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phenomenology collapse: a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

ontology collapse: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

dictionary collapse: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

lexicology collapse: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

radiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation

aesthetics collapse: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"

mineralogy collapse: the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

geology collapse: a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

science fiction collapse: literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

boiling collapse: cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil; the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas; extremely; "boiling mad"

parable collapse: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"

synonymy collapse: the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning

functional collapse: designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"; involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness"; designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"; fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"; relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"

quantum mechanics collapse: the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)

cosmology collapse: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe; the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

practice collapse: a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"; translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"; the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"; knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"; avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"; carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

glossary collapse: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

tone collapse: (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"; the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"; a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"; a musical interval of two semitones; the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"; give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"; change to a color image; "tone a photographic image"; change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"; vary the pitch of one's speech; utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

art collapse: the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"; the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"; a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

geography collapse: study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

lore collapse: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

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

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