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light year collapse: the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers

tweeter collapse: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"

loudspeaker collapse: electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

earphone collapse: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

temperate collapse: not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"; (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"

soviet collapse: an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics); of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people; "Soviet leaders"

molecule collapse: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

morpheme collapse: minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

qualifier collapse: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"

hardware collapse: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system; major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile); instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

appraisal collapse: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

evaluation collapse: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"

element collapse: the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"; a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone; the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element"; one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"

bench collapse: a long seat for more than one person; (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom; the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"; the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively; exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"; take out of a game; of players

plenum collapse: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside; a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"

module collapse: a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components; computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware); detachable compartment of a spacecraft

cost of living collapse: average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing); "a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation"

modifier collapse: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene; a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb; a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

unit collapse: a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"; an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"; a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"; an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"

bid price collapse: (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security

outfit collapse: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"; any cohesive unit such as a military company

persona collapse: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"

cone collapse: any cone-shaped artifact; visual receptor cell sensitive to color; cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts; a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point; make cone-shaped; "cone a tire"

syntax collapse: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences; studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangement

flux collapse: in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry"; a flow or discharge; a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death of the emperor"; excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea); a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed; the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

organism collapse: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently; a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"

warmth collapse: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"

department collapse: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"; a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"; the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

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