backward counting

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• backward — backwardly, adv. backwardness, n. /bak weuhrd/, adv. Also, backwards. 1. toward the back or rear. 2. with the back foremost. 3. in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100. 4. toward the past: to look backward over one s… …   Universalium

• backward — back•ward [[t]ˈbæk wərd[/t]] adv. Also, back′wards. 1) toward the back or rear 2) with the back foremost 3) in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100[/ex] 4) toward the past 5) toward a less advanced state;… …   From formal English to slang

• countdown — noun Date: circa 1952 an audible backward counting in fixed units (as seconds) from an arbitrary starting number to mark the time remaining before an event; also preparations carried on during such a count • count down intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Countdown (disambiguation) — A countdown is the backward counting to indicate the seconds, days, etc. remaining before an event occurs or a deadline expires. Countdown may also refer to: Contents 1 Literature 1.1 Comics …   Wikipedia

• countdown — /kownt down /, n. 1. the backward counting in fixed time units from the initiation of a project, as a rocket launching, with the moment of firing designated as zero. 2. the final preparations made during this period. 3. a period of increasing… …   Universalium

• countdown — count•down [[t]ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn[/t]] n. 1) the backward counting from the initiation of a project, as a rocket launching, with the moment of firing designated as zero 2) the final preparations made during this period 3) cvb any period of increased… …   From formal English to slang

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

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• calendar — calendrical /keuh len dri keuhl/, calendric, calendarial /kal euhn dair ee euhl/, calendarian, calendaric, adj. /kal euhn deuhr/, n. 1. a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar. 2. any …   Universalium

• CHRONOLOGY — GENERAL The human notion of time involves the simultaneous and successive occurrence of events; the science of chronology ascertains their proper sequence. The human idea of time also involves measuring; chronology, therefore, attempts to… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism