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noun - (physics) either the impedance or the admittance of an alternating current considered as alternatives
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noun
- (physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the sum of its resistance, inductive and capacitive reactance
- (physics, usually with "mechanical") a measure of opposition to motion of something subjected to a force.
- (physics, usually with "acoustic" or "sound") the sound pressure divided by the particle velocity and the surface area through which an acoustic wave propagates.
- (context, by analogy, software engineering, usually with "mismatch") a measure of the opposition caused by differences between two paradigms, especially between object oriented development and relational databases
- 1997, Bhavani M. Thuraisingham, Data Management Systems: Evolution and Interoperation (ISBN 0849394937), CRC Press, page 33:
- : Some argue that having mismatch is difficult for programming intensive applications.
- 2002, Jim Melton, Advanced SQL:1999: Understanding Object-Relational and Other Advanced Features (ISBN 1558606777), Morgan Kaufmann, page 353:
- : But the mismatch between SQL and Java was no better than betweel SQL and other languages.
- 2004, Scott W. Ambler, The Object Primer: Agile Model-Driven Development with UML 2.0 (ISBN 1397805218), Cambridge University Press, page 442:
- : Why does a technological mismatch exist?
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noun
- The act of impressing
- An impression, and impressed image or copy of something
- 1908: We know that you were pressed for money, that you took an of the keys which your brother held " Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" (Norton 2005, p.1330)
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression
- Something impressed
verb (rfc-level, Verb at L4+ not in L3 POS section)
(impress, es)
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably
- You impressed me with your command of Urdu.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something)
- That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure
- We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force
- The press gang used to people into the Navy.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force
- The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive
- Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.
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noun
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one.
- The to learn drove me to study night and day.
- When I saw the new dictionary, I couldn't resist the to browse through it.
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- The total from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the bullet.
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noun
- A tilt or bend
- The of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
- A slant or slope
- The road up to the house had a steep .
- A tendency
- He had an to drink.
- (astronomy) The angle of intersection of a plane and the orbital plane of a planet or moon etc; also the angle between an object's orbit and the ecliptic
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noun
- The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.
- The power cable itself has enough to disrupt the digital signal of the video output cable, due to poor sheilding.
- The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux, measured in henry, henries (SI symbol: H.)
- What is the of that power supply's main inductor?
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noun
- the act of inducting
- a formal ceremony in which a person is inducted into an office or into military service
- (physics) the generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field
- (logic) the derivation of general principles from specific instances
- (mathematics) a general proof of a theorem by first proving it for a specific integer (for example) and showing that, if it is true for one integer then it must be true for the next
- the act of inducing childbirth
- In theatre, induction is the use of rumors to twist and complicate the plot of a play or to narrate in a way that does not have to state truth nor fact within the play.
- (biology) In developmental biology, the development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.
- (obsolete) an introduction
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noun
- a transformer that produces a high voltage alternating current pulse from a low voltage direct current supply, especially such a device in the starter motor of an automobile
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noun
- an alternating current motor in which currents in the secondary wiring of the rotor are created by induction from the magnetic field of the primary winding of the stator
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adjective
- (logic) of, or relating to logical induction
- (physics) of, relating to, or arising from induction or inductance
- introductory or preparatory
- influencing
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noun - (physics) a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit
- (medicine) an evocator or an organizer
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noun
- Something fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the outputs of that process.
verb (inputs, inputting, input)
- To enter data.
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noun
- One who or that which interrupts.
- A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit.
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noun
- (music) The move of one pitch in an interval or chord up or down an octave
- (music) The reversal of an interval
- (music) The reversal of the pitch contour
- (music) The reversal of a pitch class succesion such as a melody or counterpoint, contrapuntal line
- (music) Subtraction of pitch classes in a set from twelve which maps intervals onto their complements with respect to 0 and preserves interval classes, symbolized IX where X is the transposition which is inverted (DeLone? et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 6).
- (genetics) a segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome
- (Weather). An increase of air temperature with increase in altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air). When an inversion exists, there are no convection currents and wind speeds are below 5 knots. The atmosphere is stable and normally is considered the most favorable state for ground release of chemical agents.
- (grammar) deviation, Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.
- (with an auxiliary verb) Inversion takes place in the sentence 'Is she here?' — 'is', the predicate, is before 'she', the subject.
- (for the purpose of emphasis) Inversion takes place in the sentence 'Never have I done that.' — 'have', the predicate, is before 'I', the subject, due to 'never' being the first word of the sentence.
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adjective
- having equal electric potential, or the same number of positive and negative charges
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noun
- Something that has been isolated.
verb (isolates, isolating, isolated, isolated)
- (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
- (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
- (context, transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- (context, transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
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