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ablation collapse: surgical removal of a body part or tissue; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers

parity collapse: functional equality; (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system; (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity; "parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data"; (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"

sameness collapse: the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together"

blotter collapse: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station

erosion collapse: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it); a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"; condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

liver collapse: large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes; liver of an animal used as meat; someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities"; a person who has a special life style; "a high liver"

comparison collapse: examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"; relation based on similarities and differences

wedding collapse: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed; a party of people at a wedding

syncretism collapse: the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections); the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

synthesis collapse: the combination of ideas into a complex whole; the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)

simulation collapse: the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training); (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"

confederation collapse: the act of forming an alliance or confederation; a union of political organizations

hookup collapse: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose; a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"

inclusion collapse: the act of including; the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"; the state of being included

coordination collapse: the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation; the skillful and effective interaction of movements; the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

incorporation collapse: including by incorporating; consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body

analogy collapse: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

nearness collapse: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

transformation collapse: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"; (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA; a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure; a qualitative change; (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

agglomeration collapse: the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating; a jumbled collection or mass

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