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referent collapse: something that refers; a term that refers to another term; the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate; something referred to; the object of a reference; having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment"

fingerboard collapse: a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

saxhorn collapse: any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

French horn collapse: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

singsong collapse: a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation; speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong; move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

microfiche collapse: small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

drumstick collapse: a stick used for playing a drum; the lower joint of the leg of a fowl

recording collapse: the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth"; signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded; a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

orientation collapse: the act of orienting; a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships; an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs; position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

carbon collapse: a copy made with carbon paper; an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

steering collapse: the act of steering a ship; the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

rubbing collapse: representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

sameness collapse: the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together"

navigation collapse: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place; ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

canto collapse: a major division of a long poem; the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

tracing collapse: the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline; a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

temperament collapse: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys; excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

falsetto collapse: a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register; artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

fiddle collapse: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"; play the violin or fiddle; commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"; avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

monotony collapse: constancy of tone or pitch or inflection; the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"

sacred collapse: (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"; concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"; worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"

purport collapse: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"

dramatic collapse: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"; used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"; pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"

coloratura collapse: singing with florid ornamentation; a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music

viola collapse: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower; large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions; any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

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