breathing external respiration respiration ventilation | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
external gill | occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians |
auxiliary storage external storage secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
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 |
account | the quality of taking advantage, she turned her writing skills to good account |
account | importance or value, a person of considerable account, he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance |
external body part | any body part visible externally |
auditory meatus acoustic meatus ear canal auditory canal external auditory canal | either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane |
external organ | an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body |
external ear outer ear | the part of the ear visible externally |
external carotid artery external carotid | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head |
facial artery arteria facialis external maxillary artery | an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face |
external iliac artery | the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body, becomes the femoral artery |
external nasal vein vena nasalis externa | one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein |
external iliac vein | a continuation of the femoral vein, unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein |
external jugular vein | formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins, empties into the subclavian vein |
urethral orifice external orifice | the orifice through which urine is discharged |
external oblique muscle musculus obliquus externus abdominis abdominal external oblique muscle oblique | a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso |
external | outward features, he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion |
model theoretical account framework | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process, the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems |
pension plan pension account retirement plan retirement savings plan retirement savings account retirement account retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
individual retirement account IRA | a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement, taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred |
written record written account | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
history account chronicle story | a record or narrative description of past events, a history of France, he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president, the story of exposure to lead |
bill account invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered, he paid his bill and left, send me an account of what I owe |
open account | an unpaid credit order |
short account | the aggregate of short sales on an open market |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
explanation account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc., the explanation was very simple, I expected a brief account |
report account | the act of informing by verbal report, he heard reports that they were causing trouble, by all accounts they were a happy couple |
score account | grounds, don't do it on my account, the paper was rejected on account of its length, he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful |
account executive account representative registered representative customer's broker customer's man | someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business |
goldbrick goof-off ne'er-do-well good-for-nothing no-account good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |
brokerage account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage, you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $, |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
custodial account | a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor |
margin account | an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit |
account accounting account statement | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance, they send me an accounting every month |
capital account | (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date |
capital account | (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities |
bank account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals, he moved his bank account to a new bank |
giro account | an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank |
savings account trust savings bank trust trust account trustee account Totten trust | a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime, afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary |
checking account chequing account current account | a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand |
savings account | a bank account that accumulates interest |
time deposit account deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |
dormant account | a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period, the dormant account reverted to the state under escheat laws |
passbook savings account | a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook |
reserve account reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |
valuation reserve valuation account allowance allowance account | a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets |