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cross section collapse: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns; a sample meant to be representative of a whole population; a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis

suburbia collapse: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

heartland collapse: the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture

spiccato collapse: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

minim collapse: a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters

sextet collapse: a musical composition written for six performers; six people considered as a unit; a set of six similar things considered as a unit; six performers or singers who perform together

item collapse: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"; (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

bulk collapse: the property possessed by a large mass; the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"; stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"

diverge collapse: move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"; extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"; have no limits as a mathematical series

part of speech collapse: one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context

adjective collapse: the word class that qualifies nouns; a word that expresses an attribute of something; relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law ; "adjective law"

adverb collapse: the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses; a word that modifies something other than a noun

preposition collapse: a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word; (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

participle collapse: a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

trio collapse: a musical composition for three performers; three people considered as a unit; a set of three similar things considered as a unit; three performers or singers who perform together

overtime collapse: work done in addition to regular working hours; playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie; beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

compartment collapse: a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area; a small space or subdivision for storage

dissociate collapse: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

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