| natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
birth control
birth prevention
family planning | limiting the number of children born |
basal body temperature method of family planning
basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning
ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
| planning | the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise |
city planning
town planning
urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
| planning | an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, the planning was more fun than the trip itself |
data input device
input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
| input | a component of production, something that goes into the production of output |
spatial property
spatiality | any property relating to or occupying space |
position
spatial relation | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated, the position of the hands on the clock, he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage |
spacing
spatial arrangement | the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them |
planning
preparation
provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
stimulation
stimulus
stimulant
input | any stimulating information or event, acts to arouse action |
ecology
bionomics
environmental science | the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment |
| urban planning | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
input file
input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program |
| input program | a utility program that organizes the input to a computer |
| input routine | a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store |
remark
comment
input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information, from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account |
input signal
input | signal going into an electronic system |
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
| Council on Environmental Policy | the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment |
| planning commission | a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments |
advisory board
planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator |
| output-to-input ratio | the output power of a transducer divided by the input power |
| environmental condition | the state of the environment |
| input | enter (data or a program) into a computer |
spatial
spacial | pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space, the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one, spatial ability, spatial awareness, the spatial distribution of the population |
| environmental | concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment, environmental pollution |
| environmental | of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings, environmental factors |