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• smooth — 1 adjective 1 FLAT a smooth surface is completely flat and even: The stone steps had been worn smooth by centuries of visitors. opposite rough 1 (1) 2 SOFT skin or fur that is smooth is soft and pleasant to touch, and your hand moves easily over… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• crossing — n. 1) to make a crossing 2) a rough; smooth crossing 3) a border crossing 4) a grade (AE), level (BE); Panda (BE), pedestrian, pelican (BE), zebra (BE); railroad (AE), railway (esp. BE) crossing 5) a transoceanic crossing 6) at a crossing (at the …   Combinatory dictionary

• crossing — n. 1 a place where things (esp. roads) cross. 2 a place at which one may cross a street etc. (pedestrian crossing). 3 a journey across water (had a smooth crossing). 4 the intersection of a church nave and transepts. 5 Biol. mating. Phrases and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Smooth jazz — For the Jones Radio Networks satellite service, see Smooth Jazz (radio network). Smooth jazz Stylistic origins Jazz fusion R B Funk Pop Cultural origins 1960s/1970s in the United States Typical instruments …   Wikipedia

• smooth — [[t]smu͟ːð[/t]] ♦♦♦ smoother, smoothest, smooths, smoothing, smoothed 1) ADJ GRADED A smooth surface has no roughness, lumps, or holes. ...a rich cream that keeps skin soft and smooth. ...a smooth surface such as glass... The flagstones beneath… …   English dictionary

• Crossing the Ditch — Route of the trans Tasman kayak crossing Crossing the Ditch was the effort of adventurers Justin Jones and James Castrission to become the first to cross the Tasman Sea and travel from Australia to New Zealand by sea kayak. Setting off from… …   Wikipedia

• crossing — noun 1 trip across a stretch of water ADJECTIVE ▪ rough ▪ smooth ▪ ferry (esp. BrE) ▪ There are six ferry crossings a day. ▪ ocean …   Collocations dictionary

• smooth — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ She smoothed his hair gently. ▪ away, out ▪ Use an iron to smooth out any creases …   Collocations dictionary

• Smooth file — File File (f[imac]l), n. [AS. fe[ o]l; akin to D. viji, OHG. f[=i]la, f[=i]hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]l, Russ. pila, and Skr. pi[,c] to cut out, adorn; perh. akin to E. paint.] 1. A steel instrument, having cutting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Normal crossing divisor — In algebraic geometry, normal crossing divisors are a class of divisors which generalize the smooth divisors. Intuitively they cross only in a transversal way.Let A be an algebraic variety, and Z= Z i a reduced Cartier divisor, with Z i its… …   Wikipedia

• Average crossing number — In the mathematical subject of knot theory, the average crossing number of a knot is the result of averaging over all directions the number of crossings in a knot diagram of the knot obtained by projection onto the plane orthogonal to the… …   Wikipedia