to increase thousandfold

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• thousandfold — 1. adjective /ˈθaʊzəndfəʊld/ a) Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times. The changes to the algorithm resulted in a thousandfold increase in efficiency, earning the engineer a small brass plaque. b) Having one thousand parts… …   Wiktionary

• scale something up — INCREASE, expand, augment, build up, add to; step up, boost, escalate. → scale * * * scale something up (or scale up) increase something (or be increased) in size or number one cannot suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold * * …   Useful english dictionary

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• turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …   Universalium

• photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such …   Universalium

• Faith in Buddhism — Faith (Pali: saddhā, Sanskrit: Śraddhā) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha both in the Theravada tradition and especially in the Mahayana. Some of the first words which the Buddha is alleged to have spoken after… …   Wikipedia

• The Open Championship — British Open and The Open redirect here. For the band, see The Open (band). For other uses, see British Open (disambiguation). The Open Championship Tournament information Location …   Wikipedia

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …   Universalium

• electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …   Universalium

• Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds — (DLC)[1] are by products of various industrial processes, and are commonly regarded as highly toxic compounds that are environmental pollutants and persistent organic pollutants (POPs).[2] They include:[1][3] Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins… …   Wikipedia