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testing collapse: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"; an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

in detail collapse: thoroughly (including all important particulars); "he studied the snake in detail"

implementation collapse: the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect

airplane collapse: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

interdict collapse: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity; an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district; destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

transcript collapse: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record); something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station"

literature collapse: the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"; the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"; creative writing of recognized artistic value; published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"

evolution collapse: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

manuscript collapse: the form of a literary work submitted for publication; handwritten book or document

output collapse: production of a certain amount; what is produced in a given time period; the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"; to create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running"

inhibition collapse: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires; the quality of being inhibited; (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

camera collapse: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

vintage collapse: the oldness of wines; a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

crucible collapse: a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions

abnegation collapse: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

injunction collapse: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"; a formal command or admonition

retrospective collapse: an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work; concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"

action collapse: something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"; the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"; an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"; the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"; the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"; the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"; the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"; institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

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