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exhaustion
(encz) | exhaustion,vyčerpání Hynek Hanke |
Exhaustion
(gcide) | Exhaustion \Ex*haus"tion\, n. [Cf. F. exhaustion.]
1. The act of draining out or draining off; the act of
emptying completely of the contents.
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2. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of
being deprived of strength or spirits.
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3. (Math.) An ancient geometrical method in which an
exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent
to the modern method of limits.
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Note: The method of exhaustions was applied to great variety
of propositions, pertaining to rectifications and
quadratures, now investigated by the calculus.
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exhaustion
(wn) | exhaustion
n 1: extreme fatigue
2: serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: debilitation,
enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion]
3: the act of exhausting something entirely |
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heat exhaustion
(encz) | heat exhaustion, |
mental exhaustion
(encz) | mental exhaustion, n: |
nervous exhaustion
(encz) | nervous exhaustion, n: |
Exhaustion
(gcide) | Exhaustion \Ex*haus"tion\, n. [Cf. F. exhaustion.]
1. The act of draining out or draining off; the act of
emptying completely of the contents.
[1913 Webster]
2. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of
being deprived of strength or spirits.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Math.) An ancient geometrical method in which an
exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent
to the modern method of limits.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The method of exhaustions was applied to great variety
of propositions, pertaining to rectifications and
quadratures, now investigated by the calculus.
[1913 Webster] |
heat exhaustion
(wn) | heat exhaustion
n 1: a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness
caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes [syn:
heat exhaustion, heat prostration] |
mental exhaustion
(wn) | mental exhaustion
n 1: exhaustion that affects mental keenness [syn: {mental
exhaustion}, brain-fag] |
nervous exhaustion
(wn) | nervous exhaustion
n 1: an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable
to work [syn: nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration] |
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