object physical object | a tangible and visible entity, an entity that can cast a shadow, it was full of rackets, balls and other objects |
natural object | an object occurring naturally, not made by man |
direct primary | a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office |
direct flight | a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft |
foreign direct investment | a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
object-oriented programming object-oriented programing | creating a program that can use and support objects |
direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
direct supporting fire | fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole) |
direct fire | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it |
foreign direct investment | investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) |
direct marketing | marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer |
direct action | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands |
Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
object ball | the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ball |
objective objective lens object lens object glass | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed |
objet d'art art object piece | a work of art of some artistic value, this store sells only objets d'art, it is not known who created this piece |
subject content depicted object | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation, a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject |
object recognition | the visual perception of familiar objects |
content cognitive content mental object | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
object | the focus of cognitions or feelings, objects of thought, the object of my affection |
unidentified flying object UFO flying saucer | an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown, especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins |
aim object objective target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable), the sole object of her trip was to see her children |
positive correlation direct correlation | a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small, the correlation coefficient is between and |
object | (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer, in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects |
direct mail | advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail |
object language target language | the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated |
direct antonym | antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry') |
object | (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon, the object of the verb |
prepositional object object of a preposition | the object governed by a preposition |
direct object object of the verb | the object that receives the direct action of the verb |
indirect object | the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb |
retained object | an object in a passive construction |
object code | the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer |
object program target program | a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer |
object-oriented database management system | a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database |
object-oriented database | a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition |
example deterrent example lesson object lesson | punishment intended as a warning to others, they decided to make an example of him |
direct evidence | evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute |
object language target language | a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated |
object-oriented programming language object-oriented programing language | (computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure, C is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C |
direct discourse direct quotation | a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., he said `I am a fool') |
direct examination | (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness |
direct tide | the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side |
direct sum | a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets |
direct mailer | a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise |
direct-grant school | formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities |
direct transmission | a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth |
extraterrestrial object estraterrestrial body | a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere |
Kuiper belt object KBO | any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system |
sex object | any person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification |