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1 centrifugar
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2 centrifugar
v.1 to centrifuge (Tec).2 to spin-dry (clothes).* * *1 to centrifuge2 (ropa) to spin-dry* * *VT1) [+ ropa] to spin-dry2) (Téc) to centrifuge* * ** * *= spin-dry, centrifuge.Ex. This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.Ex. Then a centrifugal force is applied to the substances in the closed vessels to centrifuge them.* * ** * *= spin-dry, centrifuge.Ex: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.
Ex: Then a centrifugal force is applied to the substances in the closed vessels to centrifuge them.* * *centrifugar [A3 ]vt1 ‹ropa› to spin, spin-dry2 ( Tec) to centrifuge* * *
centrifugar ( conjugate centrifugar) verbo transitivo
b) (Tec) to centrifuge
centrifugar verbo transitivo
1 to centrifuge
2 (la ropa) to spin-dry
' centrifugar' also found in these entries:
English:
spin
- spin-dry
* * *centrifugar vt1. [ropa] to spin-dry2. Tec to centrifuge* * *v/t spin* * *centrifugar vb to spin [pt. & pp. spun] -
3 centrifugado
m.spin (of clothes).* * *1 spin* * *masculino spin* * *= spin-dry.Ex. A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.* * *masculino spin* * *= spin-dry.Ex: A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.
* * *spin* * *
Del verbo centrifugar: ( conjugate centrifugar)
centrifugado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
centrifugado
centrifugar
centrifugado sustantivo masculino
spin
centrifugar ( conjugate centrifugar) verbo transitivo
b) (Tec) to centrifuge
centrifugado sustantivo masculino spin
centrifugar verbo transitivo
1 to centrifuge
2 (la ropa) to spin-dry
* * *centrifugado nm[de ropa] spin* * *f, centrifugado m spin -
4 carga de lavadora
(n.) = washing load, load of washingEx. This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.Ex. Her only problem with it is that she had a huge family and she needed a bigger drum for handling her loads of washing.* * *(n.) = washing load, load of washingEx: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.
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5 fotoresistente
= photoresist.Ex. A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.* * *= photoresist.Ex: A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.
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6 galones
= gals.Ex. This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.* * *= gals.Ex: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.
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7 lavar
v.1 to wash.lavar a mano to hand-wash, to wash by handlavar y marcar shampoo and setlavar en seco to dry-cleanElla lava el auto She washes the car.2 to clear.3 to get things clean (detergente).4 to do the washing (hacer la colada).5 to erode, to wash out, to wear away.La lluvia lava la tierra The rain erodes the soil.6 to launder, to wash.Ella lava la ropa She launders the clothes.* * *1 (ropa, cuerpo, etc) to wash■ ¿me has lavado los calcetines? have you washed my socks?2 (platos) to wash up3 figurado (conciencia, honor) to clean1 to wash oneself, have a wash\lavar a mano to hand-washlavar en seco to dry-cleanlavar los platos to wash the dishes, GB do the washing-up, wash up* * *verbto wash, clean* * *1. VT1) (=limpiar) to washlavar los platos — to wash the dishes, do the washing up
2) [+ dinero] to launder3) [+ honor, ofensa, pecado] to wash away4) (Min) to wash2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <ropa/coche> to wash; < suelo> to mop; <fruta/verdura> to wash2) (AmL) < dinero> to launder2.lavar via) ( lavar ropa) to do the laundry o (BrE) washingb) ( en peluquería)3.lavarse v prona) (refl) to have a wash; <cara/manos> to wash; < dientes> to clean, brushlavarse el pelo or la cabeza — to wash one's hair
b) (Col fam) ( empaparse) to get soaked* * *= wash, bathe, launder, wash out, wash + Nombre + up, rinse off.Ex. After disinfection the object should be thoroughly washed with tap and distilled water.Ex. We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.Ex. This study compares the costs of purchasing and laundering diapers either at home or laundromat with the cost of purchasing disposable diapers.Ex. They turned the boat over and washed it out but then Brad couldn't get back in the boat because he was too weak.Ex. They scraped the sinew, washed it up, dried it up, and then they split it.Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.----* lavar con agua = rinse off.* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.* lavar con champú = shampoo.* lavar el coche = wash + car.* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.* lavar la ropa = wash + clothes.* lavarle el cerebro a Alguien = brainwash.* lavar los platos = wash + dishes, washing up, do + the washing-up.* lavar(se) con una esponja = sponge.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.* que se puede lavar con lejía = bleachable.* sin lavar = unwashed.* tabla de lavar = washboard.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <ropa/coche> to wash; < suelo> to mop; <fruta/verdura> to wash2) (AmL) < dinero> to launder2.lavar via) ( lavar ropa) to do the laundry o (BrE) washingb) ( en peluquería)3.lavarse v prona) (refl) to have a wash; <cara/manos> to wash; < dientes> to clean, brushlavarse el pelo or la cabeza — to wash one's hair
b) (Col fam) ( empaparse) to get soaked* * *= wash, bathe, launder, wash out, wash + Nombre + up, rinse off.Ex: After disinfection the object should be thoroughly washed with tap and distilled water.
Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.Ex: This study compares the costs of purchasing and laundering diapers either at home or laundromat with the cost of purchasing disposable diapers.Ex: They turned the boat over and washed it out but then Brad couldn't get back in the boat because he was too weak.Ex: They scraped the sinew, washed it up, dried it up, and then they split it.Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.* lavar con agua = rinse off.* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.* lavar con champú = shampoo.* lavar el coche = wash + car.* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.* lavar la ropa = wash + clothes.* lavarle el cerebro a Alguien = brainwash.* lavar los platos = wash + dishes, washing up, do + the washing-up.* lavar(se) con una esponja = sponge.* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.* que se puede lavar con lejía = bleachable.* sin lavar = unwashed.* tabla de lavar = washboard.* * *lavar [A1 ]vtA ‹ropa/coche› to wash; ‹suelo› to mop, wash; ‹platos› to wash, wash up ( BrE); ‹fruta/verdura› to washlávalo a mano wash it by handhay que lavarlo en seco it has to be dry-cleanedpantalón vaquero lavado a la piedra stonewashed jeans¿me lavas el pelo? will you wash my hair?B ( AmL) ‹dinero› to launder■ lavarvi1 (lavar ropa) to do the laundry o ( BrE) washing2(en peluquería): lavar y marcar to shampoo and set■ lavarse1 ( refl) to have a wash; ‹cara/manos› to wash; ‹dientes› to clean, brushtengo que lavarme el pelo or la cabeza I have to wash my hair* * *
lavar ( conjugate lavar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ropa/coche› to wash;
‹ suelo› to mop;
‹fruta/verdura› to wash;◊ hay que lavarlo en seco/a mano it has to be dry-cleaned/hand-washed
2 (AmL) ‹ dinero› to launder
verbo intransitivo
b) ( en peluquería):
lavarse verbo pronominal
‹cara/manos› to wash;
‹ dientes› to clean, brush;
lavarse el pelo or la cabeza to wash one's hair
lavar verbo transitivo to wash
lavar en seco, to dry-clean
' lavar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marcar
- remangar
- remangarse
- fregadero
- fregar
- lavadero
- máquina
- plato
- traste
English:
bathe
- bowl
- clean
- dish
- dishwasherproof
- hose
- launder
- shampoo
- sponge
- utility room
- wash
- wash down
- washing
- washing powder
- do
- drip
- hand
- laundry
- machine
- pan
- rinse
- swab
- swill
- utility
* * *♦ vt1. [limpiar] [ropa, coche] to wash;lavar los platos to do the dishes, Br to do the washing-up;lavar a mano to hand-wash, to wash by hand;lavar en seco to dry-clean;lavado a la piedra [vaquero] stonewashed;RPlavar el mate to spoil the maté [by brewing it incorrectly];lavarle el cerebro a alguien to brainwash sb2. [dinero] to launder3. [honor] to clear;[ofensa] to make up for♦ vi1. [detergente] to get things clean2. [hacer la colada] to do the washing3. [tejido] to wash;esta chaqueta lava muy bien this jacket washes very well4.lavar y marcar [en peluquería] to shampoo and set* * *I v/t wash;lavar los platos wash the dishes, Br do the washing-up;lavar la ropa do the laundry, Br tb do the washing;lavar en seco dry clean* * *lavar vt1) : to wash, to clean2) : to launder (money)3)lavar en seco : to dry-clean* * *lavar vb to wash¡lávate! get washed! / have a wash! -
8 confuso
adj.1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.* * *► adjetivo1 (ideas) confused2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred4 (mezclado) mixed up* * *(f. - confusa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurredtiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up
2) (=desconcertado) confusedno sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.----* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confusedb) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.* de manera confusa = hazily.* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.* masa confusa = mush.* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* * *confuso -sa1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazydio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanationlas noticias son confusas reports are confused2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused* * *
confuso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
‹ información› confused
confuso,-a adjetivo
1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
' confuso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confusa
- apabullar
- despistado
- enmarañado
English:
confused
- confusing
- flounder
- fuzzy
- garbled
- indistinct
- mixed-up
- muddy
- spin
- unclear
- foggy
- hazy
- muddled
* * *confuso, -a adj1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;[contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;estar confuso to be confused o bewildered* * *adj confused* * *confuso, -sa adj1) : confused, mixed-up2) : obscure, indistinct* * *confuso adj1. (persona) confused2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing -
9 secador
adj.drying.m.1 dryer (aparato).secador (de pelo) hair-dryer2 tea towel. ( Central American Spanish)3 drier, dryer, tumble-dryer.* * *1 dryer, drier2 (de pelo) hairdryer* * *SM drier, dryersecador centrífugo — spin drier, spin dryer
secador de manos — hand drier, hand dryer
secador de pelo — hairdrier, hairdryer
* * *1) tb* * *= drier [dryer], dryer [drier], hairdryer, blow-dryer.Nota: También escrito blow-drier.Ex. The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).Ex. The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex. Since then hairdryer design has transformed over time, largely influenced by changing fashions and society.Ex. As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.----* agente secador = drying agent.* lavadora-secadora = washer/dryer.* secadora de la ropa = clothes drier.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* * *1) tb* * *= drier [dryer], dryer [drier], hairdryer, blow-dryer.Nota: También escrito blow-drier.Ex: The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).
Ex: The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex: Since then hairdryer design has transformed over time, largely influenced by changing fashions and society.Ex: As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.* agente secador = drying agent.* lavadora-secadora = washer/dryer.* secadora de la ropa = clothes drier.* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.* * *Atb secador de pelo hairdryersecador de manos hand drier, hand dryerB ( Per)2 (toalla) towel* * *
secador sustantivo masculino
1 tb
2 (Per) ( paño) dishtowel (AmE), tea towel (BrE);
( toalla) towel
secador,-ora
1 sustantivo masculino secador de manos, hand-dryer
secador de pelo, hairdryer
2 f (de ropa) tumble dryer
' secador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secadora
- resistencia
English:
blow-dry
- hairdrier
- hairdryer
- blow
- hair
* * *secador nm1. [aparato] dryer, drier;secador (de pelo) hairdryer* * *m:secador (de pelo) hair dryer* * *secador nm: hair dryer* * *secador n hairdryer
См. также в других словарях:
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dry out — verb 1. become dry or drier (Freq. 2) The laundry dries in the sun • Syn: ↑dry • Derivationally related forms: ↑drier (for: ↑dry) • … Useful english dictionary
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