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in order collapse: in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement; "everything is in order for their arrival"

photon collapse: a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

dockyard collapse: an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

sidelight collapse: light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow

tracer collapse: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke; (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes; an instrument used to make tracings; an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods

accelerator collapse: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine; a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles; a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"

molecular collapse: relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules; "molecular structure"; "molecular oxygen"; "molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule"

infinitesimal collapse: (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit; infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"

microcosmic collapse: relating to or characteristic of a microcosm; "the microcosmic world of business"

cleavage collapse: the act of cleaving or splitting; the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts); (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum; the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules; the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members"

instrumentality collapse: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; the quality of being instrumental for some purpose; a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"

retread collapse: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads; give new treads to (a tire)

unitary collapse: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"; of or pertaining to or involving the use of units; "a unitary method was applied"; "established a unitary distance on which to base subsequent calculations"; relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity; "the unitary principles of nationalism"; "a unitary movement in politics"

intensity collapse: high level or degree; the property of being intense; the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"

target collapse: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"; the location of the target that is to be hit; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

potency collapse: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"; the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

ray collapse: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins; any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish; a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence; (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point; emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"

irradiation collapse: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus; the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background; (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex; the condition of being exposed to radiation

either collapse: after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

patch collapse: a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole; a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program; mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"; to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"; provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow"

momentum collapse: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"; an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"

radiance collapse: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light; the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface; an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"

in practice collapse: in practical applications; "will this work in practice?"

chain reaction collapse: a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next; a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

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