| absolute space | physical space independent of what occupies it |
terminus terminal figure
term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome |
| absolute temperature | temperature measured on the absolute scale |
| absolute zero | (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal),
Kelvin or -. centigrade or -. Fahrenheit |
| absolute magnitude | (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance ofparsecs (. light years) from the earth |
| absolute ceiling | the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight |
absolute pitch
perfect pitch | the ability to identify the pitch of a tone |
| absolute threshold | the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect |
short-term memory
STM
immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
long-term memory
LTM | your general store of remembered information |
| absolute | something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things, something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control, something that is not relative, no mortal being can influence the absolute |
| term | any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial, the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree |
| degree of a term | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term |
| term | a word or expression used for some particular thing, he learned many medical terms |
| ablative absolute | a constituent in Latin grammar, a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier |
| term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
| term | one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition, the major term of a syllogism must occur twice |
| major term | the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion |
| minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion |
| middle term | the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion |
| condition term | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement, the contract set out the conditions of the lease, the terms of the treaty were generous |
slang slang expression
slang term | informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions, often vituperative or vulgar, their speech was full of slang expressions |
| term infant | infant born at a gestational age between and completed weeks |
| term insurance | lowost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value, term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies |
majority
absolute majority | (elections) more than half of the votes |
absolute value
numerical value | a real number regardless of its sign |
coefficient of viscosity
absolute viscosity
dynamic viscosity | a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force |
frequency
absolute frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category |
barye
bar absolute
microbar | the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter |
Kelvin scale
absolute scale | a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as
degrees, water freezes at . degrees and boils at . degrees |
| absolute alcohol | pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than % water) |
| half-term | a short vacation about halfway through a school term, he came to visit at half-term |
| term | a limited period of time, a prison term, he left school before the end of term |
prison term
sentence
time | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned, he served a prison term of months, his sentence was toyears, he is doing time in the county jail |
school term
academic term
academic session
session | the time during which a school holds classes, they had to shorten the school term |
| term full term | the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent, a healthy baby born at full term |
presidency
presidential term
administration | the tenure of a president, things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration |
vice-presidency
vice-presidential term | the tenure of a vice president |
lease
term of a contract | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect |
tenure
term of office
incumbency | the term during which some position is held |
enlistment
hitch
term of enlistment
tour of duty
duty tour
tour | a period of time spent in military service |
| carry to term | carry out a pregnancy, She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective |
| term | name formally or designate with a term |
| absolute | perfect or complete or pure, absolute loyalty, absolute silence, absolute truth, absolute alcohol |
absolute
infrangible
inviolable | not capable of being violated or infringed, infrangible human rights |
absolute downright
out-and-out(a)
rank(a)
right-down
sheer(a) | complete and without restriction or qualification, sometimes used informally as intensifiers, absolute freedom, an absolute dimwit, a downright lie, out-and-out mayhem, an out-and-out lie, a rank outsider, many right-down vices, got the job through sheer persistence, sheer stupidity |
| absolute | not limited by law, an absolute monarch |
| absolute | expressing finality with no implication of possible change, an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority |
long-run
long-term
semipermanent | relating to or extending over a relatively long time, the long-run significance of the elections, the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war, a long-term investment |
short-run
short-term | relating to or extending over a limited period, short-run planning, a short-term lease, short-term credit |