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1 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teoria2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teoria•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist* * *the.o.ry[θ'iəri] n 1 teoria. 2 explicação. 3 suposição, hipótese. 4 conhecimento abstrato, noção. to have a theory that imaginar que. very good in theory, but will it work? na teoria é bom, mas e na prática? -
2 theory
['Ɵiəri]plural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teoria2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teoria•- theoretically - theorize - theorise - theorist -
3 theory of probability
theory of probabilitycálculo da probabilidade. the probability is that, there is a probability of, there is a probability that é provável que. -
4 theory of evolution
the.o.ry of e.vo.lu.tion[θiəri əv i:vəl'u:ʃən] n teoria da evolução: darwinismo. -
5 theory of games
the.o.ry of games[θiəri əv g'eimz] n teoria dos jogos: análise de certas situações que envolvem interesses conflitantes, em negócios ou estratégia militar, levando-se em consideração os ganhos e perdas entre as partes envolvidas. -
6 theory of numbers
the.o.ry of num.bers[θiəri əv n'∧mbəz] n Math teoria dos números. -
7 theory-laden
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8 to have a theory that
to have a theory thatimaginar que. very good in theory, but will it work? na teoria é bom, mas e na prática? -
9 Bohr theory
Bohr theo.ry[b'ɔ: θiəri] n Phys teoria da estrutura atômica de Bohr. -
10 Darwinian theory
Dar.win.i.an theo.ry[da:w'iniən θiəri] n teoria da evolução de Darwin. -
11 atomic theory
a.tom.ic theo.ry[ətɔmik θ'iəri] n Phys, Chem teoria ou hipótese atômica. -
12 big-bang theory
big-bang the.o.ry[big b'æŋ θi:əri:] n Astron teoria do big-bang: teoria segundo a qual o universo se originou de uma enorme explosão. -
13 corpuscular theory
cor.pus.cu.lar the.o.ry[kɔ:p∧skjulə θ'iəri] n Phys teoria da transmissão da luz. -
14 domino theory
dom.i.no theo.ry[d'ɔminou θiəri] n teoria do dominó, pela qual um acontecimento desencadeia uma série de acontecimentos semelhantes. -
15 germ theory
germ theo.ry[dʒ'ə:m θiəri] n Biol biogênese: princípio segundo o qual todo ser vivo provém de outro ser vivo. -
16 quantum theory
quan.tum theo.ry[kwɔntəm θ'iəri] n Phys teoria dos quanta. -
17 set theory
set theo.ry[s'et θi:əri] n Math teoria dos conjuntos. -
18 steady-state theory
stead.y-state theo.ry[stedi st'eit θiəri] n Astr teoria do universo infinito e em constante expansão. -
19 wave theory
wave theo.ry[w'eiv θiəri] n Phys teoria ondulatória. -
20 semantic fields (theory of)
campos semânticos (teoria de)Abordagem desenvolvida na década de 30 e que considerava o vocabulário de uma língua não como uma mera lista de itens independentes, mas organizado em áreas, ou campos, dentro dos quais as palavras se interrelacionam e se definem de várias maneiras.
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