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

caste collapse: a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth; (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity; social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

pencil collapse: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood; a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"; a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point; graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"; write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"

median collapse: the value below which 50% of the cases fall; relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

philosophy collapse: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"; the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

node collapse: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network; any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part; (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane; (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system; any thickened enlargement; a connecting point at which several lines come together

scattering collapse: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby; the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions; a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"

spoke collapse: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

musketry collapse: the technique of using small arms (especially in battle); musketeers and their muskets collectively

commune collapse: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything; the smallest administrative district of several European countries; communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"; receive Communion, in the Catholic church

tracer collapse: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke; (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes; an instrument used to make tracings; an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods

cleavage collapse: the act of cleaving or splitting; the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts); (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum; the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules; the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members"

dissemination collapse: the property of being diffused or dispersed; the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

impulse collapse: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"

blackout collapse: a momentary loss of consciousness; the failure of electric power for a general region; darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft); a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

target collapse: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"; the location of the target that is to be hit; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

frequency collapse: the number of observations in a given statistical category; the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations; the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"

dispersion collapse: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"; spreading widely or driving off

bird collapse: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings; the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food; watch and study birds in their natural habitat

tidal wave collapse: a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun; an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide; an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon; "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of crime"

anoxia collapse: severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues

chilblain collapse: inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture

furnace collapse: an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

chain reaction collapse: a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next; a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

middle collapse: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"; an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle; time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"; between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"; of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic"; put in the middle

splay collapse: an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger; turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"; spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"

atomization collapse: annihilation by reducing something to atoms; separating something into fine particles

interior collapse: of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts"; inside and toward a center; "interior regions of the earth"; situated within or suitable for inside a building; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows"

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