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(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) -
22 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) amortecedor* * *buff.er1[b'∧fə] n 1 pára-choque. 2 pessoa ou coisa que diminui o impacto de algo. 3 Chem tampão: substância química que resiste a mudanças em acidez e alcalinidade.————————buff.er2[b'∧fə] n 1 polidor. 2 disco de couro para polir.————————buff.er3[b'∧fə] n Comp área de memória que foi alocada para armazenamento temporário de dados. -
23 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) buferis; amortizators* * *buferis, amortizators -
24 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) buferis, amortizatorius -
25 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) nárazník, tlumič* * *• vyrovnávací paměť• nárazník -
26 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) nárazník* * *• vyrovnávacia pamät• nárazník -
27 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) tampon; amortizor -
28 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) προφυλακτήρας -
29 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) tampon -
30 buffer
(an apparatus for lessening the force with which a moving object strikes something.) amortecedor -
31 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) afslå2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) svække; forringe; gå ned2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) svækkelse; forringelse; nedgang* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) afslå2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) svække; forringe; gå ned2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) svækkelse; forringelse; nedgang -
32 diminution
[dimi'nju:ʃən](lessening: a diminution in the birth rate.) formindskelse; reduktion* * *[dimi'nju:ʃən](lessening: a diminution in the birth rate.) formindskelse; reduktion -
33 relief
[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) lettelse2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) nødhjælp; nødhjælps-3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afløsning; afløsnings-4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) reliefarbejde•- relieve- relieved* * *[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) lettelse2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) nødhjælp; nødhjælps-3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) afløsning; afløsnings-4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) reliefarbejde•- relieve- relieved -
34 remission
[-ʃən]1) (a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.) bedring2) (a shortening of a person's prison sentence.) strafnedsættelse3) (the act of remitting.) afsendelse (af penge); strafnedsættelse* * *[-ʃən]1) (a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.) bedring2) (a shortening of a person's prison sentence.) strafnedsættelse3) (the act of remitting.) afsendelse (af penge); strafnedsættelse -
35 reduction
1. n снижение, понижение; уменьшение, сокращениеa reduction in numbers — количественное сокращение, сокращение количества
2. n ком. скидкаto sell at a reduction of 10 per cent — продавать со скидкой в 10%
3. n юр. смягчение4. n перевод, превращение5. n спец. приведение6. n мат. приведение к общему знаменателю; сокращение; упрощение7. n преим. воен. понижение8. n уменьшенная копия9. n покорение; захват, взятие10. n воен. подавление11. n биол. мейоз12. n биол. редукция, уменьшение числа хромосом при мейозе13. n ком. разлив14. n ком. расфасовка15. n ком. мед. вправление16. n ком. хим. восстановление17. n ком. метал. выделение металла из руды; передел18. n ком. тех. обжатиеСинонимический ряд:1. abbreviation (noun) abbreviation; compression; contraction2. alleviation (noun) alleviation; attenuation; mitigation; relaxation; relief; remission; slackening3. cutback (noun) curtailment; cutback4. decrease (noun) abatement; cutback; decline; decrease; deduction; diminishing; diminishment; diminution; discount; lessening; letup; loss; lowering; rebate; reducing; subtraction5. degradation (noun) degradation; demotion; downgrading6. depreciation (noun) depreciation; devaluation; mark-down7. discount (noun) abatement; deduction; discount; rebateАнтонимический ряд:augmentation; increase -
36 addition
1. n прибавление; дополнение; пополнениеin addition — кроме того, вдобавок; к тому же
2. n амер. пристройка, крыло3. n амер. пограничный участок земли, присоединённый к участку другого владельца4. n амер. пригородный участок, выделенный для городского строительства5. n амер. эк. прирост основного капитала6. n амер. мат. сложение; суммирование7. n амер. хим. примесь8. n амер. метал. присадка9. n амер. геол. привносСинонимический ряд:1. accession (noun) accession; accretion; augmentation; expansion; increase; increment; raise; rise2. addendum (noun) addendum; adjunct; appendage3. adding (noun) adding; appending; attaching; joining4. annex (noun) annex; extension; wing5. annexation (noun) accessory; admixture; annexation; cast; codicil6. summation (noun) computing; counting; reckoning; summation; summing up; tabulating; totalingАнтонимический ряд:decrease; deduction; deterioration; detraction; diminution; drawback; lessening; loss; preface; reduction; subtraction -
37 relief
I noun1) (alleviation, deliverance) Erleichterung, diegive or bring [somebody] relief [from pain] — [jemandem] [Schmerz]linderung verschaffen
breathe or heave a sigh of relief — erleichtert aufatmen
what a relief!, that's a relief! — da bin ich aber erleichtert!
2) (assistance) Hilfe, die; (financial state assistance) Sozialhilfe, die; attrib. Hilfs[fond, -organisation, -komitee]3) (replacement of person) Ablösung, die; attrib.II noun1) (Art)high/low relief — Hoch-/Flachrelief, das
3)stand out in strong relief against something — sich scharf gegen etwas abheben; (fig.) in krassem Gegensatz zu etwas stehen
* * *[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) die Erleichterung2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) die Hilfe; Hilfs-...3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) die Ablösung; Ablösungs-...4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) die Befreiung5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) das Relief•- academic.ru/61348/relieve">relieve- relieved* * *re·lief1[rɪˈli:f]I. nshipment of \relief Hilfsgütersendung fdisaster/famine \relief Katastrophen-/Hungerhilfe f\relief of hunger/suffering Linderung f von Hunger/Leidtax \relief Steuerermäßigung fyou can imagine my \relief du kannst dir vorstellen, wie erleichtert ich warit was such a \relief to hear that Glen had been found safe and well mir fiel ein Stein vom Herzen, als ich hörte, dass man Glen sicher und wohlauf gefunden hattesense of \relief Gefühl nt der Erleichterungto feel an incredible sense of \relief sich akk unglaublich erleichtert fühlena sigh of \relief ein Seufzer m der Erleichterungto breathe a sigh of \relief erleichtert aufatmento be greeted with \relief mit Erleichterung aufgenommen werdenmuch to my [or to my great] \relief zu meiner großen Erleichterung\relief of a country/a town Entsatz m eines Landes/einer Stadt\relief driver Ersatzfahrer(in) m(f)re·lief2[rɪˈli:f]nbronze \relief Bronzerelief ntto throw sth into \relief etw hervortreten lassen* * *[rɪ'liːf]1. nto bring sb relief (drug) — jdm Erleichterung verschaffen; (news) jdn erleichtern
that brought him some relief from his headache — das hat seine Kopfschmerzen etwas gelindert
it was a relief to find it — ich/er etc war erleichtert, als ich/er etc es fand
it was a relief to get out of the office — es war eine Wohltat, aus dem Büro wegzukommen
to provide a little light/comic relief — für eine kleine Abwechslung/für etwas Humor sorgen
3) (= assistance) Hilfe frelief was available in the form of blankets and cups of tea — für Decken und heißen Tee war gesorgt
to be on relief (US) — Fürsorge bekommen, von der Fürsorge leben
5) (ART, GEOG) Relief nt; (TYP) Relief nt, Hochdruck mhigh/low relief — Hoch-/Flachrelief nt
to stand out in relief (lit) — sich (deutlich) abheben; (fig)
2. attr1) (= aid) Hilfs-the relief effort — die Hilfsaktion; (in disaster) die Rettungsaktion
2) (= replacement) watchman, driver zur Entlastungrelief bus/train — Entlastungsbus/-zug m
* * *relief1 [rıˈliːf] sa drug for the relief of pain ein schmerzlinderndes Mittel;it was a relief to me when ich war erleichtert, als;3. a) Entspannung f, Abwechslung f, angenehme Unterbrechungb) euph sexuelle Befriedigung4. Trost m5. Entlastung f6. Abhilfe f7. a) Unterstützung f, Hilfe f:relief fund Unterstützungs-, Hilfsfonds m;relief works öffentliche Bauvorhaben zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeitb) US Sozialhilfe f:be on relief Sozialhilfe beziehen8. MILa) Entsatz m, Entlastung f:relief attack Entlastungsangriff mb) auch allg Ablösung f:relief driver AUTO Beifahrer(in);relief road Entlastungsstraße f;relief train Entlastungszug m;relief valve Überdruckventil n9. Vertretung f, Aushilfe f:relief secretary Aushilfssekretärin f10. JURa) Rechtshilfe fb) Rechtsbehelf m:the relief sought das Klagebegehren11. JUR, HIST Lehngeld n, -ware frelief2 [rıˈliːf] sbring out the facts in full relief fig die Tatsachen deutlich herausarbeiten;set into vivid relief fig etwas plastisch schildern;throw into relief (deutlich) hervortreten lassen (a. fig);be in relief against sich (deutlich) abheben gegen;relief map Relief-, Höhenkarte f2. TYPO Reliefdruck m* * *I noun1) (alleviation, deliverance) Erleichterung, diegive or bring [somebody] relief [from pain] — [jemandem] [Schmerz]linderung verschaffen
breathe or heave a sigh of relief — erleichtert aufatmen
what a relief!, that's a relief! — da bin ich aber erleichtert!
2) (assistance) Hilfe, die; (financial state assistance) Sozialhilfe, die; attrib. Hilfs[fond, -organisation, -komitee]3) (replacement of person) Ablösung, die; attrib.II noun1) (Art)high/low relief — Hoch-/Flachrelief, das
2) (a sculpture) Relief, das3)stand out in strong relief against something — sich scharf gegen etwas abheben; (fig.) in krassem Gegensatz zu etwas stehen
* * *n.Ablösung -en f.Entlastung f.Erleichterung f.Hilfe -n f.Linderung f.Relief -s n.Unterstützung f. -
38 decline
1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) rehusar, rechazar2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) disminuir
2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) decaimiento, deterioro, descensodecline vb1. disminuir2. no aceptarI invited him to the party, but he declined le invité a la fiesta, pero no aceptótr[dɪ'klaɪn]1 (decrease) disminución nombre femenino, descenso2 (deterioration - gen) deterioro, declive nombre masculino, decadencia; (in health) deterioro, empeoramiento1 (decrease - gen) disminuir, decrecer; (interest) disminuir, decaer2 (deteriorate - gen) deteriorarse; (health) deteriorarse, empeorarse; (standard, quality) decaer, disminuir3 (refuse) rehusar una invitación, declinar una invitación4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL declinarse1 (refuse) rehusar, declinar2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL declinar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in decline estar en declive, estar en decadenciato be on the decline (fall, decrease) ir disminuyendo, estar descendiendo 2 (become less important) ir a menos 3 (worsen) empezar a empeorarto fall into decline entrar en decadencia1) descend: descender2) deteriorate: deteriorarse, decaerher health is declining: su salud se está deteriorando3) decrease: disminuir, decrecer, decaer4) refuse: rehusardecline vt1) inflect: declinar2) refuse, turn down: declinar, rehusardecline n1) deterioration: decadencia f, deterioro m2) decrease: disminución f, descenso m3) slope: declive m, pendiente fn.• baja s.f.• bajada s.f.• bajón s.m.• caimiento s.m.• decadencia s.f.• declinación s.f.• depresión s.f.• descenso s.m.• ocaso s.m.v.• aniquilarse v.• decaer v.(§pres: decaigo, decaes...)• declinar v.• descaecer v.• desgastar v.• desmedrar v.• desmejorar v.• desmoronar v.• menguar v.• rechazar v.• rehuir v.• rehusar v.dɪ'klaɪn
I
noun (no pl)a) ( decrease) descenso m, disminución fb) ( downward trend) declive m, decadencia f, deterioro mto be in decline — estar* en declive or en decadencia
to go into a decline — entrar en decadencia; ( Med) empezar* a empeorar
II
1.
1)a) ( decrease) \<\<production/strength\>\> disminuir*, decrecer*; \<\<interest\>\> disminuir*, decaer*to decline in importance — perder* importancia
b) ( deteriorate) \<\<health\>\> deteriorarse; \<\<industry/region/standards\>\> decaer*c) declining pres p <industry/region/standards> en declive, en decadencia2) ( refuse)I invited him, but he declined — lo invité, pero rehusó or declinó mi invitación
2.
decline vt1) ( refuse) \<\<offer/invitation\>\> rehusar, declinar2) ( Ling) declinar[dɪ'klaɪn]1. N1) (=decrease) (in numbers, sales) descenso m, disminución f (in de); (in support, interest) disminución f2) (=deterioration) decadencia f, declive m, deterioro m ; (in standards) descenso m, declive m ; (Med) debilitamiento mto fall into decline — [industry, town] entrar en decadencia, entrar en declive
to go into a decline — (Med) ir debilitándose
2. VT1) (=refuse) rehusar, rechazar, declinar frmto decline to do sth — rehusar hacer algo, declinar hacer algo frm
2) (Ling) declinar3. VI2) (=refuse) negarse, rehusar3) (Ling) declinarse* * *[dɪ'klaɪn]
I
noun (no pl)a) ( decrease) descenso m, disminución fb) ( downward trend) declive m, decadencia f, deterioro mto be in decline — estar* en declive or en decadencia
to go into a decline — entrar en decadencia; ( Med) empezar* a empeorar
II
1.
1)a) ( decrease) \<\<production/strength\>\> disminuir*, decrecer*; \<\<interest\>\> disminuir*, decaer*to decline in importance — perder* importancia
b) ( deteriorate) \<\<health\>\> deteriorarse; \<\<industry/region/standards\>\> decaer*c) declining pres p <industry/region/standards> en declive, en decadencia2) ( refuse)I invited him, but he declined — lo invité, pero rehusó or declinó mi invitación
2.
decline vt1) ( refuse) \<\<offer/invitation\>\> rehusar, declinar2) ( Ling) declinar -
39 relief
rə'li:f1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) alivio2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; (also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) auxilio, socorro3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; (also adjective) a relief driver.) relevo4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) liberación5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieve•- relieve- relieved
relief n aliviowhat a relief! ¡qué alivio!tr[rɪ'liːf]1 (from pain etc) alivio2 (help) auxilio, socorro, ayuda3 (person) relevo4 (lifting of siege) liberación nombre femenino5 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL relieve nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto breathe a sigh of relief / heave a sigh of relief dar un suspiro de alivioto throw into relief poner en relievewhat a relief! ¡qué alivio!relief fund fondo de ayudarelief map mapa nombre masculino físicorelief road vía de descongestiónrelief [ri'li:f] n1) : alivio m, desahogo mrelief from pain: alivio del dolor2) aid, welfare: ayuda f (benéfica), asistencia f social3) : relieve m (en la escultura)relief map: mapa en relieve4) replacement: relevo mn.• aligeramiento s.m.• alivio s.m.• asistencia s.f.• auxilio s.m.• consuelo s.m.• desahogo s.m.• descanso s.m.• realce s.m.• relevación s.f.• relevo s.m.• relieve s.m.• remedio s.m.• socorro s.m.rɪ'liːf1) u (from worry, pain) alivio mmuch to my relief, I wasn't late — por suerte, no llegué tarde
it's a relief that the rain's stopped/to sit down at last — menos mal que ha parado de llover/que al fin puedo sentarme
the news came as a great relief to us — respiramos aliviados or tranquilos al oír la noticia
to give relief from pain — calmar or aliviar el dolor
to be on relief — (AmE) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social; (before n)
relief agency — organismo de ayuda a los damnificados de una catástrofe
3) ca) ( Mil) liberación f ( de una plaza sitiada)b) ( replacement) relevo m; (before n) <driver, crew> de relevorelief road — vía f de descongestión or (Méx) de libramiento
4) u ca) (esp BrE Tax) desgravación f5) u c (Art, Geog) relieve mto bring o throw something into relief — poner* algo de relieve; (before n)
[rɪ'liːf]relief map — mapa m físico or orográfico; ( three-dimensional) mapa m en relieve
