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acoustic collapse: a remedy for hearing loss or deafness; of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall"

audible collapse: a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage; heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"

auricular collapse: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation"; relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage"

silencer collapse: a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise; short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing

mutation collapse: a change or alteration in form or qualities; (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

phonetics collapse: the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

typography collapse: the craft of composing type and printing from it; art and technique of printing with movable type

rotogravure collapse: printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press; printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press

gravure collapse: the act of intaglio printing; an intaglio print produced by gravure; a printing plate used in the process of gravure

phonology collapse: the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes

printmaking collapse: artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

xerography collapse: forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas; "edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography"

lithography collapse: the act of making a lithographic print; a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface

rubbing collapse: representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

damper collapse: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"; a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations; a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

tracing collapse: the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline; a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

gradation collapse: the act of arranging in grades; relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

phonic collapse: relating to speech; pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading

mimeograph collapse: a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo); print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph; "She mimeographed the syllabus"

reproduction collapse: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring; the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient"; recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall; the process of generating offspring

duplication collapse: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"

muffle collapse: a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature; deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

stencil collapse: device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern; mark or print with a stencil

hearing collapse: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"; a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"; an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

photography collapse: the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies; the act of taking and printing photographs; the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces

muzzle collapse: forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose; a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting; fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

transcription collapse: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording); something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation; (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

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