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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angiotensin II in CommonParlance
- definition a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I
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angiotensin II inhibitor in CommonParlance
- definition an agent that retards or restrains the action of angiotensin II
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angiotensin converting enzyme in CommonParlance
- definition proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
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angiotensin-converting enzyme in CommonParlance
- definition proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
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angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in CommonParlance
- definition an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure
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angiotonin in CommonParlance
- definition any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
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angle in CommonParlance
- definition the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
- definition a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- definition move or proceed at an angle
- definition to incline or bend from a vertical position
- definition seek indirectly
- definition fish with a hook
- definition present with a bias
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angle bracket in CommonParlance
- definition either of two punctuation marks (‘<’ or ‘>’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
- definition an L-shaped metal bracket
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angle iron in CommonParlance
- definition an L-shaped metal bracket
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angle of attack in CommonParlance
- definition the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
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angle of dip in CommonParlance
- definition (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
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angle of extinction in CommonParlance
- definition the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
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angle of incidence in CommonParlance
- definition the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
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angle of inclination in CommonParlance
- definition (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
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angle of reflection in CommonParlance
- definition the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
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angle of refraction in CommonParlance
- definition the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction
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angle of view in CommonParlance
- definition the angle included by a photographic lens
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angle vise in CommonParlance
- definition a vise that can hold a workpiece at a variety of different angles (usually offers a full 90 degree adjustment).
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angle-closure glaucoma in CommonParlance
- definition glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor
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angle-park in CommonParlance
- definition park at an angle
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angled in CommonParlance
- definition forming or set at an angle
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angled loofah in CommonParlance
- definition loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
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angledozer in CommonParlance
- definition a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side
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angler in CommonParlance
- definition a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
- definition a fisherman who uses a hook and line
- definition fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
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angler fish in CommonParlance
- definition fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey