card game
cards | a game played with playing cards |
| card trick | a trick performed with playing cards |
accelerator
throttle
throttle valve | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine |
accelerator particle accelerator
atom smasher | a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles |
accelerator accelerator pedal
gas pedal
gas
throttle gun | a pedal that controls the throttle valve, he stepped on the gas |
| baseball card | a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record |
betatron
induction accelerator | accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux |
| card | one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes, he collected cards and traded them with the other boys |
card index
card catalog
card catalogue | an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item |
| card table | a small light table with folding legs, can be folded for storage |
| card table | a table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
| charge-exchange accelerator | an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange |
circuit board
circuit card
board card plug-in
add-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier
Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier | a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube |
compass card
mariner's compass | compass in the form of a card that rotates so that
degrees or North points to magnetic north |
drawing card
loss leader
leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
| electron accelerator | collider that consists of an accelerator that collides electrons and positrons |
face card
picture card
court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
| gaming card | one of a set of cards used in gambling games |
| hole card | (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown |
house of cards
cardhouse
card-house
cardcastle | an unstable construction with playing cards, he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed |
linear accelerator
linac | ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path |
| microwave linear accelerator | linear accelerator that uses microwaves |
| playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
| proton accelerator | a collider that collides beams of protons and antiprotons |
punched card
punch card
Hollerith card | a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes |
tarot card
tarot | any of a set of (usually ) cards that include cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc., used by fortunetellers |
| trading card | a card with a picture on it, collected and traded by children |
trump
trump card | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps, the ace of trumps is a sure winner |
| wild card | a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it |
| calling card | a distinguishing characteristic or behavior, bombs are a terrorist's calling cards |
| business card | a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation |
| card identity card | a card certifying the identity of the bearer, he had to show his card to get in |
| donor card | a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death |
| membership card | a card certifying membership in an organization |
| union card | a card certifying membership in a labor union |
library card
borrower's card | a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library |
| ration card | a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods |
batting order
card lineup | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat, the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate |
card catalog
card catalogue | a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card |
menu
bill of fare
card carte du jour
carte | a list of dishes available at a restaurant, the menu was in French |
| card scorecard | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf), you have to turn in your card to get a handicap |
| card | a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures), they sent us a card from Miami |
| birthday card | a card expressing a birthday greeting |
| get-well card | a card expressing get-well wishes |
| greeting card | a card sent to express personal greetings |
| Christmas card | a card expressing a Christmas greeting |
| Easter card | a card expressing an Easter greeting |
postcard
post card
postal card
mailingard | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
| sympathy card | a card expressing sympathy |