a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
(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
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"
drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
the state of being in action or exerting power; "the agency of providence"; "she has free agency"
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
walking with a swaying gait
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"
execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"