1. N1) (from pain, anxiety) alivio mthat's a relief! — ¡qué alivio!
there was a sense of relief that the war was finally over — todos sintieron un gran alivio cuando se supo que la guerra había terminado por fin
to bring or give or provide relief from sth — aliviar algo
to heave or breathe a sigh of relief — dar un suspiro de alivio
to our (great) relief, she accepted — para (gran) alivio nuestro, aceptó
she almost wept with or in relief — casi lloró del alivio que sintió
comicit's a relief to get out of the office once in a while — es un respiro salir de la oficina de vez en cuando
3) (=aid) auxilio m, ayuda fdisaster relief — auxilio a las víctimas de una catástrofe
faminerelief efforts have been hampered by the rains — la lluvia ha dificultado las operaciones de auxilio
4) (=state welfare)to be on or get relief — (US) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social
poor relief — (Brit) (Hist) socorro m, beneficencia f
5) (Mil) [of town] liberación f6) (Art, Geog) relieve min high/low relief — en alto/bajo relieve
to stand out in (bold or sharp or stark) relief against sth — (lit, fig) contrastar dramáticamente con algo
bas-reliefto throw or bring sth into (sharp) relief — (fig) poner algo de relieve, hacer resaltar algo
7) (=replacement) relevo m, sustituto m9) (Jur) desagravio m2.CPD [train, bus] de reemplazo; [typist, secretary] suplenterelief agency N — organización f humanitaria
relief driver N — conductor(a) m / f de relevo
relief fund N — fondo m de auxilio (a los damnificados)
relief map N — mapa m físico or de relieve; (3-D) mapa m en relieve
relief organization N — organización f humanitaria
relief road N — carretera f de descongestión
relief supplies NPL — provisiones fpl de auxilio
relief troops NPL — tropas fpl de relevo
relief work N — labor f humanitaria
relief worker N — trabajador(a) m / f humanitario(-a)
relief workers — personal m de asistencia humanitaria
* * *[rɪ'liːf]1) u (from worry, pain) alivio mmuch to my relief, I wasn't late — por suerte, no llegué tarde
it's a relief that the rain's stopped/to sit down at last — menos mal que ha parado de llover/que al fin puedo sentarme
the news came as a great relief to us — respiramos aliviados or tranquilos al oír la noticia
to give relief from pain — calmar or aliviar el dolor
to be on relief — (AmE) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social; (before n)
relief agency — organismo de ayuda a los damnificados de una catástrofe
3) ca) ( Mil) liberación f ( de una plaza sitiada)b) ( replacement) relevo m; (before n) <driver, crew> de relevorelief road — vía f de descongestión or (Méx) de libramiento
4) u ca) (esp BrE Tax) desgravación f5) u c (Art, Geog) relieve mto bring o throw something into relief — poner* algo de relieve; (before n)
relief map — mapa m físico or orográfico; ( three-dimensional) mapa m en relieve
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40 remission
- ʃən1) (a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.) remisión2) (a shortening of a person's prison sentence.) disminución de una pena3) (the act of remitting.) remision, exoneracióntr[rɪ'mɪʃən]1 remisión nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go into remission entrar en remisiónremission [ri'mɪʃən] n: remisión fn.• remisión s.f.rɪ'mɪʃənmass nouna) (Relig, Law) remisión fb) ( Med) remisión fto be in/go into remission — estar*/entrar en remisión
[rɪ'mɪʃǝn]N1) (Rel) (=forgiveness) remisión f, perdón m ; (gen) (=annulment) exoneración fremission of sins — remisión or perdón de los pecados
2) (Brit) (=shortening of prison sentence) disminución f de pena3) (Med)to be in remission — [sick person] haberse recuperado (temporalmente); [disease] remitir, estar en fase de remisión
* * *[rɪ'mɪʃən]mass nouna) (Relig, Law) remisión fb) ( Med) remisión fto be in/go into remission — estar*/entrar en remisión
См. также в других словарях:
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attenuation — early 15c., of persons, emaciation; of diet, reduction, from L. attenuationem (nom. attenuatio) a lessening, noun of action from pp. stem of attenuare (see ATTENUATE (Cf. attenuate)) … Etymology dictionary
drop-off — noun 1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality the team went into a slump a gradual slack in output a drop off in attendance a falloff in quality • Syn: ↑slump, ↑slack, ↑falloff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fatigue — noun 1》 extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness. ↘[with modifier] a lessening in one s response to or enthusiasm for something, caused by overexposure: election fatigue. 2》 weakness in metal or other materials… … English new terms dictionary
shelterbelt — noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion • Syn: ↑windbreak • Hypernyms: ↑hedge, ↑hedgerow * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a natural or planted barrier of trees or shrubs primarily for protection of soil … Useful english dictionary
summit meeting — noun a meeting of heads of governments • Syn: ↑summit • Hypernyms: ↑meeting, ↑group meeting * * * 1. a meeting or conference of heads of state, esp. to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions. 2. any meeting or conference… … Useful english dictionary
tendering — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of tender (II) : a lessening of the strength of cloth or yarn; especially : a weakening caused by acids during manufacture * * * tenˈdering noun • • • … Useful english dictionary
birth control — noun Date: 1914 1. control of the number of children born especially by preventing or lessening the frequency of conception ; contraception 2. contraceptive devices or preparations … New Collegiate Dictionary
detraction — noun Date: 14th century 1. a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism ; belittling, disparagement 2. a taking away < it is no detraction from its dignity or prestige J. F. Golay > … New Collegiate Dictionary
devaluation — noun Date: 1914 1. an official reduction in the exchange value of a currency by a lowering of its gold equivalency or its value relative to another currency 2. a lessening especially of status or stature ; decline … New Collegiate Dictionary