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antitype collapse: an opposite or contrasting type; a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

cross section collapse: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns; a sample meant to be representative of a whole population; a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis

case history collapse: detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment

kook collapse: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group

paradigm collapse: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

genotype collapse: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism; a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

example collapse: an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"; punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

precedent collapse: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time; a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time); preceding in time, order, or significance

outsider collapse: a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win

zealot collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

criterion collapse: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

oddity collapse: a strange attitude or habit; eccentricity that is not easily explained

sample collapse: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class; take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

person collapse: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"; a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"; a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"

prototype collapse: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

representative collapse: a person who represents others; being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people"; standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"; serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"

exponent collapse: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself; someone who expounds and interprets or explains

examine collapse: question closely; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

fanatic collapse: a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill; marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"

mirror collapse: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light; a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"; reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"; reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

maverick collapse: an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it; someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

pattern collapse: a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"; form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"

type collapse: a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"; a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"; all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"; printed characters; "small type is hard to read"; (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon; identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"; write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"

illustration collapse: a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand; artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

screwball collapse: a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

snatch collapse: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion; a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"; to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the butterflies"; to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

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