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in return collapse: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes"

relativity collapse: the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else; (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

permutation collapse: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group; complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller; the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements

boomerang collapse: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower; return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

quid pro quo collapse: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

commutation collapse: the travel of a commuter; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

symmetry collapse: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane; balance among the parts of something

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

transposition collapse: (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards; the act of reversing the order or place of; (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance; "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"; (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign; (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome; any abnormal position of the organs of the body

equilibrium collapse: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head; a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

seesaw collapse: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end; move up and down as if on a seesaw

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

wigwag collapse: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code; send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

mutuality collapse: a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups); a reciprocality of sentiments; "the mutuality of their affection was obvious"

cooperation collapse: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"; joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

tottering collapse: (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse; "a tottering empire"; unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man"

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