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refinement
(encz) | refinement,jemné rozlišování pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
refinement
(encz) | refinement,pročišťování pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
refinement
(encz) | refinement,prohnanost pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
refinement
(encz) | refinement,rafinace pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
refinement
(encz) | refinement,zjemnění pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
refinement
(encz) | refinement,zkujňování pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
refinement
(encz) | refinement,zušlechťování pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
Refinement
(gcide) | Refinement \Re*fine"ment\ (r?*f?n"ment), n. [Cf. F.
raffinement.]
1. The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as,
the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.
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The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and
refinement, the more diffusive are they. --Norris.
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From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the
corruptions in our language have not equaled its
refinements. --Swift.
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2. That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess;
an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic. "The
refinements of irregular cunning." --Rogers.
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Syn: Purification; polish; politeness; gentility; elegance;
cultivation; civilization.
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refinement
(wn) | refinement
n 1: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless
or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish";
"I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost
an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is
almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: polish, refinement,
culture, cultivation, finish]
2: the result of improving something; "he described a refinement
of this technique" [syn: refinement, elaboration]
3: the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or
sugar etc.) [syn: refining, refinement, purification]
4: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude;
"without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the
humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: nuance,
nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement]
5: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste;
"a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his
generosity and civilization" [syn: refinement,
civilization, civilisation] |
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overrefinement
(encz) | overrefinement, n: |
refinements
(encz) | refinements,zušelechtění pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Overrefinement
(gcide) | Overrefinement \O"ver*re*fine"ment\, n.
Excessive refinement.
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Refinement
(gcide) | Refinement \Re*fine"ment\ (r?*f?n"ment), n. [Cf. F.
raffinement.]
1. The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as,
the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.
[1913 Webster]
The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and
refinement, the more diffusive are they. --Norris.
[1913 Webster]
From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the
corruptions in our language have not equaled its
refinements. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess;
an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic. "The
refinements of irregular cunning." --Rogers.
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Syn: Purification; polish; politeness; gentility; elegance;
cultivation; civilization.
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overrefinement
(wn) | overrefinement
n 1: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean
something it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion,
overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting] |
stepwise refinement
(foldoc) | top-down design
stepwise refinement
(Or "stepwise refinement"). The software design
technique which aims to describe functionality at a very high
level, then partition it repeatedly into more detailed levels
one level at a time until the detail is sufficient to allow
coding. This approach to software design probably originated
at IBM, and grew out of structured programming practices.
(1996-08-04)
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