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1 bola para el control del cursor en pantalla
(n.) = trackballEx. This article describes an experiment exploring both articulatory and cognitive aspects of using different input devices (mouse, trackball, and stylus).* * *(n.) = trackballEx: This article describes an experiment exploring both articulatory and cognitive aspects of using different input devices (mouse, trackball, and stylus).
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2 mental
adj.1 mental.2 psychic.* * *► adjetivo1 mental* * *adj.* * *ADJ [esfuerzo, salud] mental; [capacidad, trabajo] intellectual* * *adjetivo mental* * *= mental.Ex. We are only making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.----* aberración mental = mental aberration.* actitud mental = set of mind.* actividad mental = mental activity.* agotamiento físico y mental = attrition.* bloque mental = writer's block.* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* capacidad mental = mental capability.* control mental = mind control.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiente mental = mentally deficient.* desequilibrado mental = mentally unstable.* desquiciado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* diarrea mental = brain spew, spew.* discapacidad mental = mental disability.* enajenado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* enfermedad mental = mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.* enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.* envejecimiento mental = mental aging.* experimento mental = thought experiment.* facultad mental = mental faculty.* habilidad mental = mental ability.* higiene mental = mental hygiene.* lapsus mental = mental lapse.* manipulación mental = mind control.* mapa mental = rich picture.* masturbación mental = mental masturbation.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* proceso mental = thought process.* retrasado mental = mentally backward.* retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.* rompecabezas mental = brain teaser, brain tickler.* salto mental = mental leap.* salud mental = mental health.* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.* trastornado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* trastorno mental = psychiatric disorder, brain disorder.* * *adjetivo mental* * *= mental.Ex: We are only making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.
* aberración mental = mental aberration.* actitud mental = set of mind.* actividad mental = mental activity.* agotamiento físico y mental = attrition.* bloque mental = writer's block.* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* capacidad mental = mental capability.* control mental = mind control.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiente mental = mentally deficient.* desequilibrado mental = mentally unstable.* desquiciado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* diarrea mental = brain spew, spew.* discapacidad mental = mental disability.* enajenado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* enfermedad mental = mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.* enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.* envejecimiento mental = mental aging.* experimento mental = thought experiment.* facultad mental = mental faculty.* habilidad mental = mental ability.* higiene mental = mental hygiene.* lapsus mental = mental lapse.* manipulación mental = mind control.* mapa mental = rich picture.* masturbación mental = mental masturbation.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* proceso mental = thought process.* retrasado mental = mentally backward.* retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.* rompecabezas mental = brain teaser, brain tickler.* salto mental = mental leap.* salud mental = mental health.* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.* trastornado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* trastorno mental = psychiatric disorder, brain disorder.* * *‹capacidad› mental, intellectual; ‹cansancio› mentalproceso mental thinking process* * *
mental adjetivo
mental
mental adjetivo mental
' mental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloqueo
- cabeza
- cacao
- deficiencia
- desequilibrio
- juicio
- loquería
- manicomio
- mermar
- meter
- paliza
- retrasada
- retrasado
- retraso
- viveza
- cálculo
- crueldad
- deficiente
- desfase
- enfermedad
- facultad
- incapacidad
- loco
- minusvalía
- perturbado
- psiquiátrico
- uso
English:
agony
- anguish
- asylum
- block
- comfortable
- disorder
- distress
- feeble-mindedness
- form
- fortitude
- handicapped
- judgemental
- judgmental
- mental
- mental age
- mentally ill
- pain
- power
- retardation
- strain
- strength
- thought process
- unsound
- can
- comfort
- dimwit
- discomfort
- endurance
- handicap
- intelligence
- interior
- inward
- mentally
- mind
- sanity
- spirit
* * *mental adjmental* * *adj mental* * *mental adj: mental, intellectual♦ mentalmente adv* * *mental adj mental -
3 capar
v.to castrate, to geld (animal).* * *1 to geld, castrate* * *VT1) [+ animal] to castrate, geld2) (fig) to reduce, cut down, curtail3) Caribe, Méx (Agr) to cut back, prune* * *verbo transitivo1) ( castrar) to castrate2) (Col fam) (esp AmE colloq)capar clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= castrate.Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( castrar) to castrate2) (Col fam) (esp AmE colloq)capar clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
* * *= castrate.Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.
* * *capar [A1 ]vtA (castrar) to castratelos cogieron capando clase they were caught playing hooky ( esp AmE) o ( BrE) skiving off (school) ( colloq)* * *
capar ( conjugate capar) verbo transitivo
1 ( castrar) to castrate
2 (Col fam)
capar verbo transitivo to castrate
' capar' also found in these entries:
English:
hooky
- skive off
- truant
* * *capar vt1. [animal] to castrate, to geld;muy Famsi se enteran, me capan if they find out, they'll skin me alive o Br have my guts for garters2. Andes, Carib [podar] to prune* * *v/t castrate -
4 castrar
v.1 to castrate (animal, persona).2 to sap, to impair.3 to prune.4 to undermine, to debilitate, to devitalize.5 to spay.* * *1 (capar) to castrate2 (podar) to prune3 (las colmenas) to uncap4 figurado (debilitar) to mutilate* * *VT1) (Zool) [+ toro] to castrate; [+ caballo] to geld; [+ gato] to doctor2) (Bot) to prune, cut back3) (=debilitar) to impair, weaken* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex. There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex. Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * ** * *= neuter, castrate, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * *castrar [A1 ]vt‹caballo› to geld; ‹toro/hombre› to castrate; ‹gato› to neuter, doctor ( euph); ‹gata› to spay, doctor ( euph)* * *
castrar ( conjugate castrar) verbo transitivo ‹ caballo› to geld;
‹toro/hombre› to castrate;
‹ gato› to neuter
castrar verbo transitivo to castrate
' castrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capar
English:
castrate
- emasculate
- neuter
* * *castrar vt1. [persona] to castrate;[animal] to castrate, to geld; [gato] to neuter2. [debilitar] to sap, to impair3. [anular] to weaken, to impair* * *v/t castrate; figemasculate* * *castrar vt1) : to castrate, to spay, to neuter, to geld2) debilitar: to weaken, to debilitate -
5 histológicamente
Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.* * *Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.
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6 mantenimiento
m.1 upkeep, maintenance.2 sustenance.3 housekeeping.* * *1 (gen) maintenance2 (alimento) sustenance\clase de mantenimiento keep-fit classservicio de mantenimiento maintenance servicetécnico de mantenimiento maintenance engineer* * *noun m.1) maintenance2) preservation* * *SM1) (=continuación) maintenancetras el mantenimiento de las conversaciones de paz — after maintaining o holding peace talks
2) (=conservación) (Mec, Téc) maintenanceel mantenimiento de las carreteras — upkeep of the roads, road maintenance
el coste del mantenimiento de una familia — the upkeep of a family, the cost of running a family
costes o gastos de mantenimiento — maintenance costs, upkeep
3) (Dep) keep-fitejercicios o gimnasia de mantenimiento — keep-fit exercises
* * *1)a) ( conservación) maintenanceb) (Tec) maintenance2) (de actitud, posición) maintenance; ( de tradición) upholding, preservation* * *= housekeeping, keeping, maintenance, continuance, upkeep, sustaining, sustainability, sustainment.Ex. The establishment of IT in both the housekeeping and information operations makes it necessary to cater for these kinds of facilities at varying levels.Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.Ex. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex. Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.Ex. The penalty is the very high cost of purchase and upkeep, but as a single comprehensive work on legislation it is the one which can be most highly recommended.Ex. This article considers practical aspects of the transition from printed forms to electronic publishing, and the sustaining of profitability.Ex. The sustainability of CD-ROM databases appears to be threatened by the lack of awareness as to its potential as a valuable resource to support research.Ex. America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.----* barco de mantenimiento = maintenance vessel.* buque de mantenimiento = maintenance vessel.* costes de mantenimiento = maintenance costs, running costs.* costes de mantenimiento energético = energy costs.* de mantenimiento y limpieza = janitorial.* equipo de mantenimiento = maintenance crew.* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* gimnasia de mantenimiento = fitness.* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.* mantenimiento caro = high maintenance.* mantenimiento de espacios exteriores, mantenimiento de jardinería = ground maintenance, ground maintenance.* mantenimiento de jardines = ground maintenance.* mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping [peace-keeping].* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* mantenimiento del catálogo = catalogue maintenance, catalogue control.* mantenimiento del coche = car maintenance.* mantenimiento del tesauro = thesaurus maintenance.* mantenimiento físico = keep-fit.* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* personal de mantenimiento = service worker.* programa informático con mantenimiento incluido = supported software.* servicio de mantenimiento técnico = support service.* sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* * *1)a) ( conservación) maintenanceb) (Tec) maintenance2) (de actitud, posición) maintenance; ( de tradición) upholding, preservation* * *= housekeeping, keeping, maintenance, continuance, upkeep, sustaining, sustainability, sustainment.Ex: The establishment of IT in both the housekeeping and information operations makes it necessary to cater for these kinds of facilities at varying levels.
Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex: Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.Ex: The penalty is the very high cost of purchase and upkeep, but as a single comprehensive work on legislation it is the one which can be most highly recommended.Ex: This article considers practical aspects of the transition from printed forms to electronic publishing, and the sustaining of profitability.Ex: The sustainability of CD-ROM databases appears to be threatened by the lack of awareness as to its potential as a valuable resource to support research.Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.* barco de mantenimiento = maintenance vessel.* buque de mantenimiento = maintenance vessel.* costes de mantenimiento = maintenance costs, running costs.* costes de mantenimiento energético = energy costs.* de mantenimiento y limpieza = janitorial.* equipo de mantenimiento = maintenance crew.* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* gimnasia de mantenimiento = fitness.* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.* mantenimiento caro = high maintenance.* mantenimiento de espacios exteriores, mantenimiento de jardinería = ground maintenance, ground maintenance.* mantenimiento de jardines = ground maintenance.* mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping [peace-keeping].* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* mantenimiento del catálogo = catalogue maintenance, catalogue control.* mantenimiento del coche = car maintenance.* mantenimiento del tesauro = thesaurus maintenance.* mantenimiento físico = keep-fit.* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* personal de mantenimiento = service worker.* programa informático con mantenimiento incluido = supported software.* servicio de mantenimiento técnico = support service.* sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* * *A1 (conservación) maintenanceel mantenimiento de estas instalaciones deportivas the maintenance o upkeep of these sports facilitieshace ejercicios de mantenimiento she does keepfit exercisesdieta de mantenimiento maintenance diet2 ( Tec) maintenanceB (de una actitud, posición) maintenance; (de una tradición) upholding, preservationexigían el mantenimiento de la unión they demanded that the union be upheld o preservedC ( Méx) (de un departamento) service charge* * *
mantenimiento sustantivo masculino
maintenance;
mantenimiento sustantivo masculino
1 (sustento) support: su tío corre con los gastos de su mantenimiento, his uncle supports him
2 Téc maintenance, upkeep: ¿sale caro el mantenimiento del coche?, is the car expensive to maintain?
' mantenimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gimnasia
English:
maintenance
- maintenance costs
- maintenance staff
- service charge
- service contract
- upkeep
- keep
- maintain
- running
- service
- up
* * *2. [de máquina] maintenance;[de parque, edificio] upkeep;gastos de mantenimiento maintenance costs;manual de mantenimiento service manual;servicio de mantenimiento maintenance service3. [de situación] preservation;[de ley] upholding; [de promesa] keeping;las tropas se encargan del mantenimiento de la paz the troops are in charge of peacekeeping;protestan contra el mantenimiento del embargo they are protesting against the continuation of the embargo4. [gimnasia] keep fit;clases de mantenimiento keep-fit classes;ejercicios de mantenimiento keep-fit exercises* * *m2 económico support3:gimnasia de mantenimiento keep-fit* * *1) : maintenance, upkeep2) : sustenance, food3) : preservation* * *mantenimiento n maintenance -
7 reducción
f.1 reduction, decrease, decline, fall.2 curtailment, deescalation, cut, cutback.* * *1 reduction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=disminución)a) [de cantidad, precios, consumo, tamaño] reductionuna reducción del gasto público — a cut o reduction in public spending
estudian nuevas reducciones de personal — they are considering new staff cuts o reductions in staff
b) [de tiempo] reductionla reducción a cinco años del mandato presidencial — the reduction of the presidential term to five years
los sindicatos piden la reducción de la jornada laboral — they unions are calling for a shorter working day
2) (Mat) (=conversión) [de unidades, medidas] conversion; [de ecuaciones] reduction3) [de rebeldes] defeat4) (Med) setting, reduction frm6) LAm ( Hist) settlement of Christianized Indians* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex. The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex. DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex. Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex. The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex. Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *1)a) ( disminución) reductionla reducción del precio del pan — the reduction in o lowering of the price of bread
reducción de impuestos — tax cuts, reduction in taxes
b) (Fot) reduction2) (Mat, Quím, Med) reduction3) (Chi) ( de indígenas) reservation* * *= compression, curtailment, cutting, reduction, shrinkage, contraction, dilution, diminution, abatement, slashing, ebbing, depletion, narrowing, cut, effacement, drawdown, mark-down.Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.
Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.* mamoplastía de reducción = reduction mammoplasty.* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducción de costes = cost saving [cost-saving].* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados = debt relief.* reducción de la deuda externa = debt relief.* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* reducción de los precios = price cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de pecho = breast reduction.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de precios = pricecutting.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* reducción fiscal = tax cut.* reducción para piano = piano score.* reducción presupuestaria = budget reduction, budgetary constraint.* reducción tributaria = tax reduction.* * *A1(disminución): reducción de gastos reduction in costsla reducción del precio del pan the reduction in o lowering of the price of breadno habrá reducción de los impuestos there will be no tax cuts o no reduction in taxesuna reducción del personal a reduction o cutback in the workforcese ha producido una reducción en el consumo de tabaco there has been a reduction o drop in tobacco consumptionuna reducción de tres horas semanales a reduction of three hours a weekse solicitó la reducción de la pena they asked for the sentence to be commuted o reduced2 ( Fot) reductionB1 ( Mat) reduction2 ( Quím) reductionC (de una ciudad) conquest; (de los rebeldes, enemigos) defeatD2 ( Chi) (de indígenas) reservationE (de una fractura) setting, reduction ( tech)* * *
reducción sustantivo femenino
reduction;◊ reducción de impuestos tax cuts, reduction in taxes;
una reducción de personal a reduction o cutback in the workforce
reducción sustantivo femenino reduction
reducción de plantilla, streamlining
' reducción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrapartida
- polvareda
- rebaja
- despedir
English:
cut
- cutback
- decrease
- reduction
- redundant
- remission
- retrenchment
- board
* * *reducción nf1. [disminución] reduction;piden la reducción de la jornada laboral they are asking for working hours to be shortened;se ha producido una reducción de los precios de 5 puntos porcentuales prices have gone down o fallen by 5 percentreducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;reducción de condena remission;reducción de gastos cost cutting;han anunciado una reducción de gastos they have announced that they are going to cut costs;reducción de jornada: [m5] estar en reducción de jornada to work part-time;reducción de precios [acción] price-cutting;[resultado] price cut;reducción tributaria tax cut2. [sometimiento] [de rebelión] suppression;[de ejército] defeat4. Quím reduction5. Hist = settlement of Indians converted to Christianity6. RP [de cadáver] exhumation [for reburial of bones in smaller container]* * *f1 reduction;reducción de empleo job cuts pl ;reducción de impuestos tax cut;reducción de la jornada laboral shortening of the working day;plantilla cutbacks pl, job cuts pl2 MED setting* * ** * *reducción n reduction -
8 testículo
m.testicle, testis, ball, bollock.* * *1 testicle* * *SM testicle* * *masculino testicle* * *= testis [testes, pl.], testicle.Ex. Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.Ex. Tissues examined were: liver, mammary gland, tongue, intestine, lymph gland, testicle, ovary, and uterus.----* de los testículos = testicular.* * *masculino testicle* * *= testis [testes, pl.], testicle.Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.
Ex: Tissues examined were: liver, mammary gland, tongue, intestine, lymph gland, testicle, ovary, and uterus.* de los testículos = testicular.* * *testicle* * *
testículo sustantivo masculino
testicle
testículo m Anat testicle
' testículo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueva
- huevo
English:
testicle
* * *testículo nmtesticle* * *m ANAT testicle* * *testículo nm: testicle -
9 testigo
adj.witness.f. & m.1 witness (person).ser testigo de algo to witness somethingtú eres testigo de que estuve allí you are my witness that I was thereun castillo que ha sido testigo de innumerables batallas a castle that has witnessed countless battlesponer por testigo a alguien to cite somebody as a witnesstestigo de cargo/descargo witness for the prosecution/defensetestigo de Jehová Jehovah's Witnesstestigo ocular o presencial eyewitness2 control, standard of comparison in an experiment.3 boundary marker, marker.4 baton, baton in a relay race.m.baton (sport).* * *1 witness1 (prueba) proof, evidence, witness2 DEPORTE baton\a Dios pongo por testigo I swear to Godponer a alguien por testigo to call somebody as witnesstestigo de cargo witness for the prosecutiontestigo de descargo witness for the defence (US defense)testigo ocular / testigo presencial eyewitnessTestigos de Jehová Jehovah's Witnesses* * *noun mf.* * *1. SMF1) (Jur) witness; [de boda, contrato] witness2) (=espectador) witnesstú eres testigo de que nunca le he pegado — you can testify to o vouch for the fact that I have never hit him
estas paredes han sido testigo de nuestro amor — these walls have witnessed o are the witness of our love
3) (Rel)2. SM1) (Dep) [en relevos] baton2) (Aut)3) [en experimento] control4) (Geol) sample core3.ADJ INV* * *masculino y femenino1)a) ( que presencia algo) witness; (Der) witnessPablo es testigo de que no lo toqué — I didn't touch it, Pablo can vouch for me
la historia será testigo de que... — history will bear witness to the fact that...
b) ( en boda) witness2) testigo masculino ( en carreras de relevos) baton* * *masculino y femenino1)a) ( que presencia algo) witness; (Der) witnessPablo es testigo de que no lo toqué — I didn't touch it, Pablo can vouch for me
la historia será testigo de que... — history will bear witness to the fact that...
b) ( en boda) witness2) testigo masculino ( en carreras de relevos) baton* * *testigo11 = witness.Ex: The hearings before the Royal Commission, including among the witnesses some of the most prominent librarians and scholars of that day, extended from 1847 to 1849.
* relato de testigo presencial = eyewitness account.* ser testigo de = witness, be witness to, stand as + witness to.* testigo luminoso = pilot light.* testigo ocular = eyewitness.* testigo presencial = eyewitness.testigo22 = baton.Ex: To quote Mr Wedgeworth, 'the baton for the next IFLA Conference has now been transferred from the Chinese Organizing Committee to the Danish Organizing Committee'.
* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.testigo33 = dummy book, memento slip.Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.
Ex: Shelf-reading also provides the opportunity to check the existence of memento slips in case of displaced volumes.* * *A1 (que presencia algo) witness; ( Der) witnesste lo juro, Pablo es testigo de que no lo toqué I swear I didn't touch it, Pablo can vouch for me o ask Pablopongo a Dios por testigo as God is my witnesscierra la puerta, no quiero testigos close the door, I don't want an audienceestas murallas han sido testigo de muchas batallas these walls have witnessed many battlesla historia será testigo de que cometemos un gran error history will bear witness to the fact that we are making a great mistake2 (en una boda) witnessfui testigo or ( RPl) salí de testigo en su casamiento I acted as o I was a witness at their weddingCompuestos:witness for the prosecutionwitness for the defense*Jehovah's Witnesshearsay witnesswitness● testigo ocular or presencialeyewitnessB1 (en carreras de relevos) baton2 (en experimentos) control3 (mojón) marker4 (luz) warning light, indicator light* * *
testigo sustantivo masculino y femenino
witness;
testigo
I mf
1 (en un juicio, boda, documento) witness
Jur testigo de cargo/descargo, witness for the prosecution/ defence
Jur testigo presencial, eyewitness
2 (de un crimen, suceso) witness: eres testigo de que me lo acaba de proponer, you are a witness that he has just suggested it to me
3 Rel Testigos de Jehová, Jehovah's Witnesses
II sustantivo masculino Dep baton: agotado, el corredor pasó el testigo a su relevo, in a state of exhaustion, the runner passed the baton on to the next relay runner
' testigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calidad
- descargo
- encajar
- interrogar
- reclamar
- citar
- declaración
- declarar
- interrogatorio
- involuntario
- ver
English:
baton
- bystander
- cross-examine
- defence
- defense
- expert witness
- eyewitness
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- Jehovah
- witness
- best
- eye
* * *♦ nmf1. [en juicio, de acción] witness;ser testigo de algo to witness sth;fue testigo del accidente he witnessed the accident;tú eres testigo de que estuve allí you are my witness that I was there;un castillo que ha sido testigo de innumerables batallas a castle that has witnessed countless battles;RPsalir de testigo a alguien to be a witness for sbtestigo de cargo witness for the prosecution;testigo de descargo witness for the defence;testigo de Jehová Jehovah's Witness;testigo ocular eyewitness;testigo presencial eyewitness2. [en boda] witness♦ nmDep baton* * *I m/f JUR witness;ser testigo be a witness;testigo de boda witnessII m DEP baton* * *testigo nmf: witness* * *testigo n2. (en atletismo) baton -
10 seguridad
f.1 safety (ausencia de peligro).de seguridad safety (cinturón, cierre)seguridad en el trabajo safety at work o in the workplaceseguridad vial road safety2 security.seguridad ciudadana public safetyseguridad Social Social Security3 security (guardias).4 security (estabilidad, firmeza).una inversión que ofrece seguridad a safe o secure investment5 certainty (certidumbre).con seguridad for sure, definitelycon toda seguridad with absolute certaintytener la seguridad de que to be certain that6 confidence (confianza).habla con mucha seguridad she speaks very confidentlyseguridad en sí mismo self-confidencemostrar una falsa seguridad to put on a show of confidence7 assurance, guaranty.8 self-reliance, firmness, positiveness, assurance.* * *1 (gen) security2 (física) safety3 (certeza) certainty, sureness4 (confianza) confidence5 (organismo) security6 (fiabilidad) reliability\con toda seguridad most probablyde seguridad securityen la seguridad de que... in the safe knowledge that...hablar con seguridad to speak with confidencetener la seguridad de que... to be certain that..., be sure that...seguridad en sí mismo,-a self-confidenceseguridad financiera financial securityseguridad social ≈ National Health Service* * *noun f.1) security2) assurance, certainty3) confidence* * *SF1) (=falta de riesgo)a) [ante accidente, peligro] safety; [ante delito, atentado] securitypara mayor seguridad recomendamos el uso de la mascarilla — for safety's sake we recommend that you use a mask
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cinturón de seguridad — safety belt•
empresa de seguridad — security company•
medidas de seguridad — [ante accidente, incendio] safety measures; [ante delito, atentado] security measuresb) [económica] securityhasta que no tenga trabajo no tendrá seguridad económica — until he has a job he won't have any financial security
c) (Mil, Pol) security•
consejo de seguridad — security council2)seguridad ciudadana — the security of the public from crime
seguridad del Estado — national security, state security
seguridad social — (=sistema de pensiones y paro) social security, welfare (EEUU); (=contribuciones) national insurance; (=sistema médico) national health service, ≈ NHS
3) (=sensación) [de no tener peligro] security; [de confianza] confidence, assurancehabla con mucha seguridad — he speaks with great confidence o assurance
seguridad en uno mismo — self-confidence, self-assurance
4) (=certeza) certaintyno puedo darle seguridad — I can't say for sure o for certain
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con seguridad, no lo sabemos con seguridad — we don't know for sure o for certaincon toda seguridad, podemos decir que... — with complete certainty, we can say that...
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tener la seguridad de que... — to be sure o certain that...tenía la seguridad de que algo iba a pasar — he was sure o certain that something was going to happen
tengan ustedes la seguridad de que... — (you may) rest assured that... frm
5) (Jur) [de fianza] security, surety* * *1) ( ausencia de peligro) safety; (protección contra robos, atentados) securitymedidas de seguridad — (contra accidentes, incendios) safety measures; (contra robos, atentados) security measures
2) (estabilidad, garantía) security3)a) ( certeza)b) (confianza, aplomo) confidence, self-confidencetener seguridad en uno mismo — to be sure of oneself, to be self-confident
* * *= fall-back [fallback], safety, security, peace of mind.Ex. The program has been enhanced to provide system security and the various levels of fall-back operation in the event of system failure.Ex. Not all topics are covered, but a broad group of industrial topics are represented, including, measurement, environmental and safety engineering, energy technology and communication.Ex. DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.Ex. The article is entitled 'Licensing of digital publications: peace of mind for research libraries or an expensive nightmare?'.----* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.* alfiler de seguridad = safety pin.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.* brecha del sistema de seguridad = security leak.* brecha en el sistema de seguridad = security hole.* caja de seguridad = safe, safety deposit box.* cámara de seguridad = storage vault, security camera, surveillance camera.* certificado de seguridad = security certificate.* cinturón de seguridad = seat belt.* código de seguridad vial = highway safety code.* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.* con seguridad en uno mismo = assertively.* Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas = United Nations Security Council.* Consejo de Seguridad, el = Security Council, the.* con toda seguridad = safely.* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.* cotización a la seguridad social = national insurance contribution.* de máxima seguridad = safety critical [safety-critical].* depósito de seguridad = storage vault.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* encargado de seguridad = security officer, security officer.* evaluación de la seguridad = safety evaluation.* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.* guarda de seguridad = security patrol, security officer, security officer.* guardia de seguridad = security guard.* línea de seguridad = lifeline.* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.* malla de seguridad = safety net.* mecanismo de seguridad = security mechanism.* medida de seguridad = safety standard, security measure, safety regulation, safety precaution.* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.* mostrador de seguridad = security desk.* ordenador de seguridad = firewall.* película de seguridad = safety film.* peligro para la seguridad = safety hazard, security risk.* personal de seguridad = security staff.* plan de seguridad = backup plan.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por seguridad = for safety reasons.* problema de seguridad = security problem.* red de seguridad = safety net.* relacionado con la seguridad = safety-related.* responsable de seguridad = safety official.* riesgo para la seguridad = security risk.* seguridad ambiental = environmental security.* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* seguridad contra incendios = fire security, fire safety.* seguridad de circulación en bicicleta = bicycle safety.* seguridad de las redes = network security.* seguridad del sistema = system security.* seguridad en el empleo = employment protection and safety.* seguridad en el trabajo = safety at work, occupational safety.* seguridad en (la) carretera = driving safety, road safety.* seguridad en las aglomeraciones = crowd safety.* seguridad en uno mismo = self-confidence, assertiveness, self-efficacy, self-belief.* seguridad informática = computer security.* seguridad laboral = occupational safety.* seguridad nacional = national security, homeland security.* seguridad personal = personal safety.* seguridad pública = public safety.* seguridad que da estar en un grupo numeroso = safety in numbers.* seguridad social = social security, national insurance.* Seguridad Social Británica = National Health Service (NHS).* seguridad urbana = urban safety, urban security.* seguridad vial = driving safety, road safety, highway safety.* servicio de seguridad = security service.* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.* sistema de seguridad = security system, backup system.* tener la seguridad de = have + the security of.* tener la seguridad de que = rest + assured that.* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.* valla de seguridad = crush barrier.* válvula de seguridad = safety valve, pressure relief valve.* vigilante de seguridad = security guard.* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.* vulneración de la seguridad = security breach.* vulnerar la seguridad = breach + security.* * *1) ( ausencia de peligro) safety; (protección contra robos, atentados) securitymedidas de seguridad — (contra accidentes, incendios) safety measures; (contra robos, atentados) security measures
2) (estabilidad, garantía) security3)a) ( certeza)b) (confianza, aplomo) confidence, self-confidencetener seguridad en uno mismo — to be sure of oneself, to be self-confident
* * *= fall-back [fallback], safety, security, peace of mind.Ex: The program has been enhanced to provide system security and the various levels of fall-back operation in the event of system failure.
