a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
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an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "they established a baseline for the budget"
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a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.an organized body of related information
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.the quality of being dependable or reliable
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.the quality of being dependable or reliable
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.the quality of being reproducible
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical d…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a device for showing the operating condition of some system
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In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing throug…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tenn…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.One of two things compared together.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of on…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to"; "by contrast"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: imaginary, line, standard, things, measured.
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