an authoritative command

2. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

More Definitions → reduction

1. the act of decreasing or reducing something

2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

More Definitions → nutrition

1. (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

2. a source of materials to nourish the body

More Definitions → prevention

1. the act of preventing

More Definitions → participation

1. the act of sharing in the activities of a group

2. the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)

More Definitions → combination

1. a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

2. a coordinated sequence of chess moves

More Definitions → convention

1. a large formal assembly

2. something regarded as a normative example

More Definitions → certification

1. the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

2. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

More Definitions → subscription

1. a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

2. agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name

More Definitions → promotion

1. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

2. act of raising in rank or position

More Definitions → prescription

1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

2. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

More Definitions → conservation

1. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

2. the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

More Definitions → evolution

1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

2. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

More Definitions → preparation

1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

2. a substance prepared according to a formula

More Definitions → instruction

1. a message describing how something is to be done

2. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

More Definitions → annotation

1. a comment or instruction (usually added)

2. the act of adding notes

More Definitions → compensation

1. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

More Definitions → investigation

1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

2. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

More Definitions → institution

1. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

2. an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

More Definitions → identification

1. the act of designating or identifying something

2. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

More Definitions → portion

1. something determined in relation to something that includes it

2. something less than the whole of a human artifact

More Definitions → organisation

1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

2. a group of people who work together

More Definitions → relation

1. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

2. sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man’s penis into a woman’s vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

More Definitions → recognition

1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

More Definitions → inspection

1. a formal or official examination

More Definitions → transaction

1. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

More Definitions → execution

1. putting a condemned person to death

2. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

More Definitions → examination

1. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

2. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

More Definitions → consideration

1. the process of giving careful thought to something

2. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

More Definitions → reservation

1. a district that is reserved for particular purpose

2. a statement that limits or restricts some claim

More Definitions → contribution

1. the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

2. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

More Definitions → constitution

1. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

2. the act of forming or establishing something

More Definitions → consultation

1. a conference (usually with someone important)

2. a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question

More Definitions → transition

1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

2. an event that results in a transformation

More Definitions → classification

1. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

2. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

More Definitions → satisfaction

1. the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

2. state of being gratified or satisfied

More Definitions → interaction

1. a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

2. (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons

More Definitions → revolution

1. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

2. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

More Definitions → consolidation

1. combining into a solid mass

2. the act of combining into an integral whole

More Definitions → cooperation

1. joint operation or action

2. the practice of cooperating

More Definitions → acquisition

1. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

2. something acquired

More Definitions → notification

1. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

2. informing by words

More Definitions → completion

1. (American football) a successful forward pass in football

2. a concluding action

More Definitions → specification

1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

2. naming explicitly

More Definitions → representation

1. a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

2. a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

More Definitions → consumption

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

2. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

More Definitions → mention

1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

More Definitions → innovation

1. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

2. the creation of something in the mind

More Definitions → reaction

1. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

2. an idea evoked by some experience

More Definitions → exception

1. a deliberate act of omission

2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization

More Definitions → duration

1. the period of time during which something continues

2. the property of enduring or continuing in time

More Definitions → recommendation

1. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

2. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

More Definitions → adoption

1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

2. a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

More Definitions → collaboration

1. act of working jointly

2. act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

More Definitions → detection

1. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

More Definitions → formation

1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

More Definitions → determination

1. the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

2. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose

More Definitions → animation

1. the condition of living or the state of being alive

2. the property of being able to survive and grow

More Definitions → aviation

1. the aggregation of a country’s military aircraft

2. the operation of aircraft to provide transportation

More Definitions → simulation

1. the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)

2. (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program

More Definitions → concentration

1. the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

2. the spatial property of being crowded together

More Definitions → interpretation

1. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

2. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

More Definitions → optimization

1. the act of rendering optimal

More Definitions → exhibition

1. the act of exhibiting

2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

More Definitions → composition

1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

2. the way in which someone or something is composed

More Definitions → immigration

1. migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

2. the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval

More Definitions → explanation

1. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

2. thought that makes something comprehensible

More Definitions → subsection

1. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

More Definitions → infection

1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

More Definitions → occupation

1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

More Definitions → radiation

1. energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles

2. the act of spreading outward from a central source

More Definitions → pollution

1. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

2. the state of being polluted

More Definitions → federation

1. an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

2. a union of political organizations

More Definitions → medication

1. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

2. the act of treating with medicines or remedies

More Definitions → violation

1. a crime less serious than a felony

2. an act that disregards an agreement or a right

More Definitions → obligation

1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

2. the state of being obligated to do or pay something

More Definitions → tradition

1. an inherited pattern of thought or action

2. a specific practice of long standing

More Definitions → conversation

1. the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

More Definitions → reproduction

1. the process of generating offspring

2. recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall

More Definitions → rehabilitation

1. the restoration of someone to a useful place in society

2. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

More Definitions → reception

1. the manner in which something is greeted

2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding

More Definitions → discrimination

1. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

2. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

More Definitions → correction

1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

More Definitions → authentication

1. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

2. validating the authenticity of something or someone

More Definitions → equation

1. a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

More Definitions → orientation

1. the act of orienting

2. an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

More Definitions → jurisdiction

1. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

2. in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

More Definitions → declaration

1. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

2. (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction

More Definitions → automation

1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware

2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled

More Definitions → destruction

1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

2. an event that completely destroys something

More Definitions → migration

1. the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

2. a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

More Definitions → coalition

1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

2. the state of being combined into one body

More Definitions → observation

1. the act of making and recording a measurement

2. the act of observing; taking a patient look

More Definitions → restoration

1. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

2. getting something back again

More Definitions → opposition

1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

2. the relation between opposed entities

More Definitions → confirmation

1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

2. information that confirms or verifies

More Definitions → petition

1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

2. reverent petition to a deity

More Definitions → intervention

1. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

2. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

More Definitions → attraction

1. the force by which one object attracts another

2. an entertainment that is offered to the public

More Definitions → modification

1. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

2. slightly modified copy; not an exact copy

More Definitions → compilation

1. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

2. the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

More Definitions → verification

1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

2. (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

More Definitions → allocation

1. a share set aside for a specific purpose

2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

More Definitions → transformation

1. a qualitative change

2. (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

More Definitions → donation

1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

More Definitions → reputation

1. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

2. notoriety for some particular characteristic

More Definitions → variation

1. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

2. an activity that varies from a norm or standard

More Definitions → projection

1. a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

2. the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

More Definitions → injection

1. the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

2. any solution that is injected (as into the skin)

More Definitions → exploration

1. to travel for the purpose of discovery

2. a careful systematic search

More Definitions → litigation

1. a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

More Definitions → coordination

1. the skillful and effective interaction of movements

2. the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

More Definitions → activation

1. stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

2. the activity of causing to have energy and be active

More Definitions → termination

1. a coming to an end of a contract period

2. a place where something ends or is complete

More Definitions → authorization

1. a document giving an official instruction or command

2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions

More Definitions → suggestion

1. an idea that is suggested

2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

More Definitions → proportion

1. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

2. magnitude or extent

More Definitions → junction

1. the place where two or more things come together

2. the state of being joined together

More Definitions → separation

1. the state of lacking unity

2. coming apart

More Definitions → syndication

1. organizing into or administering as a syndicate

2. selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time

More Definitions → celebration

1. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

2. any joyous diversion

More Definitions → tuition

1. a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)

2. teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

More Definitions → citation

1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

More Definitions → calculation

1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

More Definitions → preservation

1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

2. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

More Definitions → abortion

1. termination of pregnancy

2. failure of a plan

More Definitions → demonstration

1. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view

2. a show of military force or preparedness

More Definitions → graduation

1. the successful completion of a program of study

2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

More Definitions → addiction

1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

2. an abnormally strong craving

More Definitions → retention

1. the act of retaining something

2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience

More Definitions → encryption

1. the activity of converting data or information into code

More Definitions → relocation

1. the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)

2. the act of changing your residence or place of business

More Definitions → discretion

1. freedom to act or judge on one’s own

2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

More Definitions → conjunction

1. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

2. the state of being joined together

More Definitions → validation

1. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

2. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

More Definitions → corruption

1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

2. in a state of progressive putrefaction

More Definitions → taxation

1. charge against a citizen’s person or property or activity for the support of government

2. government income due to taxation

More Definitions → inflation

1. a general and progressive increase in prices

2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

More Definitions → limitation

1. a principle that limits the extent of something

2. the quality of being limited or restricted

More Definitions → illustration

1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

2. showing by example

More Definitions → inspiration

1. arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

2. a product of your creative thinking and work

More Definitions → perception

1. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

2. a way of conceiving something

More Definitions → circulation

1. the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)

2. movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels

More Definitions → assumption

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted

More Definitions → invention

1. the creation of something in the mind

2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

More Definitions → cancellation

1. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

2. the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

More Definitions → reflection

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

More Definitions → invitation

1. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

2. a tempting allurement

More Definitions → intention

1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

2. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal

More Definitions → correlation

1. a reciprocal relation between two or more things

2. a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)

More Definitions → notion

1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

2. a general inclusive concept

More Definitions → motivation

1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

2. the condition of being motivated

More Definitions → appreciation

1. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

2. delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)

More Definitions → restriction

1. a principle that limits the extent of something

2. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

More Definitions → transcription

1. something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation

2. (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

More Definitions → fraction

1. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

2. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

More Definitions → reconstruction

1. the activity of constructing something again

2. an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence

More Definitions → prediction

1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

2. a statement made about the future

More Definitions → rotation

1. the act of rotating as if on an axis

2. (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

More Definitions → imagination

1. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

2. the ability to form mental images of things or events

More Definitions → precipitation

1. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

2. the process of forming a chemical precipitate

More Definitions → isolation

1. a state of separation between persons or groups

2. a feeling of being disliked and alone

More Definitions → valuation

1. an appraisal of the value of something

2. assessed price

More Definitions → distinction

1. a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

2. high status importance owing to marked superiority

More Definitions → exemption

1. immunity from an obligation or duty

2. a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)

More Definitions → affiliation

1. a social or business relationship

2. the act of becoming formally connected or joined

More Definitions → accreditation

1. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards)

More Definitions → meditation

1. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

2. (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

More Definitions → partition

1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

2. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

More Definitions → indication

1. something that serves to indicate or suggest

2. the act of indicating or pointing out by name

More Definitions → caution

1. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

2. a warning against certain acts

More Definitions → qualification

1. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

2. the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea

More Definitions → extraction

1. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

2. properties attributable to your ancestry

More Definitions → elevation

1. the event of something being raised upward

2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

More Definitions → utilization

1. the act of using

2. the state of having been made use of

More Definitions → calibration

1. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

More Definitions → intersection

1. a point where lines intersect

2. a junction where one street or road crosses another

More Definitions → induction

1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office

2. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

More Definitions → proposition

1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

More Definitions → designation

1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

More Definitions → civilization

1. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

2. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

More Definitions → vegetation

1. all the plant life in a particular region or period

2. the process of growth in plants

More Definitions → estimation

1. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

2. the respect with which a person is held

More Definitions → deviation

1. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

2. the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

More Definitions → irrigation

1. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

2. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

More Definitions → penetration

1. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

2. clear or deep perception of a situation

More Definitions → conviction

1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

More Definitions → nomination

1. the act of officially naming a candidate

2. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election

More Definitions → workstation

1. a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer

More Definitions → disposition

1. your usual mood

2. the act or means of getting rid of something

More Definitions → computation

1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

More Definitions → salvation

1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

2. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness

More Definitions → arbitration

1. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)

2. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment

More Definitions → elimination

1. the act of removing or getting rid of something

2. the bodily process of discharging waste matter

More Definitions → characterization

1. a graphic or vivid verbal description

2. the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

More Definitions → contamination

1. the state of being contaminated

2. a substance that contaminates

More Definitions → expiration

1. a coming to an end of a contract period

2. euphemistic expressions for death

More Definitions → negotiation

1. a discussion intended to produce an agreement

2. the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

More Definitions → revelation

1. the speech act of making something evident

2. an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

More Definitions → delegation

1. a group of representatives or delegates

2. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

More Definitions → adaptation

1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

More Definitions → absorption

1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

2. (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium

More Definitions → relaxation

1. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

2. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

More Definitions → replication

1. the act of making copies

2. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

More Definitions → insertion

1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

2. the act of putting one thing into another

More Definitions → instrumentation

1. an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

2. the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation

More Definitions → insulation

1. the state of being isolated or detached

2. insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity

More Definitions → nonfiction

1. prose writing that is not fictional

More Definitions → detention

1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

More Definitions → formulation

1. a substance prepared according to a formula

2. inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

More Definitions → expedition

1. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

2. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

More Definitions → distortion

1. a change for the worse

2. a shape resulting from distortion

More Definitions → prosecution

1. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

2. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

More Definitions → quotation

1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

More Definitions → manipulation

1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one’s own advantage

2. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

More Definitions → emotion

1. any strong feeling

More Definitions → incorporation

1. consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body

2. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself

More Definitions → decoration

1. something used to beautify

2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

More Definitions → mediation

1. a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

2. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

More Definitions → notation

1. a technical system of symbols used to represent special things

2. a comment or instruction (usually added)

More Definitions → caption

1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

More Definitions → globalization

1. growth to a global or worldwide scale

More Definitions → justification

1. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

2. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

More Definitions → ventilation

1. the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

2. a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air

More Definitions → continuation

1. the act of continuing an activity without interruption

2. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

More Definitions → duplication

1. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly

2. the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something

More Definitions → dissertation

1. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

More Definitions → dedication

1. complete and wholehearted fidelity

2. a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

More Definitions → lotion

1. any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin

2. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

More Definitions → mitigation

1. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

2. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

More Definitions → degradation

1. changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

2. a low or downcast state

More Definitions → stimulation

1. the act of arousing an organism to action

2. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

More Definitions → rejection

1. the act of rejecting something

2. the state of being rejected

More Definitions → dissemination

1. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

2. the property of being diffused or dispersed

More Definitions → deletion

1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

2. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

More Definitions → redemption

1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

2. repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

More Definitions → vibration

1. the act of vibrating

2. a shaky motion

More Definitions → acceleration

1. an increase in rate of change

2. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

More Definitions → visualization

1. a mental image that is similar to a visual perception

More Definitions → deduction

1. a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer’s income bracket

2. an amount or percentage deducted

More Definitions → substitution

1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another

2. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

More Definitions → perfection

1. the state of being without a flaw or defect

2. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

More Definitions → accumulation

1. an increase by natural growth or addition

2. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

More Definitions → probation

1. a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

2. a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself

More Definitions → mutation

1. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

2. (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

More Definitions → exploitation

1. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

More Definitions → expectation

1. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

2. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

More Definitions → liberation

1. the act of liberating someone or something

2. the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

More Definitions → congestion

1. excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

2. excessive crowding

More Definitions → initiation

1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office

2. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

More Definitions → reconciliation

1. the reestablishing of cordial relations

2. getting two things to correspond

More Definitions → appropriation

1. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

2. incorporation by joining or uniting

More Definitions → proliferation

1. growth by the rapid multiplication of parts

2. a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)

More Definitions → depreciation

1. a decrease in price or value

2. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

More Definitions → approximation

1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)

More Definitions → propagation

1. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

2. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

More Definitions → purification

1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

More Definitions → plantation

1. an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

2. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

More Definitions → combustion

1. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

2. a state of violent disturbance and excitement

More Definitions → clarification

1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

More Definitions → objection

1. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

2. the speech act of objecting

More Definitions → humiliation

1. state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

2. strong feelings of embarrassment

More Definitions → renovation

1. the act of improving by renewing and restoring

2. the state of being restored to its former good condition

More Definitions → ignition

1. the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

2. the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine

More Definitions → conception

1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

2. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

More Definitions → congregation

1. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

2. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together

More Definitions → fabrication

1. a deliberately false or improbable account

2. writing in a fictional form

More Definitions → regeneration

1. (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs

2. feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input

More Definitions → differentiation

1. a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

2. the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

More Definitions → dysfunction

1. (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group

More Definitions → solicitation

1. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status

2. request for a sum of money

More Definitions → synchronization

1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

More Definitions → localization

1. a determination of the place where something is

2. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

More Definitions → telecommunication

1. (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

2. (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

More Definitions → deposition

1. the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

2. (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer’s office

More Definitions → prohibition

1. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

2. a decree that prohibits something

More Definitions → sensation

1. an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

More Definitions → resurrection

1. a revival from inactivity and disuse

More Definitions → transplantation

1. an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

2. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

More Definitions → frustration

1. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

2. an act of hindering someone’s plans or efforts

More Definitions → sanitation

1. the state of being clean and conducive to health

2. making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing

More Definitions → inhibition

1. (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

2. the quality of being inhibited

More Definitions → realization

1. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

2. making real or giving the appearance of reality

More Definitions → filtration

1. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

2. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

More Definitions → refrigeration

1. the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes

2. deliberately lowering the body’s temperature for therapeutic purposes

More Definitions → friction

1. a state of conflict between persons

2. the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

More Definitions → inflammation

1. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

More Definitions → attribution

1. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing

2. assigning to a cause or source

More Definitions → speculation

1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

More Definitions → assertion

1. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

More Definitions → augmentation

1. the amount by which something becomes greater

2. the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)

More Definitions → amortization

1. the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years

2. payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers

More Definitions → alteration

1. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

More Definitions → modulation

1. a musical passage moving from one key to another

2. (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier’s amplitude or frequency or phase

More Definitions → demolition

1. an event that completely destroys something

2. the act of demolishing

More Definitions → erection

1. an erect penis

2. a structure that has been erected

More Definitions → remediation

1. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

More Definitions → emulation

1. ambition to equal or excel

2. (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another

More Definitions → traction

1. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

2. (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing

More Definitions → vaccination

1. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

2. the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

More Definitions → aggregation

1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

2. the act of gathering something together

More Definitions → decomposition

1. the analysis of a vector field

2. in a decomposed state

More Definitions → ambition

1. a cherished desire

2. a strong drive for success

More Definitions → ammunition

1. projectiles to be fired from a gun

2. any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction

More Definitions → disruption

1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

2. a disorderly outburst or tumult

More Definitions → resignation

1. acceptance of despair

2. the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)

More Definitions → temptation

1. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

2. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid

More Definitions → oxidation

1. the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

More Definitions → privatization

1. changing something from state to private ownership or control

More Definitions → cultivation

1. socialization through training and education to develop one’s mind or manners

2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

More Definitions → redistribution

1. distributing again

More Definitions → deception

1. a misleading falsehood

2. the act of deceiving

More Definitions → ordination

1. the status of being ordained to a sacred office

2. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

More Definitions → immunization

1. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

More Definitions → remuneration

1. something that remunerates

2. the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses

More Definitions → evacuation

1. the act of removing the contents of something

2. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection

More Definitions → inception

1. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

More Definitions → specialization

1. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

2. the special line of work you have adopted as your career

More Definitions → abstraction

1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

2. the act of withdrawing or removing something

More Definitions → stabilization

1. the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable

2. the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn

More Definitions → segmentation

1. (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

More Definitions → visitation

1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

2. any disaster or catastrophe

More Definitions → affection

1. a positive feeling of liking

More Definitions → initialization

1. (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position

More Definitions → devotion

1. feelings of ardent love

2. commitment to some purpose

More Definitions → illumination

1. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

2. the degree of visibility of your environment

More Definitions → anticipation

1. an expectation

2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm)

More Definitions → extinction

1. no longer active; extinguished

2. no longer in existence

More Definitions → reorganization

1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

2. an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government

More Definitions → pronunciation

1. the manner in which someone utters a word

2. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

More Definitions → exposition

1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

More Definitions → optimisation

1. the act of rendering optimal

More Definitions → saturation

1. the process of totally saturating something with a substance

2. the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid

More Definitions → iteration

1. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

2. (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained

More Definitions → cessation

1. a stopping

More Definitions → audition

1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty

2. a test of the suitability of a performer

More Definitions → persecution

1. the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

More Definitions → assassination

1. an attack intended to ruin someone’s reputation

2. murder of a public figure by surprise attack

More Definitions → contention

1. a point asserted as part of an argument

2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

More Definitions → revocation

1. the state of being cancelled or annulled

2. the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done

More Definitions → liposuction

1. lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction

More Definitions → moderation

1. quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

2. a change for the better

More Definitions → reclamation

1. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

More Definitions → interconnection

1. a state of being connected reciprocally

2. (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)

More Definitions → excavation

1. the act of digging

2. the site of an archeological exploration

More Definitions → interruption

1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

2. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

More Definitions → cognition

1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

More Definitions → standardization

1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established

2. the imposition of standards or regulations

More Definitions → dissolution

1. separation into component parts

2. the process of going into solution

More Definitions → imitation

1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

2. something copied or derived from an original

More Definitions → liquidation

1. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

2. the act of exterminating

More Definitions → prostitution

1. offering sexual intercourse for pay

More Definitions → secretion

1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

More Definitions → globalisation

1. growth to a global or worldwide scale

More Definitions → implication

1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

More Definitions → repetition

1. an event that repeats

2. the act of doing or performing again

More Definitions → contradiction

1. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

More Definitions → multiplication

1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

2. a multiplicative increase

More Definitions → polarization

1. the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

2. the condition of having or giving polarity

More Definitions → irritation

1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

2. a sudden outburst of anger

More Definitions → suction

1. remove or draw away by the force of suction

2. empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction

More Definitions → convection

1. the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion

2. (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

More Definitions → inhalation

1. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

2. a medication to be taken by inhaling it

More Definitions → experimentation

1. the testing of an idea

2. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

More Definitions → deterioration

1. a symptom of reduced quality or strength

2. process of changing to an inferior state

More Definitions → enumeration

1. a numbered list

2. the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

More Definitions → cation

1. a positively charged ion

More Definitions → obstruction

1. any structure that makes progress difficult

2. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

More Definitions → contraception

1. birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

More Definitions → intuition

1. instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

2. an impression that something might be the case

More Definitions → confrontation

1. a bold challenge

2. discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

More Definitions → modernization

1. making modern in appearance or behavior

2. a modernized version (as of a play)

More Definitions → segregation

1. (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

2. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

More Definitions → superannuation

1. a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work

2. the property of being out of date and not current

More Definitions → amplification

1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

2. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

More Definitions → digestion

1. the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

2. the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

More Definitions → deprivation

1. a state of extreme poverty

2. the disadvantage that results from losing something

More Definitions → fragmentation

1. separating something into fine particles

2. the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

More Definitions → abbreviation

1. a shortened form of a word or phrase

2. shortening something by omitting parts of it

More Definitions → facilitation

1. the condition of being made easy (or easier)

2. (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential

More Definitions → contraction

1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

More Definitions → punctuation

1. something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

2. the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

More Definitions → depletion

1. the act of decreasing something markedly

2. the state of being depleted

More Definitions → ratification

1. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

More Definitions → injunction

1. a formal command or admonition

2. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

More Definitions → sanction

1. formal and explicit approval

2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society’s standards

More Definitions → mobilization

1. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

2. act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action

More Definitions → deformation

1. a change for the worse

2. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it

More Definitions → retardation

1. a decrease in rate of change

2. the extent to which something is delayed or held back

More Definitions → faction

1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

2. a dissenting clique

More Definitions → utilisation

1. the act of using

More Definitions → authorisation

1. a document giving an official instruction or command

2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions

More Definitions → proclamation

1. a formal public statement

2. the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice

More Definitions → imposition

1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

2. an uncalled-for burden

More Definitions → derivation

1. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

More Definitions → dilution

1. a diluted solution

2. weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner

More Definitions → presumption

1. an assumption that is taken for granted

2. (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

More Definitions → excitation

1. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

2. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland

More Definitions → confederation

1. the state of being allied or confederated

2. a union of political organizations

More Definitions → incubation

1. maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

2. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

More Definitions → diversification

1. the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)

2. the condition of being varied

More Definitions → manifestation

1. a clear appearance

2. a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing

More Definitions → fixation

1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

More Definitions → inscription

1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

2. a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

More Definitions → diffraction

1. when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands

More Definitions → hydration

1. the process of combining with water; usually reversible

More Definitions → constellation

1. an arrangement of parts or elements

2. a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

More Definitions → unification

1. an occurrence that involves the production of a union

2. the state of being joined or united or linked

More Definitions → invocation

1. a prayer asking God’s help as part of a religious service

2. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil

More Definitions → irradiation

1. the condition of being exposed to radiation

2. a column of light (as from a beacon)

More Definitions → magnification

1. the act of expanding something in apparent size

2. the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object

More Definitions → reformation

1. improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs

2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

More Definitions → hybridization

1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

More Definitions → infarction

1. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

More Definitions → interpolation

1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

2. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known

More Definitions → supplementation

1. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

2. the act of supplementing

More Definitions → denomination

1. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

2. a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money

More Definitions → evaporation

1. the process of becoming a vapor

2. the process of extracting moisture

More Definitions → capitalization

1. writing in capital letters

2. an estimation of the value of a business

More Definitions → infiltration

1. a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)

2. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

More Definitions → articulation

1. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

2. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

More Definitions → condemnation

1. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

2. (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)

More Definitions → attenuation

1. weakening in force or intensity

2. the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density

More Definitions → seduction

1. enticing someone astray from right behavior

2. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

More Definitions → sophistication

1. uplifting enlightenment

2. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

More Definitions → allegation

1. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)

2. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove

More Definitions → restitution

1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

2. the act of restoring something to its original state

More Definitions → simplification

1. an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

2. elimination of superfluous details

More Definitions → liberalization

1. the act of making less strict

More Definitions → constipation

1. irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

2. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

More Definitions → lubrication

1. the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant

2. an application of a lubricant to something

More Definitions → interrogation

1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

2. a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

More Definitions → admiration

1. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

2. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

More Definitions → degeneration

1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

2. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

More Definitions → eradication

1. the complete destruction of every trace of something

More Definitions → retaliation

1. action taken in return for an injury or offense

More Definitions → respiration

1. the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs

2. a single complete act of breathing in and out

More Definitions → hospitalization

1. a period of time when you are confined to a hospital

2. the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital

More Definitions → deregulation

1. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

More Definitions → distraction

1. mental turmoil

2. an obstacle to attention

More Definitions → privatisation

1. changing something from state to private ownership or control

More Definitions → importation

1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country

2. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

More Definitions → encapsulation

1. the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)

2. the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

More Definitions → normalization

1. the imposition of standards or regulations

More Definitions → reconsideration

1. a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision

2. thinking again about a choice previously made

More Definitions → transduction

1. (genetics) the process of transferring genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage

2. the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form

More Definitions → generalization

1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

2. an idea or conclusion having general application

More Definitions → inclination

1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

2. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

More Definitions → recombination

1. (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles

2. (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents

More Definitions → abduction

1. the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man’s wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

2. (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body

More Definitions → ingestion

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

More Definitions → fascination

1. the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

2. a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual

More Definitions → desperation

1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent

2. desperate recklessness

More Definitions → devastation

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

More Definitions → assimilation

1. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

More Definitions → aspiration

1. a will to succeed

2. a cherished desire

More Definitions → conformation

1. a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

More Definitions → intimidation

1. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

2. the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone’s superior fame or wealth or status etc.

More Definitions → commercialization

1. the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce

More Definitions → abolition

1. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

More Definitions → interception

1. the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving

2. (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

More Definitions → rendition

1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.

2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

More Definitions → adjudication

1. the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

More Definitions → condensation

1. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

2. the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

More Definitions → escalation

1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy

More Definitions → starvation

1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

More Definitions → exhaustion

1. extreme fatigue

2. serious weakening and loss of energy

More Definitions → eruption

1. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

2. symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

More Definitions → fermentation

1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

2. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

More Definitions → fertilization

1. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

2. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

More Definitions → republication

1. something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)

2. the act of publishing again

More Definitions → revitalization

1. bringing again into activity and prominence

More Definitions → incarnation

1. a new personification of a familiar idea

2. time passed in a particular bodily form

More Definitions → complication

1. the act or process of complicating

2. a situation or condition that is complex or confused

More Definitions → subtraction

1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

2. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

More Definitions → depiction

1. a graphic or vivid verbal description

2. a representation by picture or portraiture

More Definitions → hesitation

1. indecision in speech or action

2. a certain degree of unwillingness

More Definitions → conduction

1. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

More Definitions → coronation

1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch

More Definitions → ration

1. the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)

2. a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

More Definitions → naturalization

1. the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

2. the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

More Definitions → dissipation

1. breaking up and scattering by dispersion

2. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

More Definitions → affirmation

1. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

More Definitions → perturbation

1. an unhappy and worried mental state

2. (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly

More Definitions → oscillation

1. the process of oscillating between states

2. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean

More Definitions → inauguration

1. the act of starting a new operation or practice

2. the ceremonial induction into a position

More Definitions → malfunction

1. fail to function or function improperly

2. a failure to function normally

More Definitions → malnutrition

1. a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

More Definitions → ionization

1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)

2. the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas

More Definitions → realisation

1. a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

2. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

More Definitions → quantification

1. a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some’ or `all’ or `no’)

2. the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

More Definitions → deportation

1. the act of expelling a person from their native land

2. the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

More Definitions → improvisation

1. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

2. an unplanned expedient

More Definitions → ovulation

1. the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)

More Definitions → origination

1. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

2. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

More Definitions → vocation

1. the particular occupation for which you are trained

2. a body of people doing the same kind of work

More Definitions → feminization

1. the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration

More Definitions → adsorption

1. the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

More Definitions → internationalization

1. the act of bringing something under international control

More Definitions → consolation

1. the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

2. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

More Definitions → dissection

1. cutting so as to separate into pieces

2. a minute and critical analysis

More Definitions → categorization

1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

More Definitions → colonization

1. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

More Definitions → narration

1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

2. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

More Definitions → implantation

1. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals

2. the act of planting or setting in the ground

More Definitions → detoxification

1. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances

2. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)

More Definitions → equalization

1. the act of making equal or uniform

More Definitions → annexation

1. incorporation by joining or uniting

2. the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation

More Definitions → dissatisfaction

1. the feeling of being displeased and discontent

More Definitions → defamation

1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions

2. an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name

More Definitions → maturation

1. coming to full development; becoming mature

2. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

More Definitions → emancipation

1. freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent’s relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

More Definitions → lactation

1. the period following birth during which milk is secreted

2. the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands

More Definitions → eviction

1. action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

2. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

More Definitions → agitation

1. a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

More Definitions → minimization

1. the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

More Definitions → elongation

1. the quality of being elongated

2. an addition to the length of something

More Definitions → sterilization

1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

More Definitions → dehydration

1. dryness resulting from the removal of water

2. depletion of bodily fluids

More Definitions → incarceration

1. the state of being imprisoned

More Definitions → sedimentation

1. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

More Definitions → elaboration

1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

2. the result of improving something

More Definitions → contemplation

1. a long and thoughtful observation

2. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

More Definitions → alienation

1. the feeling of being alienated from other people

2. separation resulting from hostility

More Definitions → superstition

1. an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

More Definitions → accusation

1. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

2. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

More Definitions → modernisation

1. making modern in appearance or behavior

More Definitions → liberalisation

1. the act of making less strict

More Definitions → recollection

1. the ability to recall past occurrences

2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

More Definitions → exclamation

1. an abrupt excited utterance

2. a loud complaint or protest or reproach

More Definitions → cremation

1. the incineration of a dead body

More Definitions → emigration

1. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

More Definitions → misrepresentation

1. a misleading falsehood

2. a willful perversion of facts

More Definitions → decentralization

1. the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts

2. the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments

More Definitions → indemnification

1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

2. an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

More Definitions → deflection

1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

More Definitions → potion

1. a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

More Definitions → ovation

1. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

More Definitions → disqualification

1. unfitness that bars you from participation

2. the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified

More Definitions → summation

1. a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

2. (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce

More Definitions → civilisation

1. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

2. a particular society at a particular time and place

More Definitions → stipulation

1. (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record

2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

More Definitions → coagulation

1. the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

More Definitions → repatriation

1. the act of returning to the country of origin

More Definitions → dissociation

1. the act of removing from association

2. a state in which some integrated part of a person’s life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

More Definitions → polymerization

1. a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound

More Definitions → misinformation

1. information that is incorrect

More Definitions → deliberation

1. (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question

2. careful consideration

More Definitions → extradition

1. the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

More Definitions → fluctuation

1. a wave motion

2. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

More Definitions → germination

1. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

2. the origin of some development

More Definitions → attrition

1. erosion by friction

2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

More Definitions → annihilation

1. destruction by annihilating something

2. total destruction

More Definitions → gestation

1. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

2. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

More Definitions → imputation

1. a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)

2. the attribution to a source or cause

More Definitions → excretion

1. the bodily process of discharging waste matter

2. waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

More Definitions → disambiguation

1. clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity

More Definitions → divination

1. successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck

2. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

More Definitions → deforestation

1. the state of being clear of trees

2. the removal of trees

More Definitions → resection

1. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

More Definitions → distillation

1. the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

2. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

More Definitions → decontamination

1. the removal of contaminants

More Definitions → disinfection

1. treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

More Definitions → requisition

1. the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use

2. an official form on which a request is made

More Definitions → causation

1. the act of causing something to happen

More Definitions → convocation

1. a group gathered in response to a summons

2. the act of convoking

More Definitions → precaution

1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

2. the trait of practicing caution in advance

More Definitions → reincarnation

1. embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)

2. a second or new birth

More Definitions → resumption

1. beginning again

More Definitions → dictation

1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

2. speech intended for reproduction in writing

More Definitions → permutation

1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another

2. the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements

More Definitions → rejuvenation

1. the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored

2. the act of restoring to a more youthful condition

More Definitions → inactivation

1. the process of rendering inactive

2. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

More Definitions → resuscitation

1. the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness

More Definitions → stratification

1. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata

2. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

More Definitions → translocation

1. the transport of dissolved material within a plant

2. (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts

More Definitions → serialization

1. publication in serial form

More Definitions → culmination

1. a final climactic stage

2. (astronomy) a heavenly body’s highest celestial point above an observer’s horizon

More Definitions → retribution

1. a justly deserved penalty

2. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing

More Definitions → negation

1. a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

2. the speech act of negating

More Definitions → conciliation

1. the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled

2. any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration

More Definitions → commemoration

1. a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

2. a recognition of meritorious service

More Definitions → tabulation

1. information set out in tabular form

2. the act of putting into tabular form

More Definitions → sedation

1. a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent

2. the administration of a sedative agent or drug

More Definitions → intoxication

1. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

2. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

More Definitions → predation

1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

2. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey

More Definitions → infestation

1. the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

2. a swarm of insects that attack plants

More Definitions → compaction

1. an increase in the density of something

2. the act of crushing

More Definitions → accretion

1. an increase by natural growth or addition

2. something contributing to growth or increase

More Definitions → harmonization

1. a piece of harmonized music

2. singing in harmony

More Definitions → quantization

1. the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory

More Definitions → dislocation

1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

2. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

More Definitions → visualisation

1. a mental image that is similar to a visual perception

More Definitions → socialization

1. the action of establishing on a socialist basis

2. the act of meeting for social purposes

More Definitions → ablation

1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue

2. the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

More Definitions → indentation

1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

2. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

More Definitions → urbanization

1. the condition of being urbanized

2. the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

More Definitions → specialisation

1. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

2. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

More Definitions → flotation

1. the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

2. financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares

More Definitions → bastion

1. a group that defends a principle

2. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

More Definitions → localisation

1. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

2. a determination of the place where something is

More Definitions → carnation

1. Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

2. a pink or reddish-pink color

More Definitions → commotion

1. a disorderly outburst or tumult

2. the act of making a noisy disturbance

More Definitions → incineration

1. the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

More Definitions → preemption

1. the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

2. the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)

More Definitions → fibrillation

1. muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

2. act or process of forming fibrils

More Definitions → gratification

1. state of being gratified or satisfied

2. the act or an instance of satisfying

More Definitions → crystallization

1. the formation of crystals

2. a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces

More Definitions → recitation

1. written matter that is recited from memory

2. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

More Definitions → alleviation

1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

More Definitions → inquisition

1. a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)

More Definitions → contravention

1. coming into conflict with

More Definitions → inaction

1. the state of being inactive

More Definitions → devolution

1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

2. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)

More Definitions → reunification

1. the act of coming together again

More Definitions → industrialization

1. the development of industry on an extensive scale

More Definitions → ejection

1. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

2. the act of forcing out someone or something

More Definitions → substation

1. a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network

More Definitions → indignation

1. a feeling of righteous anger

More Definitions → menstruation

1. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

More Definitions → factorization

1. (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression

More Definitions → tribulation

1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

More Definitions → misconception

1. an incorrect conception

More Definitions → delineation

1. a graphic or vivid verbal description

2. a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

More Definitions → sequestration

1. the act of segregating or sequestering

2. the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions

More Definitions → procrastination

1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time

2. slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

More Definitions → revaluation

1. a new appraisal or evaluation

More Definitions → standardisation

1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established

2. the imposition of standards or regulations

More Definitions → democratization

1. the action of making something democratic

More Definitions → affliction

1. a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

2. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

More Definitions → urination

1. the discharge of urine

More Definitions → adoration

1. a feeling of profound love and admiration

2. the act of admiring strongly

More Definitions → extrapolation

1. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values

2. an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

More Definitions → exertion

1. use of physical or mental energy; hard work

More Definitions → refraction

1. the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

More Definitions → disintegration

1. in a decomposed state

2. a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

More Definitions → decryption

1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

More Definitions → declination

1. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

2. a downward slope or bend

More Definitions → truncation

1. the property of being truncated or short

2. the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)

More Definitions → gravitation

1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth’s mass for bodies near its surface

2. movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction

More Definitions → exaggeration

1. extravagant exaggeration

2. the act of making something more noticeable than usual

More Definitions → precondition

1. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

2. an assumption that is taken for granted

More Definitions → extortion

1. an exorbitant charge

2. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)

More Definitions → amalgamation

1. the combination of two or more commercial companies

More Definitions → sublimation

1. (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

2. (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable

More Definitions → fruition

1. the condition of bearing fruit

2. enjoyment derived from use or possession

More Definitions → mutilation

1. an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part

2. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

More Definitions → discontinuation

1. the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

More Definitions → desolation

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere

More Definitions → harmonisation

1. a piece of harmonized music

2. singing in harmony

More Definitions → habitation

1. the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

2. housing that someone is living in

More Definitions → magnetization

1. the extent or degree to which something is magnetized

2. the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)

More Definitions → provocation

1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

More Definitions → desertification

1. the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land

More Definitions → infraction

1. a crime less serious than a felony

More Definitions → stagnation

1. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

2. inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

More Definitions → immunisation

1. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

More Definitions → insurrection

1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

More Definitions → aeration

1. the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)

2. the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent

More Definitions → reclassification

1. classifying something again (usually in a new category)

More Definitions → concatenation

1. the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series

2. the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc

More Definitions → locomotion

1. the power or ability to move

2. self-propelled movement

More Definitions → synchronisation

1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

More Definitions → introspection

1. the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct

More Definitions → conjugation

1. the state of being joined together

2. the inflection of verbs

More Definitions → disinformation

1. misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)

More Definitions → disconnection

1. state of being disconnected

2. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

More Definitions → triangulation

1. a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points of a known distance apart; useful in navigation

2. a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated

More Definitions → bifurcation

1. a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)

2. the place where something divides into two branches

More Definitions → redefinition

1. the act of giving a new definition

More Definitions → digitization

1. conversion of analog information into digital information

More Definitions → instantiation

1. a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it

More Definitions → inoculation

1. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

More Definitions → convolution

1. the shape of something rotating rapidly

2. a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

More Definitions → aberration

1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm

2. a disorder in one’s mental state

More Definitions → victimization

1. adversity resulting from being made a victim

2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

More Definitions → extermination

1. complete annihilation

2. the act of exterminating

More Definitions → transposition

1. any abnormal position of the organs of the body

2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another

More Definitions → speciation

1. the evolution of a biological species

More Definitions → catheterization

1. the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

More Definitions → deflation

1. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind

2. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices

More Definitions → legalization

1. the act of making lawful

More Definitions → commendation

1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

2. a message expressing a favorable opinion

More Definitions → amputation

1. a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs

2. a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

More Definitions → stabilisation

1. the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn

2. the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable

More Definitions → pollination

1. transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant

More Definitions → intonation

1. rise and fall of the voice pitch

2. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

More Definitions → nonproliferation

1. the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)

More Definitions → orchestration

1. an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band

2. the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments

More Definitions → ligation

1. (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

More Definitions → deconstruction

1. a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning

More Definitions → reallocation

1. a share that has been allocated again

2. a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)

More Definitions → pagination

1. the system of numbering pages

More Definitions → discoloration

1. a soiled or discolored appearance

2. the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded

More Definitions → confiscation

1. seizure by the government

More Definitions → collation

1. a light informal meal

2. assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

More Definitions → diction

1. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

2. the manner in which something is expressed in words

More Definitions → damnation

1. the act of damning

2. the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell

More Definitions → decimation

1. destroying or killing a large part of the population

More Definitions → indigestion

1. a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

More Definitions → intermediation

1. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

More Definitions → titration

1. a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can then be calculated

More Definitions → amortisation

1. the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years

2. payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers

More Definitions → molestation

1. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)

2. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

More Definitions → neutralization

1. action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war

2. a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water

More Definitions → maximization

1. the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function

2. the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position

More Definitions → retraction

1. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

2. the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

More Definitions → intensification

1. action that makes something stronger or more extreme

2. the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)

More Definitions → perforation

1. a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place

2. a hole made in something

More Definitions → preoccupation

1. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

2. the mental state of being preoccupied by something

More Definitions → promulgation

1. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

2. the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect

More Definitions → abomination

1. a person who is loathsome or disgusting

2. hate coupled with disgust

More Definitions → argumentation

1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

2. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

More Definitions → fractionation

1. a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components

2. separation into portions

More Definitions → desalination

1. the removal of salt (especially from sea water)

More Definitions → dilation

1. a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

2. the act of expanding an aperture

More Definitions → lamination

1. a layered structure

2. bonding thin sheets together

More Definitions → collocation

1. a grouping of words in a sentence

2. the act of positioning close together (or side by side)

More Definitions → mobilisation

1. act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action

2. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

More Definitions → dispensation

1. an exemption from some rule or obligation

2. a share that has been dispensed or distributed

More Definitions → devaluation

1. an official lowering of a nation’s currency; a decrease in the value of a country’s currency relative to that of foreign countries

2. the reduction of something’s value or worth

More Definitions → perspiration

1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

2. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

More Definitions → insemination

1. the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

2. the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

More Definitions → electrification

1. the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group

2. the act of providing electricity

More Definitions → demarcation

1. the boundary of a specific area

2. a conceptual separation or distinction

More Definitions → predisposition

1. susceptibility to a pathogen

2. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

More Definitions → nonprescription

1. purchasable without a doctor’s prescription

More Definitions → rectification

1. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

2. the conversion of alternating current to direct current

More Definitions → gasification

1. the process of changing into gas

More Definitions → detonation

1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

2. the act of detonating an explosive

More Definitions → sedition

1. an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

More Definitions → reelection

1. election again

More Definitions → centrifugation

1. the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge

More Definitions → reorganisation

1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)

More Definitions → sensitization

1. the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)

2. (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)

More Definitions → reforestation

1. the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting

More Definitions → aggravation

1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance

2. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

More Definitions → subordination

1. the state of being subordinate to something

2. the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class

More Definitions → supposition

1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted

More Definitions → rationalization

1. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

More Definitions → hibernation

1. the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

2. cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

More Definitions → innervation

1. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland

2. the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region

More Definitions → desorption

1. changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state

More Definitions → deceleration

1. a decrease in rate of change

2. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

More Definitions → volition

1. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

2. the act of making a choice

More Definitions → coloration

1. the timbre of a musical sound

2. appearance with regard to color

More Definitions → reposition

1. change place or direction

2. place into another position

More Definitions → consecration

1. a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)

2. (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God

More Definitions → randomization

1. a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance

More Definitions → juxtaposition

1. the act of positioning close together (or side by side)

2. a side-by-side position

More Definitions → apparition

1. a ghostly appearing figure

2. the appearance of a ghostlike figure

More Definitions → perdition

1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

More Definitions → superposition

1. (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another

2. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest

More Definitions → fortification

1. defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

2. the art or science of strengthening defenses

More Definitions → elation

1. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

2. a feeling of joy and pride

More Definitions → consummation

1. the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse

2. the act of bringing to completion or fruition

More Definitions → reparation

1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors

More Definitions → deactivation

1. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

2. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

More Definitions → percolation

1. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

2. the act of making coffee in a percolator

More Definitions → desecration

1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character

More Definitions → advection

1. (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties

More Definitions → minimisation

1. the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

More Definitions → exportation

1. commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

2. the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country

More Definitions → salutation

1. an act of honor or courteous recognition

2. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

More Definitions → altercation

1. noisy quarrel

More Definitions → immobilization

1. fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing

2. the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement

More Definitions → codification

1. the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order

2. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

More Definitions → transliteration

1. a transcription from one alphabet to another

More Definitions → impersonation

1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

2. pretending to be another person

More Definitions → chelation

1. (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning

2. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds

More Definitions → appellation

1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

2. a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown

More Definitions → centralization

1. the act of consolidating power under a central control

2. gathering to a center

More Definitions → repudiation

1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

2. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)

More Definitions → matriculation

1. admission to a group (especially a college or university)

More Definitions → intubation

1. the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

More Definitions → pigmentation

1. the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings

2. coloration of living tissues by pigment

More Definitions → diminution

1. change toward something smaller or lower

2. the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

More Definitions → beautification

1. the act of making something more beautiful

More Definitions → sanctification

1. a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

More Definitions → inflection

1. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

2. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

More Definitions → capitalisation

1. writing in capital letters

2. an estimation of the value of a business

More Definitions → bioremediation

1. the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems

2. the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances

More Definitions → dilatation

1. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

2. the act of expanding an aperture

More Definitions → actuation

1. the act of propelling

More Definitions → expropriation

1. taking out of an owner’s hands (especially taking property by public authority)

More Definitions → alternation

1. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

More Definitions → interdiction

1. authoritative prohibition

2. a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

More Definitions → mentation

1. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

More Definitions → sorption

1. the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

More Definitions → connotation

1. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

2. an idea that is implied or suggested

More Definitions → falsification

1. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

2. a willful perversion of facts

More Definitions → cohabitation

1. the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)

More Definitions → regularization

1. the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

2. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

More Definitions → castration

1. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

2. surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)

More Definitions → recirculation

1. circulation again

More Definitions → conceptualization

1. inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

2. an elaborated concept

More Definitions → admonition

1. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

2. a firm rebuke

More Definitions → outstation

1. a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

More Definitions → congratulation

1. the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration

2. (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another

More Definitions → polarisation

1. the condition of having or giving polarity

2. the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

More Definitions → derogation

1. a communication that belittles somebody or something

2. (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law

More Definitions → scintillation

1. (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

2. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

More Definitions → attestation

1. the action of bearing witness

2. the evidence by which something is attested

More Definitions → vindication

1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.

2. the justification for some act or belief

More Definitions → imperfection

1. the state or an instance of being imperfect

More Definitions → suffocation

1. killing by depriving of oxygen

2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

More Definitions → constriction

1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

2. tight or narrow compression

More Definitions → absolution

1. the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

2. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

More Definitions → circumvention

1. the act of evading by going around

More Definitions → infatuation

1. a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

2. temporary love of an adolescent

More Definitions → renunciation

1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

More Definitions → desegregation

1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

More Definitions → commutation

1. the travel of a commuter

2. a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

More Definitions → gradation

1. relative position in a graded series

2. a degree of ablaut

More Definitions → fornication

1. voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other

2. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

More Definitions → refutation

1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

More Definitions → indoctrination

1. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically

More Definitions → prolongation

1. the act of prolonging something

2. amount or degree or range to which something extends

More Definitions → oxygenation

1. the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen

More Definitions → reintroduction

1. an act of renewed introduction

More Definitions → initialisation

1. (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position

More Definitions → categorisation

1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

More Definitions → fumigation

1. the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it

More Definitions → preconception

1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

More Definitions → eutrophication

1. excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life

More Definitions → approbation

1. official approval

2. official recognition or approval

More Definitions → finalization

1. the act of finalizing

More Definitions → summarization

1. the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly

More Definitions → agglomeration

1. a jumbled collection or mass

2. the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating

More Definitions → conscription

1. compulsory military service

More Definitions → subjection

1. forced submission to control by others

2. the act of conquering

More Definitions → preposition

1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word

2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

More Definitions → consternation

1. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

More Definitions → demagnetization

1. the process of removing magnetization

More Definitions → malformation

1. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

2. something abnormal or anomalous

More Definitions → rationalisation

1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

2. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

More Definitions → trepidation

1. a feeling of alarm or dread

More Definitions → misinterpretation

1. putting the wrong interpretation on

More Definitions → indexation

1. a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation

More Definitions → alimentation

1. a source of materials to nourish the body

2. the act of supplying food and nourishment

More Definitions → ornamentation

1. the state of being ornamented

2. something used to beautify

More Definitions → fluoridation

1. the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)

More Definitions → concoction

1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

2. an occurrence of an unusual mixture

More Definitions → annunciation

1. a formal public statement

More Definitions → misappropriation

1. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

2. wrongful borrowing

More Definitions → benediction

1. the act of praying for divine protection

2. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

More Definitions → memorization

1. learning so as to be able to remember verbatim

More Definitions → defection

1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

More Definitions → disorientation

1. a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)

2. confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction

More Definitions → subduction

1. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

More Definitions → hallucination

1. illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

More Definitions → exhortation

1. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action

2. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

More Definitions → procreation

1. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

More Definitions → normalisation

1. the imposition of standards or regulations

More Definitions → overpopulation

1. too much population

More Definitions → novation

1. (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party

More Definitions → obfuscation

1. confusion resulting from failure to understand

2. the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered

More Definitions → generalisation

1. an idea or conclusion having general application

2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

More Definitions → acidification

1. the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid

More Definitions → regurgitation

1. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

2. recall after rote memorization

More Definitions → elucidation

1. an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

2. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

More Definitions → subrogation

1. (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another

More Definitions → inundation

1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

2. an overwhelming number or amount

More Definitions → transfiguration

1. a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

2. the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify

More Definitions → gyration

1. a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

2. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

More Definitions → denunciation

1. a public act of denouncing

More Definitions → reexamination

1. (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination

2. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

More Definitions → abstention

1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

More Definitions → disjunction

1. state of being disconnected

2. the act of breaking a connection

More Definitions → internalization

1. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself

More Definitions → solidification

1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

More Definitions → colonisation

1. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

More Definitions → signification

1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified

More Definitions → elution

1. the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions

More Definitions → formalization

1. the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)

More Definitions → hyphenation

1. division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

2. connecting syllables and words by hyphens

More Definitions → toleration

1. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

2. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

More Definitions → calcification

1. a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)

2. tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts

More Definitions → urbanisation

1. the condition of being urbanized

2. the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

More Definitions → relegation

1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

2. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

More Definitions → resorption

1. the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation

More Definitions → complementation

1. the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate

2. (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts

More Definitions → ulceration

1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

2. the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

More Definitions → fertilisation

1. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

2. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

More Definitions → supplication

1. a prayer asking God’s help as part of a religious service

2. a humble request for help from someone in authority

More Definitions → desertion

1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

2. the act of giving something up

More Definitions → demotion

1. act of lowering in rank or position

More Definitions → depolarization

1. a loss of polarity or polarization

More Definitions → substantiation

1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

2. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

More Definitions → capitation

1. a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

More Definitions → potentiation

1. (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously

More Definitions → democratisation

1. the action of making something democratic

More Definitions → levitation

1. the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

2. movement upward in virtue of lightness

More Definitions → mortification

1. strong feelings of embarrassment

2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

More Definitions → reevaluation

1. the evaluation of something a second time (or more)

More Definitions → demobilization

1. act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops

More Definitions → liquefaction

1. the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid

More Definitions → marginalization

1. the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)

More Definitions → permeation

1. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

2. mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other

More Definitions → chlorination

1. the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds

2. disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound

More Definitions → domestication

1. adaptation to intimate association with human beings

2. the attribute of having been domesticated

More Definitions → incantation

1. a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect

More Definitions → afforestation

1. the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)

More Definitions → desensitization

1. the process of reducing sensitivity

More Definitions → exaltation

1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence

More Definitions → oration

1. an instance of oratory

More Definitions → adaption

1. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

More Definitions → exacerbation

1. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse

2. violent and bitter exasperation

More Definitions → transmutation

1. an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

2. a qualitative change

More Definitions → sterilisation

1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

More Definitions → invalidation

1. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

2. when a person’s thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.

More Definitions → veneration

1. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

2. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

More Definitions → personification

1. a person who represents an abstract quality

2. representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

More Definitions → pulsation

1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

2. a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

More Definitions → teleportation

1. a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another

More Definitions → infliction

1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

2. an act causing pain or damage

More Definitions → adulation

1. servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

More Definitions → occultation

1. one celestial body obscures another

More Definitions → embarkation

1. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

More Definitions → perpetuation

1. the act of prolonging something

More Definitions → hydrogenation

1. a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil

More Definitions → computerization

1. the control of processes by computer

More Definitions → exfoliation

1. the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin

2. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

More Definitions → floatation

1. the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

2. financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares

More Definitions → digitisation

1. conversion of analog information into digital information

More Definitions → transpiration

1. the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature

2. the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes

More Definitions → evocation

1. imaginative re-creation

2. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

More Definitions → acetylation

1. the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound

More Definitions → reverberation

1. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

2. a remote or indirect consequence of some action

More Definitions → delimitation

1. a line that indicates a boundary

More Definitions → actualization

1. making real or giving the appearance of reality

More Definitions → subjugation

1. forced submission to control by others

2. the act of subjugating by cruelty

More Definitions → exhilaration

1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

More Definitions → inattention

1. lack of attention

More Definitions → elicitation

1. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

More Definitions → contraption

1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

More Definitions → granulation

1. new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process

2. the act of forming something into granules or grains

More Definitions → victimisation

1. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

More Definitions → reorientation

1. a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs

2. the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented

More Definitions → edification

1. uplifting enlightenment

More Definitions → acculturation

1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

2. all the knowledge and values shared by a society

More Definitions → gentrification

1. the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)

More Definitions → involution

1. reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

2. a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

More Definitions → hospitalisation

1. placing in medical care in a hospital

More Definitions → glorification

1. a state of high honor

2. a portrayal of something as ideal

More Definitions → overproduction

1. too much production or more than expected

More Definitions → ideation

1. the process of forming and relating ideas

More Definitions → recuperation

1. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

More Definitions → mechanization

1. the condition of having a highly technical implementation

2. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware

More Definitions → reaffirmation

1. renewed affirmation

More Definitions → electrocution

1. execution by electricity

2. killing by electric shock

More Definitions → defibrillation

1. treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

More Definitions → lamentation

1. a cry of sorrow and grief

2. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

More Definitions → apportion

1. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

2. give out as one’s portion or share

More Definitions → predestination

1. previous determination as if by destiny or fate

2. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)

More Definitions → homogenization

1. the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition

More Definitions → explication

1. the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.

2. a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

More Definitions → defloration

1. an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

2. the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)

More Definitions → conglomeration

1. a rounded spherical form

2. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

More Definitions → premonition

1. a feeling of evil to come

2. an early warning about a future event

More Definitions → familiarization

1. the experience of becoming familiar with something

More Definitions → corroboration

1. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

More Definitions → capitulation

1. a document containing the terms of surrender

2. a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

More Definitions → equilibration

1. stabilization by bringing into equilibrium

More Definitions → obliteration

1. destruction by annihilating something

2. the complete destruction of every trace of something

More Definitions → miniaturization

1. act of making on a greatly reduced scale

More Definitions → malabsorption

1. abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract

More Definitions → indirection

1. indirect procedure or action

2. deceitful action that is not straightforward

More Definitions → confection

1. a food rich in sugar

2. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

More Definitions → equalisation

1. the act of making equal or uniform

More Definitions → decapitation

1. execution by cutting off the victim’s head

2. killing by cutting off the head

More Definitions → sporulation

1. asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores

More Definitions → flirtation

1. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

More Definitions → incrimination

1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

More Definitions → subpopulation

1. a population that is part of a larger population

More Definitions → unionization

1. act of forming labor unions

More Definitions → deprecation

1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

More Definitions → intimation

1. an indirect suggestion

2. a slight suggestion or vague understanding

More Definitions → destabilization

1. an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)

2. the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)

More Definitions → ablution

1. the ritual washing of a priest’s hands or of sacred vessels

More Definitions → munition

1. supply with weapons

2. weapons considered collectively

More Definitions → declassification

1. reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon

More Definitions → interjection

1. an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion

2. the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

More Definitions → vaporization

1. annihilation by vaporizing something

2. the process of becoming a vapor

More Definitions → copulation

1. sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man’s penis into a woman’s vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

More Definitions → proration

1. the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer

More Definitions → impregnation

1. material with which something is impregnated

2. the process of totally saturating something with a substance

More Definitions → immolation

1. killing or offering as a sacrifice

More Definitions → blaxploitation

1. the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)

More Definitions → conflagration

1. a very intense and uncontrolled fire

More Definitions → acclimation

1. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

More Definitions → amelioration

1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

More Definitions → collimation

1. the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope

More Definitions → plication

1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding

2. the act of folding in parallel folds

More Definitions → reinterpretation

1. a new or different meaning

2. a new or different interpretation

More Definitions → jubilation

1. a feeling of extreme joy

2. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

More Definitions → glaciation

1. the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action

2. the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice

More Definitions → equitation

1. the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

More Definitions → abrogation

1. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

More Definitions → nationalization

1. the action of forming or becoming a nation

2. the action of rendering national in character

More Definitions → abdication

1. a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

2. the act of abdicating

More Definitions → underestimation

1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

More Definitions → hybridisation

1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

More Definitions → strangulation

1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

2. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

More Definitions → nullification

1. the states’-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

2. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

More Definitions → exasperation

1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance

2. actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

More Definitions → predilection

1. a predisposition in favor of something

2. a strong liking

More Definitions → ionisation

1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)

2. the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas

More Definitions → finalisation

1. the act of finalizing

More Definitions → affectation

1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

More Definitions → palpation

1. a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)

More Definitions → vasoconstriction

1. decrease in the diameter of blood vessels

More Definitions → presupposition

1. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

More Definitions → instigation

1. the verbal act of urging on

2. deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)

More Definitions → disorganization

1. a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

2. the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion

More Definitions → agglutination

1. a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)

2. the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining

More Definitions → subluxation

1. partial displacement of a joint or organ

More Definitions → recalculation

1. the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data)

More Definitions → habituation

1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

2. a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions

More Definitions → alliteration

1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

More Definitions → monetization

1. establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country

More Definitions → excommunication

1. the state of being excommunicated

2. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society

More Definitions → vasodilation

1. dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)

More Definitions → defoliation

1. the loss of foliage

2. causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)

More Definitions → deputation

1. a group of representatives or delegates

2. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

More Definitions → solvation

1. a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound

More Definitions → militarization

1. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

More Definitions → contrition

1. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

More Definitions → dereliction

1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

2. willful negligence

More Definitions → miscalculation

1. a mistake in calculating

More Definitions → demodulation

1. (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave

More Definitions → criminalization

1. legislation that makes something illegal

More Definitions → centralisation

1. the act of consolidating power under a central control

2. gathering to a center

More Definitions → insubordination

1. defiance of authority

2. an insubordinate act

More Definitions → subsidization

1. money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy

2. the act of providing a subsidy

More Definitions → legitimation

1. the act of rendering a person legitimate

2. the act of making lawful

More Definitions → indiscretion

1. the trait of being injudicious

2. a petty misdeed

More Definitions → decoction

1. (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling

More Definitions → socialisation

1. the action of establishing on a socialist basis

2. the act of meeting for social purposes

More Definitions → acclamation

1. enthusiastic approval

More Definitions → marginalisation

1. the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)

More Definitions → nitrification

1. the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)

2. the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)

More Definitions → pasteurization

1. partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

More Definitions → adulteration

1. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

2. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)

More Definitions → vilification

1. slanderous defamation

2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

More Definitions → redetermination

1. determining again

More Definitions → subsumption

1. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)

2. incorporating something under a more general category

More Definitions → dentition

1. the eruption through the gums of baby teeth

2. the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

More Definitions → erudition

1. profound scholarly knowledge

More Definitions → herniation

1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

More Definitions → usurpation

1. entry to another’s property without right or permission

2. wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)

More Definitions → vivisection

1. the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)

More Definitions → denotation

1. the act of indicating or pointing out by name

2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

More Definitions → destitution

1. a state without friends or money or prospects

More Definitions → carbonation

1. saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)

More Definitions → dramatization

1. conversion into dramatic form

2. a dramatic representation

More Definitions → extrication

1. the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

More Definitions → laceration

1. a torn ragged wound

2. the act of lacerating

More Definitions → disputation

1. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

More Definitions → exhalation

1. exhaled breath

2. the act of expelling air from the lungs

More Definitions → asphyxiation

1. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

2. killing by depriving of oxygen

More Definitions → misdirection

1. an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

2. incorrect directions or instructions

More Definitions → reification

1. regarding something abstract as a material thing

2. representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality

More Definitions → desiccation

1. dryness resulting from the removal of water

2. the process of extracting moisture

More Definitions → hyperventilation

1. an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

More Definitions → figuration

1. representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory

2. decorating with a design

More Definitions → disaffection

1. the feeling of being alienated from other people

2. disloyalty to the government or to established authority

More Definitions → flocculation

1. the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations

More Definitions → foliation

1. (botany) the process of forming leaves

2. (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock

More Definitions → exponentiation

1. the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power

More Definitions → bisection

1. dividing into two equal parts

More Definitions → ossification

1. the developmental process of bone formation

2. the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material

More Definitions → legalisation

1. the act of making lawful

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