buff
buffer | an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block, used for polishing (as in manicuring) |
buffer
fender | a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact |
| buffer polisher | a power tool used to buff surfaces |
buffer buffer storage
buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
fender buffer cowcatcher
pilot | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
| frame buffer | (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel |
| keyboard buffer | a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them |
| print buffer | a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready |
| distance | the property created by the space between two objects or points |
| mean distance | the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary |
focal distance
focal length | the distance from a lens to its focus |
| hyperfocal distance | the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear |
| distance length | size of the gap between two places, the distance from New York to Chicago, he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points |
| skip distance | the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere |
| distance vision | vision for objects that afeet or more from the viewer |
| middle distance | the part of a scene between the foreground and the background |
long distance
long-distance call
trunk call | a telephone call made outside the local calling area, I talked to her by long distance |
distance
aloofness | indifference by personal withdrawal, emotional distance |
buffer state
buffer country | a small neutral state between two rival powers |
| distance | a distant region, I could see it in the distance |
buffer zone
buffer | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict |
marathoner
marathon runner
road runner
long-distance runner | someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) |
| angular distance | the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer, he recorded angular distances between the stars |
| buffer | (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH |
| buffer solution | a solution containing a buffer |
| starting buffer | buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
phosphate buffer solution
PBS | a solution containing a phosphate buffer |
distance
space | the interval between two times, the distance from birth to death, it all happened in the space ofminutes |
| distance | a remote point in time, if that happens it will be at some distance in the future, at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details |
| buffer | add a buffer (a solution), buffered saline solution for the eyes |
cushion
buffer
soften | protect from impact, cushion the blow |
outdistance
outstrip
distance | go far ahead of, He outdistanced the other runners |
stand back
keep one's eyes off
keep one's distance
keep one's hands off
stay away | stay clear of, avoid, Keep your hands off my wife!, Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous |
| distance | keep at a distance, we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living |
| long-distance | covering a long distance, a long-distance runner, a long-distance freight train, she ran off with a long-distance truck driver |
| long-distance | of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call, a long-distance call, a long-distance transmission line, a long-distance operator |