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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
referred pain | pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected, angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder, pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease |
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 |
refer | think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another, This plant can be referred to a known species |
consult refer look up | seek information from, You should consult the dictionary, refer to your notes |
denote refer | have as a meaning, `multi-' denotes `many' |
mention advert bring up cite name refer | make reference to, His name was mentioned in connection with the invention |
cross-refer | refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists |
refer | use a name to designate, Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary |
reference cite | refer to, he referenced his colleagues' work |
refer | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision, refer a patient to a specialist, refer a bill to a committee |
refer pertain relate concern come to bear on touch touch on have-to doe with | be relevant to, There were lots of questions referring to her talk, My remark pertained to your earlier comments |
referenced | supported with written references or citations, a carefully referenced biography |