NAWL 4, 5, 6 Flashcards
overlap
(v.) to extend into an area (or time) covered by something else
substitution
(n.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another
explicitly
(adv.) directly, clearly, in-depth
evident
(adj.) plain, clear, easy to see
conceptual
(adj.) based on ideas or themes
detection
(n.) the act of locating something
interact
(v.) to talk, work, or communicate with people
neural
(adj.) about the brain or nervous system
chronic
(adj.) long-term; serious (and not good)
integral
(adj.) necessary part of something
enzyme
(n.) a substance made by cells in order to create a chemical reaction
conference
(n.) a formal meeting for discussion and exchange of information
conception
(n.) a general idea or notion
ex
a prefix meaning “without” (former status)
ideology
(n.) a system of beliefs by groups or individuals
sperm
(n.) male sex cell
quantitative
(adj.) the describing or measuring of quantity.
sphere
(n.) a round 3D object
instability
(n.) quality of being weak or unpredictable
mediate
(v.) to bring an agreement between people; to act as a helper
specification
(n.) a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something
classify
(v.) to arrange or order by classes or categories
physician
(n.) a medical doctor
computation
(n.) a calculation
oral
(adj.) concerning the mouth; communicated through speech
mid
(adj.) at the middle; halfway
indicator
(n.) measurement of state or condition
variant
(n.) a form of something that is different from other forms
evolutionary
(adj.) concerning the development of things over time
feedback
(n.) information about performance (advice for improvement)
collective
(adj.) formed by people cooperating as a group
arbitrary
(adj.) based on random choice or whim; not supported by reason or evidence
fraction
(n.) a smaller part of a whole
estimation
(n.) a rough calculation; an opinion
nonlinear
(adj.) not in a line; not chronological
deviation
(n.) something that is not standard or normal
compact
(adj.) packed together; small and convenient
diagram
(n.) a drawing that explains how something works
tropical
(adj.) located near the equator; southern environments that are hot and humid
morphology
(n.) the structure of words
thereby
(adv.) by (that); as a result of (that)
syntax
(n.) sentence structure
defect
(n.) a fault; a problem
separation
(n.) a gap; a point of parting
convergence
(n.) when two things come closer together
sufficiently
(adv.) enough
valid
(adj.) sound; true; well-founded
interface
(n.) a shared boundary between two systems through which information is communicated
radiation
(n.) energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays, waves or particles
vertical
(adj.) a line going up or down; not horizontal
embed
(v.) to put something inside something else
acute
(adj.) very serious or severe; a sharp angle
utility
(n.) something useful; a public service such as gas, water, or electricity
complement
(n.) praise; something that completes something else
leaf
(n.) the green foliage of a tree or plant
verbal
(adj.) concerning speech
aggregate
(adj.) total amount; whole mass
equality
(n.) the idea that all people are the same
corpus
(n.) a body; a database of words
organ
(n.) a biological part that performs a specific task