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servomechanism collapse

requirement collapse: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"

cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

proviso collapse

saving clause collapse

fallow collapse: cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons; undeveloped but potentially useful; "a fallow gold market"; left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season; "fallow farmland"

indispensable collapse: unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"; not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

critical point collapse

requisite collapse

turning point collapse

parameter collapse: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves; a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data; any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

landmark collapse: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

kicker collapse: a player who kicks the football

keystone collapse: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

gravamen collapse

equation collapse: the act of regarding as equal; a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

flux and reflux collapse

escape hatch collapse: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

sine qua non collapse

teeter totter collapse

reciprocation collapse: alternating back-and-forth movement; the act of making or doing something in return

bench mark collapse

desert collapse: arid land with little or no vegetation; located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"

main point collapse

teeter collapse: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

ultimatum collapse: a final peremptory demand

dry collapse: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages; practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"; lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"; having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"; without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"; humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"; (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"; having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"; unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"; used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"; lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown; (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"; not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"; free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"; not producing milk; "a dry cow"; opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"; lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint"; remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"; become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"

prerequisite collapse: something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"; required as a prior condition or course of study

clause collapse: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

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

ebb and flow collapse

necessity collapse: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"; the condition of being essential or indispensable

given collapse: an assumption that is taken for granted; acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"; having possession delivered or transferred without compensation

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

specification collapse: (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention; a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work; naming explicitly

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

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