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rounding
(encz) | rounding,zaoblený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rounding
(encz) | rounding,zaokrouhlení n: Zdeněk Brož |
rounding
(encz) | rounding,zaokrouhlování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Rounding
(gcide) | Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rounding.]
1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a
round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to
round the edges of anything.
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Worms with many feet, which round themselves into
balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
--Bacon.
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The figures on our modern medals are raised and
rounded to a very great perfection. --Addison.
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2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
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The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak.
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3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence,
to bring to a fit conclusion.
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We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep. --Shak.
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4. To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or
point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.
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5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in
writing. --Swift.
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To round in (Naut.) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack
of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a
tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. --Totten.
(b) To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as
on cattle ranches. [Western U.S.]
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Rounding
(gcide) | Rounding \Round"ing\, n.
1. (Naut.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn,
wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also
service.
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2. (Phonetics) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the
lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect] 11.
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Rounding
(gcide) | Rounding \Round"ing\, a.
Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
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rounding
(wn) | rounding
n 1: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding
off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error
in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes
are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding
error is surprisingly small" [syn: rounding, {rounding
error}] |
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surrounding
(mass) | surrounding
- obklopujúci |
foregrounding
(encz) | foregrounding, n: |
grounding
(encz) | grounding,průprava n: Zdeněk Brožgrounding,základy Zdeněk Brož |
land rounding-off
(encz) | land rounding-off,arondace pozemků [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
rounding
(encz) | rounding,zaoblený adj: Zdeněk Brožrounding,zaokrouhlení n: Zdeněk Brožrounding,zaokrouhlování n: Zdeněk Brož |
rounding error
(encz) | rounding error, n: |
surrounding
(encz) | surrounding,obklopení n: Zdeněk Brožsurrounding,obklopující adj: Zdeněk Brožsurrounding,prostředí Zdeněk Brož |
surroundings
(encz) | surroundings,okolí |
backgrounding
(gcide) | backgrounding \back"ground*ing\ n. (Computers)
The execution of low priority programs while higher priority
programs are not using the processing system.
Syn: background processing
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grounding
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. grounded; p. pr.
& vb. n. grounding.]
1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
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2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
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Being rooted and grounded in love. --Eph. iii.
17.
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So far from warranting any inference to the
existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
even an argument to his negation. --Sir W.
Hamilton
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3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
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4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
a part of an electrical circuit.
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5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other
materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
ornament.
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6. To forbid (a pilot) to fly an airplane; -- usually as a
disciplinary measure, or for reasons of ill health
sufficient to interfere with performance.
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7. To forbid (aircraft) to fly; -- usually due to the unsafe
condition of the aircraft or lack of conformity to safety
regulations; as, the discovery of a crack in the wing of a
Trijet caused the whole fleeet to be grounded for
inspection.
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8. To temporarily restrict the activities of (a child),
especially social activity outside the house; -- usually
for bad or unsatisfactory conduct; as, Johnny was grounded
for fighting at school and can't go to the movies for two
weeks.
[PJC]Grounding \Ground"ing\, n.
1. The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or
foundation.
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2. Hence: [Nominalized form of ground[3], v. t.] Elementary
instruction; instruction in the basic concepts of a topic
or skill.
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3. The act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to
wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis.
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Grounding
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. grounded; p. pr.
& vb. n. grounding.]
1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
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2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
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Being rooted and grounded in love. --Eph. iii.
17.
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So far from warranting any inference to the
existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
even an argument to his negation. --Sir W.
Hamilton
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3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
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4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
a part of an electrical circuit.
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5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other
materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
ornament.
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6. To forbid (a pilot) to fly an airplane; -- usually as a
disciplinary measure, or for reasons of ill health
sufficient to interfere with performance.
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7. To forbid (aircraft) to fly; -- usually due to the unsafe
condition of the aircraft or lack of conformity to safety
regulations; as, the discovery of a crack in the wing of a
Trijet caused the whole fleeet to be grounded for
inspection.
[PJC]
8. To temporarily restrict the activities of (a child),
especially social activity outside the house; -- usually
for bad or unsatisfactory conduct; as, Johnny was grounded
for fighting at school and can't go to the movies for two
weeks.
[PJC]Grounding \Ground"ing\, n.
1. The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or
foundation.
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2. Hence: [Nominalized form of ground[3], v. t.] Elementary
instruction; instruction in the basic concepts of a topic
or skill.
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3. The act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to
wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis.
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Surrounding
(gcide) | Surrounding \Sur*round"ing\, a.
Inclosing; encircling.
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1. An encompassing.
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2. pl. The things which surround or environ; external or
attending circumstances or conditions.
[1913 Webster]Surround \Sur*round"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surrounded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Surrounding.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL.
superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves,
overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the
influence of E. round. See Super-, and Undulate, and cf.
Abound.]
1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.
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2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall
surrounds the city.
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But could instead, and ever-during dark
Surrounds me. --Milton.
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3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to
surround the world. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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4. (Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile
forces, so as to cut off means of communication or
retreat; to invest, as a city.
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Syn: To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence
about.
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backgrounding
(wn) | backgrounding
n 1: the execution of low priority programs while higher
priority programs are not using the processing system [syn:
background processing, backgrounding] |
foregrounding
(wn) | foregrounding
n 1: the execution of a program that preempts the use of the
processing system [syn: foreground processing,
foregrounding] |
grounding
(wn) | grounding
n 1: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of
knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced
study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn:
foundation, grounding]
2: fastening electrical equipment to earth [syn: grounding,
earthing] |
rounding
(wn) | rounding
n 1: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding
off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error
in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes
are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding
error is surprisingly small" [syn: rounding, {rounding
error}] |
rounding error
(wn) | rounding error
n 1: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding
off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error
in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes
are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding
error is surprisingly small" [syn: rounding, {rounding
error}] |
surrounding
(wn) | surrounding
adj 1: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the
surrounding countryside" [syn: encompassing(a),
surrounding(a), circumferent] |
surroundings
(wn) | surroundings
n 1: the environmental condition [syn: milieu, surroundings]
2: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--
the flat agricultural surround" [syn: environment,
environs, surroundings, surround] |
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