7531
tantalizer
[[English]]
[Noun]
tantalizer (plural tantalizers)
1.One who tantalizes; a tease; a tempter.
0
0
2010/01/17 01:37
TaN
7533
swaying
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪɪŋ[Verb]
swaying
1.Present participle of sway.
0
0
2010/01/17 01:39
TaN
7534
soothe
[[English]]
ipa :/suːð/[Verb]
to soothe (third-person singular simple present soothes, present participle soothing, simple past and past participle soothed)
1.(transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
2.(transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
3.(intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.
0
0
2010/01/17 01:39
TaN
7536
jacuzzi
[[English]]
ipa :/dʒəˈkuːzi/[Etymology]
A generic use of the proprietary name Jacuzzi.
[Noun]
jacuzzi (plural jacuzzis)
1.A bathtub with underwater jets that massage the body.
[Verb]
to jacuzzi (third-person singular simple present jacuzzis, present participle jacuzziing, simple past and past participle jacuzzied)
1.(transitive) To equip with a jacuzzi.
The suite was jacuzzied.
2.(intransitive) To use a jacuzzi.
They jacuzzied after a late dinner.
3.(transitive) To treat with a jacuzzi.
He jacuzzied his sore muscles.
0
0
2010/01/17 01:40
TaN
7537
Jacuzzi
[[English]]
[Etymology]
A trademark. Named after the Jacuzzi brothers.
[Noun]
Jacuzzi (plural Jacuzzis)
1.Alternative form of jacuzzi.
[Proper noun]
Jacuzzi
1.The Jacuzzi brand.
[Verb]
to Jacuzzi (third-person singular simple present Jacuzzis, present participle Jacuzziing, simple past and past participle Jacuzzied)
1.Alternative form of jacuzzi.
0
0
2010/01/17 01:40
TaN
7538
masseuse
[[English]]
ipa :/ma'sɜːz/[Etymology]
from French masseuse, feminine of masseur 'person who performs massage'
[Noun]
masseuse (plural masseuses)
1.A woman who performs massage; a female masseur.
2.Oh! I'm a masseuse. I give people massages and stuff. - Friends (TV, episode 3.05)
0
0
2010/01/17 01:40
TaN
7539
snorkeling
[[English]]
[Noun]
snorkeling (uncountable)
1.The act of swimming using a snorkel.
[Verb]
snorkeling
1.Present participle of snorkel.
[[Italian]]
[Etymology]
English
[Noun]
snorkeling m. inv.
1.snorkeling
0
0
2010/01/17 01:41
TaN
7541
partake
[[English]]
ipa :/pɑː(r)'teɪk/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/En-us-partake.ogg
[Verb]
to partake (third-person singular simple present partakes, present participle partaking, simple past partook, past participle partaken)
1.(intransitive) (formal) To take part in an activity; to participate
2.(intransitive) To share (of)
Will you partake of some food?
0
0
2010/01/17 15:57
TaN
7544
chimp
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪmp[Noun]
chimp (plural chimps)
1.(informal) A chimpanzee.
[Verb]
to chimp (third-person singular simple present chimps, present participle chimping, simple past and past participle chimped)
1.(informal, often pejorative) To review every image on a digital camera after taking them.
2.(informal, often pejorative) To get very excited when showing images on a digital camera.
0
0
2010/01/18 00:20
TaN
7546
チリ
[[Japanese]]
[Proper noun]
チリ (romaji Chiri)
1.(country) Chile. Officially, Republic of Chile
[Synonyms]
- チリ共和国 (ちりきょうわこく, Chiri-kyōwakoku): Republic of Chile
0
0
2010/01/18 01:29
TaN
7550
weakly
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈwiːkli/[Adjective]
weakly (comparative weaklier, superlative weakliest)
1.Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.
2.1885: I lay in weakly case and confined to my bed for four months before I was able to rise and health returned to me. — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18
3.1889: I'd always been but weakly, / And my baby was just born; / A neighbour minded her by day, / I minded her till morn. — WB Yeats, ‘The Ballad of Moll Magee’
[Adverb]
weakly (comparative more weakly, superlative most weakly)
1.With little strength or force
[Etymology]
From weak + -ly.
0
0
2010/01/18 12:36
TaN
7552
answering
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/En-us-answering.ogg
[Verb]
answering
1.Present participle of answer.
0
0
2010/01/18 16:15
7553
estrange
[[English]]
ipa :/ɪˈstreɪndʒ/[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of aeegnrst
- grantees
- greatens
- reagents
- segreant
- sergeant
[Etymology]
From Old French estranger (“‘to treat as a stranger’”) from Latin extraneus (“‘foreigner, stranger’”)
[Synonyms]
- (cause to feel less close): alienate, antagonize, disaffect, isolate
- (remove from an accustomed context): wean
[Verb]
to estrange (third-person singular simple present estranges, present participle estranging, simple past and past participle estranged)
1.(transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate.
2.(transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
[[Old French]]
[Etymology]
Latin extraneus.
[Noun]
estrange m. and f.
1.foreign; oversea
0
0
2010/01/18 16:16
7555
initially
[[English]]
[Adverb]
initially
1.In an initial manner or degree; at the beginning
0
0
2010/01/18 16:17
7557
thump
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌmp[Noun]
thump (plural thumps)
1.a blow that produces a muffled sound
2.the sound of such a blow; a thud
[Verb]
to thump (third-person singular simple present thumps, present participle thumping, simple past and past participle thumped)
1.(transitive) to hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump
2.(intransitive) to thud or pound
3.(intransitive) to throb with a muffled rhythmic sound
0
0
2010/01/18 16:18
7565
gummed
[[English]]
[Verb]
gummed
1.Simple past tense and past participle of gum.
0
0
2010/01/19 12:48
TaN
7566
Gum
[[English]]
ipa :gʌm[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of gmu
- mug
[Etymology 1]
Old English goma; akin to German Gaumen 'gums', Old Norse gomr ‘palate’.
[Etymology 2]
Middle English gomme, from Old French gome, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian kema., kemai 'resin'.
[[Scots]]
[Etymology 1]
English gum
[Etymology 2]
Origin uncertain; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above.
0
0
2010/01/19 12:48
TaN
7567
GUM
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of gmu
- mug
[Initialism]
GUM
1.genitourinary medicine
0
0
2010/01/19 12:48
TaN
7575
kind of
[[English]]
[Adverb]
kind of (not comparable)
1.(idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
I'm getting kind of tired. Could we finish tomorrow?
That's the right answer, kind of.
[Etymology]
From a reanalysis "kind of" in a phrase such as "a kind of merry dance" from noun ("kind") and preposition ("of") from the prepositional phrase "of merry dance" to adverb modifying "merry".
[Synonyms]
- kinda
- kindof
0
0
2010/01/19 14:06
TaN
7577
sorta
[[English]]
[Adverb]
sorta (not comparable)
1.(informal) sort of, quite
The portraits on the wall aren't so useful, just sorta cool to have around
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of aorst
- Astro
- ratos
- roast
- taros
[Synonyms]
- kinda
[[Italian]]
[Noun]
sorta f. (plural sorte)
1.sort, type, kind
[Verb]
sorta
1.Feminine singular past participle of sorgere.
[[Serbo-Croatian]]
[Noun]
sȏrta f. (Cyrillic spelling со̑рта)
1.sort, kind
0
0
2010/01/19 14:06
TaN
7581
Bud
[[English]]
ipa :/bʌd/[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of BDU
- dub
[Proper noun]
Bud
1.A male nickname.
I remember many visits from my uncle Bud.
2.(informal) A nickname for the beer Budweiser.
I'd like a Bud, please.
0
0
2008/11/24 02:01
2010/01/20 23:55
TaN
7583
鬼
[[Translingual]]
[Han character]
鬼 (radical 194 鬼+0, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹山戈 (HUI), 竹戈 (HI), four-corner 26213)
1.ghost
2.spirit of dead
3.devil
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
鬼 (Yale gwai2)
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
Thought to be derived from on (“‘hide’”); that which is hidden from sight.
[Kanji]
鬼 (common kanji)
[Noun]
鬼 (hiragana おに, romaji oni)
1.an evil spirit; demon
2.934-938: Wamyō Ruijushō (book 1 page 32)
人神 周易云、人神曰鬼、居偉反、和名於邇、或説云、於邇者、隠音之訛也、鬼物隠而不欲顯形、故以稱也。
3.someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability; demon
彼女は仕事の鬼だ。
She is a demon for work.
4."it" in a game of tag. The player(s) to catch the other players at children's traditional game, like hide and seek, kick the can.
[References]
- Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu [931-938] (1968). Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese). Kyōto: Rinsen. ISBN 4-653-00507-9.
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
鬼 (hangeul 귀, revised gwi, McCune-Reischauer kwi, Yale kwi)
[[Mandarin]]
[Hanzi]
鬼 (pinyin guǐ (gui3), kuài (kuai4), kuǐ (kui3), Wade-Giles kuei3, k'uai4, k'uei3)
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
鬼 (quỷ, khuỷu, quẽ, quỉ, sưu)
0
1
2009/04/20 21:43
2010/01/20 23:56
TaN
7587
eva
[[Breton]]
[Verb]
eva
1.to drink
0
0
2010/01/23 23:18
7588
evaluation
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪʃǝn[Etymology]
From Middle French évaluation.
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:EvaluationWikipediaevaluation (plural evaluations)
1.An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
2.(mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
3.(computing, programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression.
[See also]
- evaluate
- revaluation
- valuation
0
0
2010/01/23 23:18
7589
シリーズ
[[Japanese]]
[Etymology]
From English series
[Noun]
シリーズ (romaji shirīzu)
1.series
0
0
2010/01/24 17:24
7592
whiff
[[English]]
ipa :-ɪf[Adjective]
whiff (comparative more whiff, superlative most whiff)
1.(colloquial) Having a strong or unpleasant odor.
2.2002: Jim Rozen, Way oil in rec.crafts.metalworking [1]
Whoo boy that gear oil is pretty whiff. If you actually do this, spend the extra money for the synthetic gear oil as it will not have as bad a sulfur stink as the regular stuff.
[Noun]
whiff (plural whiffs)
1.A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
2.An odour carried briefly through the air
3.A short inhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe
4.(baseball) A strike (from the batter's perspective)
5.The megrim, a fish with scientific name Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
[Synonyms]
- puff
- sniff
- waft
[Verb]
to whiff (third-person singular simple present whiffs, present participle whiffing, simple past and past participle whiffed)
1.(transitive) To waft.
2.(transitive) To sniff.
3.(intransitive, baseball) To strike out.
4.(slang) to attempt to strike and miss, esp. being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
0
0
2009/02/06 10:55
2010/01/25 17:47
TaN
7596
bristling
[[English]]
[Adjective]
bristling (comparative more bristling, superlative most bristling)
1.Having bristles.
[Verb]
bristling
1.Present participle of bristle.
0
0
2010/01/26 09:41
TaN
7597
bristle
[[English]]
ipa :ˈbrɪs.əl[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of beilrst
- blister
- riblets
[Noun]
bristle (plural bristles)
1.A stiff or coarse hair.
2.The hair or straws that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.
3.(slang) A humorous misspelling of Bristol, in imitation of the local dialect in the English city of that name,
4.Krek Waiter, Peak Bristle.
Correct Way to Speak Bristol.
[Verb]
to bristle (third-person singular simple present bristles, present participle bristling, simple past and past participle bristled)
1.To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.
0
0
2010/01/26 09:41
TaN
7598
China
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈtʃaɪ.nə/[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of achin
- chain
[Etymology]
From Sanskrit चीनः (cīnḥ), “‘China’”), from Mandarin 秦 (qín), 'Qin dynasty', who ruled during the 3rd c. A.D.
[Proper noun]
China
1.A country in East Asia, officially named People's Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo).
2.A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
3.The civilization of the Chinese people.
[See also]
- Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
- Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
- Zhongguo
- Zhōngguó
- Cathay
- China in world languages
- Countries of the world
- all the tea in China
- made in China
[[Dutch]]
[Proper noun]
China
1.China (the country)
[[German]]
ipa :[ˈçiːnaː]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/De-China.ogg
[Proper noun]
China n.
1.China (the country)
[[Indonesian]]
[Alternative spellings]
- Cina
[Proper noun]
China
1.China (the country)
[[Interlingua]]
[Proper noun]
China
1.China (the country)
[[Portuguese]]
[Proper noun]
China f.
1.China (the country)
[[Romanian]]
[Proper noun]
China f.
1.China (the country)
[[Spanish]]
[Proper noun]
China f.
1.China (the country)
0
0
2009/02/16 23:33
2010/01/26 09:41
TaN
7602
condoned
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of cddennoo
- noncoded
[Synonyms]
- forgiven
- overlooked
[Verb]
condoned
1.Simple past tense and past participle of condone.
0
0
2010/01/26 09:44
TaN
7603
denigrate
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈdɛ.nɪ.gɹeɪt/[Etymology]
From Latin dénigrātus, the past participle of dénigrāre (“‘to blacken’”) from dē + nigrare 'to blacken (< niger (“‘black’”))
[Verb]
to denigrate (third-person singular simple present denigrates, present participle denigrating, simple past and past participle denigrated)
1.(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
2.(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
3.(rare) To blacken.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of adeeginrt
- gradiente
[Verb]
denigrate
1.second person plural present tense and imperative of denigrare
0
0
2010/01/26 09:45
TaN
7605
cyber
[[English]]
ipa :-aɪbə(r)[Adjective]
cyber (not comparable)
1.Pertaining to the Internet; alternative spelling of cyber-.
2.(informal) Cybergoth.
3.1998, Richard Peter Treadwell Davenport-Hines, Gothic: four hundred years of excess, horror, evil, and ruin
She is a high priestess of the Church of the SubGenius, a devotee of the music of Tom Waits and Robert Smith, and of goth and cyber subcultures.
4.2007, Tiffany Godoy, Ivan Vartanian, Style Deficit Disorder: Harajuku Street Fashion, Tokyo
...a cross between metal, punk, goth, cyber, and rock.
5.2007, Raven Digitalis, Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture
No CyberGoth is complete without gigantic "stompy" platform boots and the optional toy ray gun. Some are even more anachronistic in that they incorporate old Renaissance and Victorian styles into their much-loved cyber wear.
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of bcery
- Bryce
[Verb]
to cyber (third-person singular simple present cybers, present participle cybering, simple past and past participle cybered)
1.(slang) To engage in cybersex.
Wanna cyber?
0
0
2010/01/26 09:47
TaN
7606
hegemon
[[English]]
[Noun]
hegemon (plural hegemons)
1.A dominating power.
0
0
2010/01/26 09:47
TaN
7608
trying
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/En-us-trying.ogg
[Adjective]
trying (comparative more trying, superlative most trying)
1.Difficult to endure; arduous
2.irritating, stressful or bothersome
[Verb]
trying
1.Present participle of try.
0
0
2010/01/26 09:48
TaN
7611
censoring
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of ceginnors
- consigner
- necrosing
- reconsign
[Verb]
censoring
1.Present participle of censor.
0
0
2010/01/26 09:50
TaN
7614
caustic
[[English]]
ipa :-ɔːstɪk
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/En-us-caustic.ogg
[Adjective]
caustic (comparative more caustic, superlative most caustic)
1.Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue
2.(of language etc) sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, sarcastic
[Etymology]
From the Greek καυστός, burnt, via the Latin causticus, burning.
[Noun]
caustic (plural caustics)
1.Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
2.(optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
3.(mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
4.(informal, chemistry) caustic soda
[Synonyms]
- (capable of destroying tissue): acidic, biting, burning, corrosive, searing
- (severe, sharp): bitchy, biting, catty, mordacious, nasty, sharp, spiteful
0
0
2009/12/22 17:12
2010/01/26 09:51
TaN
7618
come-on
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of cemnoo
- oncome
[Noun]
come-on
1.an inducement offered to attract someone to buy something, or visit somewhere
2.(slang) a proposal, especially a sexual or romantic one
[See also]
- come-hither
- come on
0
0
2010/01/26 09:52
TaN
7624
fusillade
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪd[Noun]
fusillade (plural fusillades)
1.the simultaneous firing of a number of firearms
2.(by extension) a rapid outburst
[Verb]
to fusillade (third-person singular simple present fusillades, present participle fusillading, simple past and past participle fusilladed)
1.to fire, or attack with, a fusillade
[[French]]
[Noun]
fusillade f. (plural fusillades)
1.shootout; shooting (of a firearm)
2.fusillade
3.(ice hockey) penalty
0
0
2010/01/26 09:58
TaN
7625
Monday
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈmʌn.deɪ/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/En-us-Monday.ogg
[Adverb]
Monday (not comparable)
1.on Monday
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of admnoy
- dynamo
[Etymology]
Old English mōnandæġ (“‘day of the moon’”), from mōna (“‘moon’”) + dæg (“‘day’”), a calque of the Latin word dies lunae
[Proper noun]
Monday (plural Mondays)
1.The first day of the week in Europe and in systems using the ISO 8601 norm and second day of the week in the USA. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.
[See also]
- Appendix:Days of the Week
0
0
2009/01/09 14:00
2010/01/26 09:59
TaN
7626
soil
[[English]]
ipa :/sɔɪl/
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/En-us-soil.ogg
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of ilos
- Lois
- oils
- Æolis
- silo
[Noun]
soil (countable and uncountable; plural soils)
1.(uncountable) A mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth.
2.(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
3.(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
4.(uncountable, euphemism) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
5.(countable) In medical terms, a bag containing soiled items.
6.(euphemism) Country or territory.
The refugees returned to their native soil.
[Related terms]
- home soil
- soilless
- soil pipe
- solum
- topsoil
[Synonyms]
- (senses 1 to 3): dirt, earth
- (faeces or urine etc.): dirt
- (to make dirty): smirch, besmirch, dirty
[Verb]
to soil (third-person singular simple present soils, present participle soiling, simple past and past participle soiled)
1.To make dirty.
2.(reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
3.reflexively: to soil oneself
4.To make invalid, to ruin.
[[Basque]]
[Adjective]
soil
1.bald
[[Rohingya]]
[Etymology]
Old French, perhaps from Latin solium (“‘seat’”), by association with solum (“‘ground’”).
[Noun]
soil
1.rice
0
0
2010/01/26 10:01
TaN
7632
publishing
[[English]]
[Noun]
publishing (uncountable)
1.The industry concerned with publishing.
[Verb]
publishing
1.Present participle of publish.
0
0
2010/01/27 21:13
TaN
7634
clearly
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/En-us-clearly.ogg
[Adverb]
clearly (comparative more clearly, superlative most clearly)
1.(manner) In a clear manner.
He enunciated every syllable clearly.
2.(modal) Without a doubt; obviously.
Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
3.(degree) To a degree clearly discernible.
He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
[Anagrams]
- Anagrams of acellry:
- Carlyle
[Etymology]
clear + -ly
0
0
2010/01/27 21:24
TaN
7638
unexplained
[[English]]
ipa :-eɪnd[Adjective]
unexplained (comparative more unexplained, superlative most unexplained)
1.Not explained. Of unknown cause or origin.
0
0
2010/01/28 14:44
TaN
7651
conferences
[[English]]
[Noun]
conferences
1.Plural form of conference.
[Verb]
conferences
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conference.
0
0
2010/01/28 14:45
TaN
7656
captured
[[English]]
[Verb]
captured
1.Simple past tense and past participle of capture.
0
0
2010/01/28 14:45
TaN
7661
steps
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/En-us-steps.ogg
[Anagrams]
- pests
- septs
[Noun]
steps
1.Plural form of step.
[Verb]
steps
1.Third-person singular simple present indicative form of step.
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inbox
[[English]]
[Noun]
inbox (plural inboxes)
1.Alternative form of in-box.
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delivered
[[English]]
audio:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/En-us-delivered.ogg
[Adjective]
delivered
1.(in combination) that has been, or will be delivered in a specific manner
delivered duty paid, delivered ex ship
[Verb]
delivered
1.Simple past tense and past participle of deliver.
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ethernet
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- entereth
[Noun]
ethernet (plural ethernets)
1.Alternative capitalization of Ethernet.
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Ethernet
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- entereth
[Noun]
Ethernet (plural Ethernets)
1.(always singular) A set of network cabling and network access (CSMA/CD) protocol standards for bus topology computer networks invented by Xerox but now controlled by the 802.3 subcommittee of the IEEE.
2.(countable) A computer network which complies with such set of standards.
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throughput
[[English]]
ipa :/ˈθɹuː.pʌt/[Etymology]
A compound of through + put.
[Noun]
throughput (plural throughputs)
1.(operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.
2.The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour.
3.1927, Harald Nielsen, "Distillation of Carbonaceous Materials" [1], US Patent 1886262, line 70:
"if the rate of heating is substantially reduced, not only is the throughput of the apparatus diminished and the cost of the process increased, but the properties of the resultant coke are detrimentally affected."
4.(networking) The rate at which data is transferred through a system.
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