| phase space | (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance, a multidimensional phase space |
drive thrust
driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
liner
line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single
line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double
line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple
line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
| drive-by killing | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
| drive-by shooting | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim |
drive
ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile), he took the family for a drive in his new car |
| cattle drive | driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) |
| drive | the act of driving a herd of animals overland |
| drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
| forehand drive | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
| backhand drive | a hard straight return made on the backhand side |
| drive driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver, he sliced his drive out of bounds |
phase I clinical trial
phase I | a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device, for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained |
phase II clinical trial
phase II | a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I, intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat, possible side effects are monitored |
phase III clinical trial
phase III | a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects, after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA |
phase IV clinical trial
phase IV | sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects, during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials |
preclinical trial
preclinical test
preclinical phase | a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects, conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial |
campaign cause crusade
drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
fundaising campaign
fundaising drive
fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
| phase-out | the act or instance of a planned discontinuation |
automatic transmission
automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
| CD drive | a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system |
| CD-ROM drive | a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' |
disk drive
disc drive
hard drive
Winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it |
drive
parkway | a wide scenic road planted with trees, the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views |
| drive | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine, a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds |
| drive | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium |
| drive-in | any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles |
drive line
drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
driveway
drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
| external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable |
| fluid drive | an automotive power coupling |
four-wheel drive
WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |
| four-wheel drive WD | a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system |
fusee drive
fusee | a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring |
| internal drive | a drive mounted inside of a computer |
tape drive
tape transport
transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read
write heads of a tape playback
recorder |
| phase | (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun), the full phase of the moon |
| drive | the trait of being highly motivated, his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers |
| test drive | test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying |
phase modulation
PM | modulation of the phase of the carrier wave |
| whist drive | a progressive whist party |
car rental
hire car
rent-aar
self-drive
u-drive
you-drive | a rented car, she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel |
phase change
phase transition
state change
physical change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
| phase of cell division | a stage in meiosis or mitosis |
| drive | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire |
| sex drive | a physiological need for sexual activity, testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive |