diagnostic procedure diagnostic technique | a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis |
split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
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 |
boring drilling oil production | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
drilling boring | the act of drilling |
projective test projective device projective technique | any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations |
airline air hose | a hose that carries air under pressure |
fire hose | a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire |
garden hose | a hose used for watering a lawn or garden |
hose hosepipe | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas |
hose | man's close-fitting garment of the th and th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist, worn with a doublet |
hosiery hose | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) |
radiator hose | a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block |
support hose support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
trunk hose | puffed breeches of the th and th centuries usually worn over hose |
proficiency technique | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity, practice greatly improves proficiency |
technique | a practical method or art applied to some particular task |
powder photography powder method powder technique | a process for identifying minerals or crystals, a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified Xays, the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification |
hose hose down | water with a hose, hose the lawn |
boring deadening dull ho-hum irksome slow tedious tiresome wearisome | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness, a boring evening with uninteresting people, the deadening effect of some routine tasks, a dull play, his competent but dull performance, a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention, what an irksome task the writing of long letters is- Edmund Burke, tedious days on the train, the tiresome chirping of a cricket- Mark Twain, other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome |