reference
consultation | the act of referring or consulting, reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer |
| reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
tilt
list
inclination lean
leaning | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical, the tower had a pronounced tilt, the ship developed a list to starboard, he walked with a heavy inclination to the right |
| frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
coordinate system
frame of reference
reference system
reference frame | a system that uses coordinates to establish position |
list system
scrutin de liste
scrutin de liste system | based on the principle of proportional representation, voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote |
reference
denotation
extension | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression, the class of objects that an expression refers to, the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
| reference | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to, he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes |
inertial reference frame
inertial frame | a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid |
address computer address
reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |
reference book
reference reference work
book of facts | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts, he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic |
| reference manual | a manual containing information organized in a summary manner |
list
listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) |
| A-list | a list of names of specially favored people, the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit |
class list
honours list | a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations |
| distribution list | list of names to whom a communication should be sent |
| free list | a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs |
| grocery list | a list of groceries to be purchased |
| grocery list shopping list | a list of heterogenous items that someone wants, the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands |
| hit list | a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder) |
inventory
stock list | a detailed list of all the items in stock |
| mailing list | a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed |
playlist
play list | a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio |
| price list | a listing of prices for different goods or services |
push-down list
push-down stack
stack | a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
| shopping list | a list of items to be purchased |
short list
shortlist | a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen |
| sick list | a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc) |
| wish list | a list of events that you wish would occur |
| waiting list | a roster of those waiting to obtain something |
| character reference character reference | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability, requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
citation cite
acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
| mention reference | a remark that calls attention to something or someone, she made frequent mention of her promotion, there was no mention of it, the speaker made several references to his wife |
LISP
list-processing language | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists |
anatomical reference
anatomical | an expression that relates to anatomy |
reference point
point of reference
reference | an indicator that orients you generally, it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved |
| reference source | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to, he carried an armful of references back to his desk, he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation |
| list price | the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list, often subject to discounts, I got it at % off the list price |
| Civil List | a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family |
| list processing | processing data that is given in the form of chained lists |
| epoch date of reference | (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |
list
name | give or make a list of, name individually, give the names of, List the states west of the Mississippi |
| number list | enumerate, We must number the names of the great mathematicians |
reference
cite | refer to, he referenced his colleagues' work |
list
heel | tilt to one side, The balloon heeled over, the wind made the vessel heel, The ship listed to starboard |
| list lean | cause to lean to the side, Erosion listed the old tree |
| list | include in a list, Am I listed in your register? |