| transfer transference | the act of transfering something from one form to another, the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise |
transportation
transport transfer
transferral
conveyance | the act of moving something from one location to another |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation
somatic cell nuclear transfer
SCNT
nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
function
office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
technology
engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
automotive technology
automotive engineering | the activity of designing and constructing automobiles |
| communications technology | the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems |
| digital communications technology | the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form |
| computer technology | the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers |
high technology
high tech | highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) |
rail technology
railroading | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
| reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
| transfer transference | transferring ownership |
delivery livery
legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
atomic pile
atomic reactor
pile
chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
boiling water reactor
BWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| breeder reactor | a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns |
| chemical reactor | an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction |
electric meter
power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
| gasooled reactor | a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant |
gas meter
gasometer | a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe |
| gravimeter gravity meter | a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth |
light meter
exposure meter
photometer | photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT | an engineering university in Cambridge |
| meter | any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity |
nuclear reactor
reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
| parking meter | a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space, depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time |
| postage meter | meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge |
pressurized water reactor
PWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| reactor | an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit |
| thermal reactor | a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator |
thermonuclear reactor
fusion reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy |
| waterooled reactor | nuclear reactor using water as a coolant |
| water meter | meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet |
meter
metre
time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
function
purpose
role
use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
transfer transfer of training
carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
reading meter reading
indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
localization of function
localisation of function
localization principle
localisation principle
localization
localisation | (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body |
derived function
derivative
differential coefficient
differential
first derivative | the result of mathematical differentiation, the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another, df(x)
dx |
engineering
engineering science
applied science
technology | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems, he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study |
genetic engineering
gene-splicing
recombinant DNA technology | the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism |
information technology
IT | the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information |
natural language processing
NLP
human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language information |
asynchronous transfer mode
ATM | a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds, suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data, ATM is used for both LAN and WAN |
| sentential function | formal expression containing variables, becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants |
function word
closedlass word | a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning |
heroic verse
heroic meter
heroic | a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes, dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter |