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elective collapse: subject to popular election; "elective official"; not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"

juxtaposition collapse: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"; a side-by-side position

merging collapse: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"

parasitism collapse: the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

linkage collapse: the act of linking things together; a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion; (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go); an associative relation

solvent collapse: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"; capable of meeting financial obligations

voluntary collapse: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance; of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"; controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

alternative collapse: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"; pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"

intermittent collapse: stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers"; stopping and starting at regular intervals

agglutination collapse: the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining; a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins); the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated

coupling collapse: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

suspended collapse: (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"

synergy collapse: the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects

synchronism collapse: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves"

unconnected collapse: not joined or linked together; not connected by birth or family

let alone collapse: much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"

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

corrosive collapse: a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

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"

intercommunication collapse: mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemy ships"

coincidence collapse: the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"; an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

disconnected collapse: not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"; having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

discontinuous collapse: not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"; of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities

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)

perigee collapse: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

collaboration collapse: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently"; act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

choppy collapse: rough with small waves; "choppy seas"; marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"

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

discrete collapse: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"

liaison collapse: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

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