Analysis
(n.) A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements |
Analysis
(n.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis. |
Analysis
(n.) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles. |
Analysis
(n.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations. |
Analysis
(n.) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order. |
Analysis
(n.) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis. |
Analysis
(n.) The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key. |
Angostura bark
() An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, / officinalis). |
Angustura bark
() See Angostura bark. |
Bark
(v. t.) To strip the bark from |
Bark
(v. t.) To abrade or rub off any outer covering from |
Bark
(v. t.) To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. |
Bark
(v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark |
Bark
(v. i.) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs |
Bark
(v. i.) To make a clamor |
Bark
(n.) The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog |
Bark
(n.) Alt. of Barque |
Bark beetle
() A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. |
Bark louse
() An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines. |
Calisaya bark
() A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species. |
Lace-bark
(n.) A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia) |
Mancona bark
() See Sassy bark. |
Nine-bark
(n.) A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (Neillia, / Spiraea, opulifolia), common in the Northern United States. The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name. |
Quillaia bark
() The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chilians instead of soap. Also called soap bark. |
Sassy bark
() The bark of a West African leguminous tree (Erythrophlaeum Guineense, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally |
Winter's bark
() The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577. |
| analysis | an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole |
| market analysis | marketing research that yields information about the marketplace |
chemical analysis
qualitative analysis | the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements |
quantitative analysis
quantitative chemical analysis | chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance |
colorimetry
colorimetric analysis | quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter |
| volumetric analysis | quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents |
| volumetric analysis | determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination |
| gravimetric analysis | quantitative analysis by weight |
| cost analysis | breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately |
fundamental analysis
fundamentals analysis | (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy |
technical analysis
technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
spectroscopy
spectrometry
spectroscopic analysis
spectrum analysis
spectrographic analysis | the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra |
psychoanalysis
analysis depth psychology | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders, based on the theories of Sigmund Freud, his physician recommended psychoanalysis |
| self-analysis | the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality |
| bark beetle | small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees, related to weevils |
spruce bark beetle
Dendroctonus rufipennis | small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree, the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests |
bark-louse
bark louse | any of several insects living on the bark of plants |
bark
barque | a sailing ship with (or more) masts |
birchbark canoe
birchbark
birch bark | a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree |
critical appraisal
critical analysis | an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation |
analysis
analytic thinking | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
| cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
| systems analysis | analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts |
| trend analysis | analysis of changes over time |
soul-searching
self-analysis | a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives |
| numerical analysis | (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus |
| analysis | a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits, sequences and series and integration and differentiation |
Fourier analysis
harmonic analysis | analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components |
topology
analysis situs | the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions |
| multivariate analysis | a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable |
| regression analysis | the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another |
| correlational analysis | the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables |
| factor analysis | any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors, beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data |
analysis of variance
ANOVA | a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means, a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables |
cladistics
cladistic analysis | a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms |
| methodology methodological analysis | the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline |
| analysis | a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed |
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System
MEDLARS | relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature |
| analysis | the use of closedlass words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father' |
| bark | the sound made by a dog |
| bark | a noise resembling the bark of a dog |
dundathu pine
queensland kauri
smooth bark kauri
Agathis robusta | Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer |
| cinnamon cinnamon bark | aromatic bark used as a spice |
cassia cassia-bark tree
Cinnamomum cassia | Chinese tree with aromatic bark, yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon |
cassia bark
Chinese cinnamon | aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree, less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark |
| cinnamon bark | aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative |
Winteraceae
family Winteraceae
winter's bark family | small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera, sometimes included in Magnoliaceae |
winter's bark winter's bark tree
Drimys winteri | South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood |
dita
dita bark
devil tree
Alstonia scholaris | evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes, bark formerly used medicinally |
canella
canella bark
white cinnamon | highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic |