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adjective - Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
- Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
- (South African) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.
- Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
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noun
- The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
- 1951 January 1, w:Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993)
- : I have found no better expression than "religious" for confidence in the rational nature of reality ... Whenever this feeling is absent, degenerates into uninspired empiricism.
- A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.
- Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a than an art.
- (context, biblical) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth:
- 1611, w:King James Version of the Bible, King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/1 Timothy, I Timothy 6:20-21
- : O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding vain and profane babblings, and oppositions of falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
- (archaic) knowledge, Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.
- I have much concerning fire and smoke.
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adjective
- Of, or having to do with science.
- Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
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| scientific method |
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noun (generally referred to in the definite, as the scientific method)
- (science) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing peer-reviewed theories that best explain the known data.
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| segmental |
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adjective
- of, relating to, or constructed from segments
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| selection |
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noun
- The process or act of selecting.
- The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
- Something selected.
- My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
- A musical piece.
- For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.
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| septa |
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noun
- (plural of, septum)
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| serrated |
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adjective
- saw-like.
- That knife has a blade.
- Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.
- Maple leaves have edges.
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| setaceous |
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adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a bristle or bristles; bristly
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| sheath |
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noun (sheaths)
- A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
- Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
- A tight-fitting dress.
- A condom
verb (sheathes, sheathing, sheathed)
- To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
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adjective (smoother, smoothest)
- Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 229e.
- : Teaching that's done by talking seems to have one rough path and another part which is smoother.
- Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
- We hope for a transition to the new system.
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noun - (biology) Any of various biological sciences that deal with living things in a space environment
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| sphenic |
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adjective
- shaped like a wedge
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| splitter |
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noun
- One who, or that which, splits.
- (colloquial) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.
- In wikipedia:Baseball, baseball, a splitfinger fastball (a type of pitch).
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| spurious |
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adjective
- false, not authentic, not genuine
- (archaic) bastardly, illegitimate
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| squamous |
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adjective
- Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007), page 180
- :In the heads of Scabius, Knapweed, and the elegant Jacea Pinea, and in the Scaly composure of the Oak-Rose, which some years most aboundeth.
- 1933, w:H. P. Lovecraft, H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald, s:Out of the Aeons, Out of the Aeons
- :I might call it gigantic - tentacled - proboscidian - octopus-eyed - semi-amorphous - plastic - partly and partly rugose - ugh!
- 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001), page 133
- :We spread the papers on the least section of the floor and lay down; the smell was not so bad at ground level.
- 2001, w:Charles Stross, Charles Stross, The Atrocity Archive (trade paperback 2006), page 66
- :(And we'll never find out whether the last thought to pass through the mind of the captain of the Thresher was, "It's and rugose," or simply, "It's !")
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
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| stereotropism |
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noun
- thigmatropism
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| Stinger |
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noun (wikipedia, FIM-92 Stinger)
- a portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile
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| stratum |
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noun (strat, a)
- One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
- (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
- Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers
- (biology) A layer of tissue
- A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
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| structural |
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adjective
- of, relating to, or having structure
- used in building
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| subclass |
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noun (subclass, es)
- (taxonomy) A rank directly below class
- (computing) In object-oriented programming, an object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits property, properties and methods, and usually adds some of its own.
verb (subclass, es)
- (context, transitive, computing) In object-oriented programming, to create a subclass of.
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| subdivision |
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noun , plural: subdivisions
- (countable or uncountable) a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something
- Subdivide the sentence into pieces and understand it a bit at a time.
- (countable) such a piece that has been divided
- Work on one at a time.
- (countable) a group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area
- They're putting in a new out past Black Ranch Road.
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| subfamily |
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noun (subfamil, ies)
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
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| subkingdom |
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noun - (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.
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| suborder |
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noun - (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
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| subphylum |
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noun (subphyl, a)
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below phylum and above class
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| subspecies |
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noun (plural subspecies)
- (context, biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species
- (context, biology, taxonomy) a taxon at that rank
- In zoology and bacteriology, is the only rank below that of species which is formally accepted by the relevant nomenclatural Code.
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| subspecific |
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adjective - (biology) pertaining to a subspecies. Usage as a formal term of nomenclature: only in zoology and bacteriology, not in botany. Informal usage is not restricted.
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| superclass |
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noun - (taxonomy) A taxon ranking below a phylum and above a class
- (computing) (in object-oriented computing) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses
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| superfamily |
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noun (superfamil, ies)
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions)
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| superorder |
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noun - (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below subclass and above order.
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| superphylum |
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noun (superphyl, a)
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
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| survival of the fittest |
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verb
- (biology) by natural selection those individuals in a population which are fittest, best fitted will survive and produce progeny. Term created by philosopher w:Herbert Spencer, Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) in 1864.
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| symmetry |
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noun (uncountable)
- Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
- The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.
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| synonym |
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noun
- A word or phrase that has a meaning the same as, or very close to, that of another word or phrase.
- Happy is a of joyful.
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- (zoology) In zoological nomenclature, any of the formal names applying to a particular taxon, including the correct name (the valid name), which will be the senior synonym.
- (botany) In botanical nomenclature, any of the other names also applying to a particular taxon.
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| synonymy |
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noun (synonymies)
- The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
- A system of synonyms.
- (botany) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to a particular taxon, except the correct name)
- (botany) The state of not being a correct name, of being a synonym
::In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy.
- (zoology) The collective synonyms (all the names referring to the same taxon, including the correct name)
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| synthesis |
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noun (syntheses)
- the formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things
- (chemistry) the reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds
- (logic) deduction from the general to the particular
- (philosophy) the combination of thesis and antithesis
- (Military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation; (JP 1-02).
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adjective
- of, relating to, or being a system
- carried out using a planned, ordered procedure
- methodical, regular and orderly
- of, or relating to taxonomic classification
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