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canto collapse: a major division of a long poem; the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

weather map collapse: (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region

introvert collapse: (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts; turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"

quantum collapse: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory); a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory

atlas collapse: a figure of a man used as a supporting column; the 1st cervical vertebra; a collection of maps in book form; (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

laminate collapse: a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers; split (wood) into thin sheets; cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"; press or beat (metals) into thin sheets; create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a material

adding machine collapse: a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions

hire collapse: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"; a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"; engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

layer collapse: thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells; a hen that lays eggs; single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another; make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"

timetable collapse: a schedule of times of arrivals and departures; a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

range collapse: a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"; a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"; the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"; a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range"; a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"; the limits of the values a function can take; "the range of this function is the interval from 0 to 1"; let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"; lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"; range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"; change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"; have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles"

incrustation collapse: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay; the formation of a crust

turn in collapse: make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate"

photon collapse: a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

minuscule collapse: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts; very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell"; of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

norm collapse: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

globe collapse: a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

viola collapse: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower; large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions; any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

cello collapse: a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing

candle collapse: stick of wax with a wick in the middle; the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

income collapse: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

flake collapse: cover with flakes or as if with flakes; form into flakes; "The substances started to flake"

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