desensitization technique
desensitisation technique
desensitization procedure
desensitisation procedure
systematic desensitization
systematic desensitisation | a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished |
| rhythm regular recurrence | recurring at regular intervals |
| regular | a garment size for persons of average height and weight |
army
regular army
ground forces | a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state |
regular
habitue
fixture | a regular patron, an habitue of the racetrack, a bum who is a Central Park fixture |
| regular | a dependable follower (especially in party politics), he is one of the party regulars |
| regular | a soldier in the regular army |
| regular payment | a payment made at regular times |
| regular polygon | a polygon with all sides and all angles equal |
| regular hexagon | a hexagon with six sides of equal length |
regular polyhedron
regular convex solid
regular convex polyhedron
Platonic body
Platonic solid
ideal solid | any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent |
| regular tetrahedron | a tetrahedron with four equilateral triangular faces |
cube
regular hexahedron | a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces |
| regular dodecahedron | a dodecahedron with twelve regular pentagons as faces |
| regular octahedron | an octahedron with eight equilateral triangles as faces |
| regular icosahedron | an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces |
| regular | in accord with regular practice or procedure, took his regular morning walk, her regular bedtime |
unconstipated
regular | not constipated |
| defined | clearly characterized or delimited, lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined, each child has clearly defined duties |
well-defined
clear | accurately stated or described, a set of well-defined values |
ill-defined
unclear | poorly stated or described, he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts |
chiseled
well-defined | having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges, a finely chiseled nose, well-defined features |
defined
outlined | showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary, hills defined against the evening sky, the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill |
regular
steady | relating to a person who does something regularly, a regular customer, a steady drinker |
| regular | officially full-time, regular students |
| regular | not deviating from what is normal, her regular bedtime |
| regular | in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle, his regular calls on his customers, regular meals, regular duties |
| regular | (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured, volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula |
| regular | (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces, the regular army |
| regular | conforming to a standard or pattern, following the regular procedure of the legislature, a regular electrical outlet |
even
regular | occurring at fixed intervals, a regular beat, the even rhythm of his breathing |
| regular | regularly scheduled for fixed times, at a regular meeting of the PTA, regular bus departures |
even
regular | symmetrically arranged, even features, regular features, a regular polygon |
| systematic | characterized by order and planning, the investigation was very systematic, a systematic administrator |
regular(a)
veritable(a) | often used as intensifiers, a regular morass of details, a regular nincompoop, he's a veritable swine |
taxonomic
taxonomical
systematic | of or relating to taxonomy, taxonomic relations, a taxonomic designation |
regularly
on a regular basis | in a regular manner, letters arrived regularly from his children |