CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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acoustic resistance in CommonParlance
- definition opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
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acoustic spectrum in CommonParlance
- definition the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source
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acoustic storage in CommonParlance
- definition a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines
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acoustic wave in CommonParlance
- definition (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
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acoustic waveguide in CommonParlance
- definition An acoustic waveguide is a physical structure for guiding sound waves.
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acoustical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the science of acoustics
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acoustically in CommonParlance
- definition with respect to acoustics
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acoustician in CommonParlance
- definition a physicist who specializes in acoustics
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acousticophobia in CommonParlance
- definition a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice
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acoustics in CommonParlance
- definition the study of the physical properties of sound
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acquaint in CommonParlance
- definition cause to come to know personally
- definition make familiar or conversant with
- definition inform
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acquaintance in CommonParlance
- definition personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- definition a relationship less intimate than friendship
- definition a person with whom you are acquainted
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acquaintanceship in CommonParlance
- definition a relationship less intimate than friendship
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acquainted in CommonParlance
- definition having fair knowledge of
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acquiesce in CommonParlance
- definition to agree or express agreement
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acquiescence in CommonParlance
- definition acceptance without protest
- definition agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
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acquiescent in CommonParlance
- definition willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
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acquirable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being acquired
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acquire in CommonParlance
- definition come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- definition take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- definition come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- definition locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- definition win something through one's efforts
- definition gain knowledge or skills
- definition gain through experience
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acquired in CommonParlance
- definition gotten through environmental forces
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acquired hemochromatosis in CommonParlance
- definition hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome in CommonParlance
- definition a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
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acquired immunity in CommonParlance
- definition immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
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acquired reflex in CommonParlance
- definition an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
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acquired taste in CommonParlance
- definition a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience