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time and motion study collapse: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

resonance collapse: the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities; a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system; an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

propel collapse: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

pulsation collapse: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"; a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

involution collapse: the action of enfolding something; a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction; reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

backing collapse: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"; something forming a back that is added for strengthening

progress collapse: the act of moving forward toward a goal; a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"; develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

recurrence collapse: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"

current collapse: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"; occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

frequency band collapse: a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)

alternation collapse: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; being regularly exchangeable

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

downturn collapse: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"

flight collapse: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"; an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"; a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next; passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"; an air force unit smaller than a squadron; a formation of aircraft in flight; a flock of flying birds; fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"; shoot a bird in flight

intermittence collapse: the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping

cascade collapse: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"; a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible; rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

below collapse: at a later place; "see below"; in or to a place that is lower; (in writing) see below; "vide infra"

tourism collapse: the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"

rolling collapse: the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"

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