Ex: Not all topics are covered, but a broad group of industrial topics are represented, including, measurement, environmental and safety engineering, energy technology and communication.Ex: DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.Ex: The article is entitled 'Licensing of digital publications: peace of mind for research libraries or an expensive nightmare?'.* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.* alfiler de seguridad = safety pin.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.* brecha del sistema de seguridad = security leak.* brecha en el sistema de seguridad = security hole.* caja de seguridad = safe, safety deposit box.* cámara de seguridad = storage vault, security camera, surveillance camera.* certificado de seguridad = security certificate.* cinturón de seguridad = seat belt.* código de seguridad vial = highway safety code.* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.* con seguridad en uno mismo = assertively.* Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas = United Nations Security Council.* Consejo de Seguridad, el = Security Council, the.* con toda seguridad = safely.* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.* cotización a la seguridad social = national insurance contribution.* de máxima seguridad = safety critical [safety-critical].* depósito de seguridad = storage vault.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* encargado de seguridad = security officer, security officer.* evaluación de la seguridad = safety evaluation.* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.* guarda de seguridad = security patrol, security officer, security officer.* guardia de seguridad = security guard.* línea de seguridad = lifeline.* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.* malla de seguridad = safety net.* mecanismo de seguridad = security mechanism.* medida de seguridad = safety standard, security measure, safety regulation, safety precaution.* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.* mostrador de seguridad = security desk.* ordenador de seguridad = firewall.* película de seguridad = safety film.* peligro para la seguridad = safety hazard, security risk.* personal de seguridad = security staff.* plan de seguridad = backup plan.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por seguridad = for safety reasons.* problema de seguridad = security problem.* red de seguridad = safety net.* relacionado con la seguridad = safety-related.* responsable de seguridad = safety official.* riesgo para la seguridad = security risk.* seguridad ambiental = environmental security.* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* seguridad contra incendios = fire security, fire safety.* seguridad de circulación en bicicleta = bicycle safety.* seguridad de las redes = network security.* seguridad del sistema = system security.* seguridad en el empleo = employment protection and safety.* seguridad en el trabajo = safety at work, occupational safety.* seguridad en (la) carretera = driving safety, road safety.* seguridad en las aglomeraciones = crowd safety.* seguridad en uno mismo = self-confidence, assertiveness, self-efficacy, self-belief.* seguridad informática = computer security.* seguridad laboral = occupational safety.* seguridad nacional = national security, homeland security.* seguridad personal = personal safety.* seguridad pública = public safety.* seguridad que da estar en un grupo numeroso = safety in numbers.* seguridad social = social security, national insurance.* Seguridad Social Británica = National Health Service (NHS).* seguridad urbana = urban safety, urban security.* seguridad vial = driving safety, road safety, highway safety.* servicio de seguridad = security service.* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.* sistema de seguridad = security system, backup system.* tener la seguridad de = have + the security of.* tener la seguridad de que = rest + assured that.* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.* valla de seguridad = crush barrier.* válvula de seguridad = safety valve, pressure relief valve.* vigilante de seguridad = security guard.* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.* vulneración de la seguridad = security breach.* vulnerar la seguridad = breach + security.* * *A (ausencia de peligro) safetyla seguridad de los rehenes the safety of the hostagescomo medida de seguridad, mantengan los cinturones abrochados as a safety precaution please keep your seatbelts fastenedcierre de seguridad safety catchpor razones de seguridad, no se permite fumar for safety reasons, smoking is not permittedmedidas de seguridad (contra accidentes, incendios) safety measures; (contra robos, atentados) security measuresla empresa encargada de la seguridad del edificio the company responsible for the security of the buildinguna prisión de alta seguridad a high security prisonCompuestos:biosafetypublic safetyla seguridad del estado state security, national securityroad safetyB (estabilidad, garantía) securityuna alta seguridad para el inversor a high degree o level of security for the investorno ofrece ninguna seguridad it doesn't offer any securityCompuesto:social securityC1(certeza): no te lo puedo decir con seguridad I can't tell you for certain o for sure o ( frml) with any degree of certaintycon seguridad se quedó dormido he's probably fallen asleep o ( colloq) I bet he's fallen asleepno me dio ninguna seguridad de tenerlo listo para mañana she didn't give me any assurances that she'd have it ready by tomorrowcon toda seguridad te hace el favor you can be sure he'll do that for you2 (confianza, aplomo) confidence, self-confidencetiene mucha seguridad en sí mismo he's very sure of himself, he has a lot of self-confidenceda una falsa impresión de seguridad he gives off a false impression of self-confidence* * *
seguridad sustantivo femenino
1 ( ausencia de peligro) safety;
(protección contra robos, atentados) security;
(contra robos, atentados) security measures;
seguridad ciudadana public safety
2 (estabilidad, garantía) security;
3
◊ podemos decir con seguridad que … we can say for sure o with certainty that …
seguridad sustantivo femenino
1 (confianza) confidence: hablaba con mucha seguridad, he spoke with great self-confidence
2 (certeza) sureness: ten la seguridad de que no te engañará, you can be certain that he won't deceive you
con toda seguridad, surely
3 (garantía) no me dan la seguridad de que me vayan a contratar, they won't guarantee that they'll hire me
4 (contra accidentes) safety
cinturón de seguridad, safety belt
seguridad en el empleo, safety at work
5 (contra robos, etc) security
cerradura de seguridad, security lock 6 Seguridad Social, Social Security, GB National Health Service
Recuerda que safety se refiere a la seguridad física, mientras que security hace referencia a la seguridad contra el delito.
' seguridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- beneficio
- cartilla
- cierre
- cinturón
- confianza
- copia
- cotizar
- cotización
- específica
- específico
- inspección
- red
- responsable
- SS
- válvula
- abrochar
- ajustar
- aportar
- aporte
- atentar
- bóveda
- burlar
- caja
- consejo
- estado
- falla
- garantía
- norma
- potenciar
- reforzar
- riguroso
- seguro
English:
around-the clock
- asbestos
- assurance
- backup
- bolster
- buckle up
- certainty
- check
- compromise
- demonstrate
- failsafe
- health service
- job security
- most
- National Insurance
- NHS
- pass
- road safety
- safe-deposit
- safety
- safety belt
- safety net
- screen
- seal
- seatbelt
- security
- Security Council
- security forces
- social insurance
- social security
- social welfare
- speech
- steward
- strap in
- tight
- tighten
- tighten up
- unfasten
- welfare
- back
- brim
- doubt
- fail
- guard
- harness
- homeland
- involve
- national
- pretense
- record
* * *seguridad nf1. [ausencia de peligro físico] safety;la seguridad de los pasajeros es nuestra prioridad passenger safety is our priority;de seguridad [cinturón, cierre] safetyseguridad ciudadana public safety;la principal preocupación del electorado es la seguridad ciudadana the main concern of the electorate is law and order;seguridad en el trabajo safety at work o in the workplace;seguridad vial road safety2. [protección material, afectiva] securityseguridad privada security firms;Seguridad Social Social Security3. [estabilidad, firmeza] security;una inversión que ofrece seguridad a safe o secure investment4. [certidumbre] certainty;con seguridad for sure, definitely;no lo sé con seguridad I don't know for sure o for certain;con toda seguridad with absolute certainty;tener la seguridad de que to be certain that5. [confianza] confidence;habla con mucha seguridad she speaks very confidently;seguridad en sí mismo self-confidence;mostrar una falsa seguridad to put on a show of confidence* * *fcinturón de seguridad seatbelt3 ( certeza) certainty;con toda seguridad for sure* * *seguridad nf1) : safety, security2) : (financial) securityseguridad social: Social Security3) certeza: certainty, assurancecon toda seguridad: with complete certainty4) : confidence, self-confidence* * *1. (contra robos, ataques, etc) security2. (contra accidentes) safety3. (certeza) certainty4. (confianza) confidence
См. также в других словарях:
control experiment — n. an experiment in which the variable factors are controlled so as to make it possible to observe the results of varying one factor at a time … English World dictionary
control experiment — noun an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment • Hypernyms: ↑experiment, ↑experimentation * * * noun : an experiment for checking the results of other experiments by maintaining the same… … Useful english dictionary
control experiment — experiment in which the variables are controlled so that the result of varying one factor at a time may be observed … English contemporary dictionary
control experiment — an experiment that is made under standard conditions, to test the correctness of other observations; see also control … Medical dictionary
control experiment — an experiment in which the variables are controlled so that the effects of varying one factor at a time may be observed. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
control experiment — /kənˈtroʊl əkspɛrəmənt/ (say kuhn trohl uhksperuhmuhnt) noun an experiment in which the variables are controlled so that the effects of varying one factor at a time may be observed …
control experiment — noun see control II … New Collegiate Dictionary
Control — Con*trol , n. [F. contr[^o]le a counter register, contr. fr. contr r[^o]le; contre (L. contra) + r[^o]le roll, catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.] 1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
control group — Control Con*trol , n. [F. contr[^o]le a counter register, contr. fr. contr r[^o]le; contre (L. contra) + r[^o]le roll, catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.] 1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
control — I. verb (controlled; controlling) Etymology: Middle English countrollen, from Anglo French contrerouler, from contreroule copy of an account, audit, from Medieval Latin contrarotulus, from Latin contra + Medieval Latin rotulus roll more at roll… … New Collegiate Dictionary
control — Synonyms and related words: Masan, R and D, abate, ability, abnegation, absolutism, abstinence, acme, action, address, adeptness, administration, adroitness, airmanship, allay, alleviate, ancestral spirits, angel, aplomb, apparition, appearance,… … Moby Thesaurus
