performance | any recognized accomplishment, they admired his performance under stress, when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe |
performance execution carrying out carrying into action | the act of performing, of doing something successfully, using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it, they criticised his performance as mayor, experience generally improves performance |
specific performance | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms |
linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations, what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) |
dramatic production dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
musical performance | the act of performing music |
performance | the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment, we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal, an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
brilliant pebble | a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles |
operating capability performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
performance public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment, they listened to ten different performances, the play ran for performances, the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity |
theatrical performance theatrical representation histrionics | a performance of a play |
performance bond surety bond | a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled, a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance |
operation functioning performance | process or manner of functioning or operating, the power of its engine determines its operation, the plane's operation in high winds, they compared the cooking performance of each oven, the jet's performance conformed to high standards |
brilliant | full of light, shining intensely, a brilliant star, brilliant chandeliers |
bright brilliant vivid | having striking color, bright dress, brilliant tapestries, a bird with vivid plumage |
brilliant glorious magnificent splendid | characterized by grandeur, the brilliant court life at Versailles, a glorious work of art, magnificent cathedrals, the splendid coronation ceremony |
brainy brilliant smart as a whip | having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence, some men dislike brainy women, a brilliant mind, a brilliant solution to the problem |
bright brilliant | clear and sharp and ringing, the bright sound of the trumpet section, the brilliant sound of the trumpets |
brilliant superb | of surpassing excellence, a brilliant performance, a superb actor |
high-performance | modified to give superior performance, a high-performance car |