economic strangulation | punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them, the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party |
economic mobilization economic mobilisation | mobilization of the economy |
potential divider voltage divider | resistors connected in series across a voltage source, used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage |
economic theory | (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods) |
economic geology | the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials |
economic geography | the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities |
economics economic science political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
economic policy | a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues |
action potential | the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted |
class stratum social class socio-economic class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status, the working class, an emerging professional class |
Council of Economic Advisors | an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President |
European Union EU European Community EC European Economic Community EEC Common Market Europe | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union |
Economic and Social Council ECOSOC | a permanent council of the United Nations, responsible for economic and social conditions |
Economic and Social Council commission ECOSOC commission | a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations |
Economic Commission for Africa | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations |
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East |
Economic Commission for Europe | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe |
Economic Commission for Latin America | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America |
economy economic system | the system of production and distribution and consumption |
economic libertarian | a libertarian who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state |
economist economic expert | an expert in the science of economics |
brainwave brain wave cortical potential | (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph |
elastic energy elastic potential energy | potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) |
electric potential potential potential difference potential drop voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
evoked potential | the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus, he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram |
resting potential | the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse |
potential energy P.E. | the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position, stored energy |
aid economic aid financial aid | money to support a worthy person or cause |
economic rent rent | the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions |
value economic value | the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else, he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices |
consumption economic consumption usance use use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing, the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
economic growth | steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income) |
economic process | any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth |
potential unit | a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground) |
potential potentiality potency | the inherent capacity for coming into being |
economic condition | the condition of the economy |
depression slump economic crisis | a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
potential possible | existing in possibility, a potential problem, possible uses of nuclear power |
economic economical | using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness, an economic use of home heating oil, a modern economical heating system, an economical use of her time |
high-voltage high-potential | operating on or powered by a high voltage, a high-voltage generator |
economic | financially rewarding, it was no longer economic to keep the factory open, have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service |
likely potential | expected to become or be, in prospect, potential clients |
economic | concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money), he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons, gave up the large house for economic reasons, in economic terms they are very privileged |
economic | of or relating to the science of economics, economic theory |
economic economical | of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth, economic growth, aspects of social, political, and economical life |