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prefabrication collapse: the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site

collation collapse: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement; assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

declension collapse: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"; the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

unflattering collapse: showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress"

devising collapse: the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

resurrection collapse: a revival from inactivity and disuse; "it produced a resurrection of hope"; (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion

mention collapse: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"; a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"; commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"; make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

allocation collapse: (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

enlighten collapse: give spiritual insight to; in religion; make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

ambiguity collapse: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning; an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

impart collapse: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"

dictate collapse: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"; an authoritative rule; say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"; rule as a dictator

modality collapse: a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment; a particular sense; a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

recommendation collapse: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"; something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable; something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

conjugation collapse: a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms; the complete set of inflected forms of a verb; the inflection of verbs

same collapse: closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"; same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"

alchemy collapse: a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

transcriber collapse: someone who makes a written version of spoken material; someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic notation; someone who rewrites in a different script

naturalization collapse: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"; the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous; the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship; the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

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