sea-duty service abroad shipboard duty | naval service aboard a ship at sea |
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 |
short-term memory STM immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
long-term memory LTM | your general store of remembered information |
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 |
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 |
contradiction contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false, the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction |
term infant | infant born at a gestational age between and completed weeks |
price terms damage | the amount of money needed to purchase something, the price of gasoline, he got his new car on excellent terms, how much is the damage? |
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 |
footing terms | status with respect to the relations between people or groups, on good terms with her in-laws, on a friendly footing |
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 |
negociate negotiate talk terms | discuss the terms of an arrangement, They negotiated the sale of the house |
term | name formally or designate with a term |
abroad overseas | in a foreign country, markets abroad, overseas markets |
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 |
full-term | gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy, a healthy full-term baby |
abroad | to or in a foreign country, they had never travelled abroad |
overseas abroad | in a place across an ocean |
afield abroad | far away from home or one's usual surroundings, looking afield for new lands to conquer- R.A.Hall |