-
1 selective
[sɪ'lektɪv]1) (positively biased) [memory, school] selettivo; [admission, education] basato su criteri selettivi2) (negatively biased) [account, perspective] tendenzioso3) agr. [weedkiller, breeding] selettivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) selettivo* * *selective /səˈlɛktɪv/a.● (mil. e sport) selective fire, fuoco automatico □ (demogr.) selective immigration, immigrazione selezionata □ ( USA, un tempo) selective service, coscrizione; servizio militare obbligatorio □ (econ.) selective strike, sciopero a scacchieraselectively avv. selectiveness n. [u].* * *[sɪ'lektɪv]1) (positively biased) [memory, school] selettivo; [admission, education] basato su criteri selettivi2) (negatively biased) [account, perspective] tendenzioso3) agr. [weedkiller, breeding] selettivo -
2 selective se·lec·tive adj
[sɪ'lɛktɪv](gen) selettivo (-a) -
3 selective service
-
4 pre-selective
pre-selective► to pre-select -
5 localized or selective corrosion
Pitting, localized or selective corrosionCorrosione f localizzataDictionary of packaging machinery and equipment > localized or selective corrosion
-
6 breeding
['briːdɪŋ]1) (of animals) allevamento m.; (of plant) (ri)produzione f.2) (good manners) educazione f., buone maniere f.pl.* * *noun (education and training; good manners: a man of good breeding.) educazione* * *breeding /ˈbri:dɪŋ/n. [u]3 allevamento; -coltura: cattle breeding, allevamento del bestiame; sheep breeding, allevamento di pecore; silkworm breeding, bachicoltura; sericoltura4 (buona) educazione; buone maniere: to have breeding, essere una persona educata; good breeding, buona educazione● breeding farm, allevamento ( il luogo); stazione di monta □ breeding ground, (zool.) terreno di riproduzione; luogo di cova; (fig.) terreno fertile, humus, focolaio, vivaio.* * *['briːdɪŋ]1) (of animals) allevamento m.; (of plant) (ri)produzione f.2) (good manners) educazione f., buone maniere f.pl. -
7 (to) pre-select
-
8 selectively
-
9 selectiveness
-
10 SSRI
SSRIsigla(farm., selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) inibitori selettivi della ricaptazione della serotonina. -
11 (to) pre-select
-
12 select
I [sɪ'lekt] II [sɪ'lekt]* * *[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) scegliare, selezionare2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) scelto2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) esclusivo•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
- selector* * *I [sɪ'lekt] II [sɪ'lekt] -
13 pitting
Pitting, localized or selective corrosionCorrosione f localizzata
См. также в других словарях:
selective — UK US /sɪˈlektɪv/ adjective ► intentionally choosing certain things or people, and not others: be selective about sth »We need to be more selective about the people we hire. be selective in sth/doing sth »Banks have become more selective in… … Financial and business terms
Selective — Se*lect ive, a. Selecting; tending to select. [1913 Webster] This selective providence of the Almighty. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
selective — (adj.) 1620s; see SELECT (Cf. select) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Selectively; selectiveness. Selective service is from 1917, American English … Etymology dictionary
selective — index adoptive, discretionary, discriminating (distinguishing), discriminating (judicious), disjunctive (alternative … Law dictionary
selective — [adj] discriminating careful, choicy, choosy, discerning, discriminatory, eclectic, fussy, judicious, particular, persnickety*, picky, scrupulous, select; concepts 404,542 Ant. open, uncaring, undiscriminating, unselective … New thesaurus
selective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or involving selection. 2) tending to choose carefully. 3) (of a process or agent) affecting some things and not others. DERIVATIVES selectively adverb selectiveness noun selectivity noun … English terms dictionary
selective — [sə lek′tiv] adj. 1. of or characterized by selection 2. a) having the power of selecting; tending to select b) tending to select carefully; fastidious; discriminating 3. Radio excluding oscillations on all frequencies except the one desired… … English World dictionary
selective — [[t]sɪle̱ktɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A selective process applies only to a few things or people. Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running faster and seeing better than a wolf. ...selective education. Derived words: selectively ADV… … English dictionary
selective — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly ▪ increasi … Collocations dictionary
selective — se|lec|tive [sıˈlektıv] adj 1.) careful about what you choose to do, buy, allow etc selective about/in ▪ We re very selective about what we let the children watch. ▪ selective schools (=that choose which students to accept) ▪ He has a very… … Dictionary of contemporary English
selective — indiscriminate It denotes various military activities, where you wish to play down the horror. Selective ordnance is usually napalm, less widely destructive than a nuclear blast but hardly discriminating in its victims. A selective strike… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms