definition
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～ a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
definition
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～ clarity of outline; "exercise had given his muscles superior definition"
definitive
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～ clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney
definitive
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～ supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"
definitive
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～ of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"
deflagrate
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～ cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; "care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated"
deflagrate
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～ burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated"
deflagration
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～ combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
deflate
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～ reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
deflate
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～ collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
deflate
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～ release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
deflate
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～ become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
deflate
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～ reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
deflate
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～ produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
deflated
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～ brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
deflation
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～ (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
deflation
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～ a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
deflation
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～ the act of letting the air out of something
deflationary
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～ associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; "deflationary measures"
deflator
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～ a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars