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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absorbing in CommonParlance
- definition capable of arousing and holding the attention
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absorptance in CommonParlance
- definition a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
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absorption in CommonParlance
- definition (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- definition (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
- definition the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- definition the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- definition complete attention; intense mental effort
- definition the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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absorption band in CommonParlance
- definition a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths
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absorption coefficient in CommonParlance
- definition a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
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absorption factor in CommonParlance
- definition (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
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absorption indicator in CommonParlance
- definition an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation
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absorption spectrum in CommonParlance
- definition the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths
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absorption unit in CommonParlance
- definition a unit for measuring absorption
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absorptive in CommonParlance
- definition having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)
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absorptivity in CommonParlance
- definition (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
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absquatulate in CommonParlance
- definition run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
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abstain in CommonParlance
- definition refrain from voting
- definition choose not to consume
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abstainer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- definition a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
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abstemious in CommonParlance
- definition sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
- definition marked by temperance in indulgence
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abstemiously in CommonParlance
- definition in a sparing manner; without overindulgence
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abstemiousness in CommonParlance
- definition restricted to bare necessities
- definition moderation in eating and drinking
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abstention in CommonParlance
- definition the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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abstentious in CommonParlance
- definition self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
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abstinence in CommonParlance
- definition the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- definition act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
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abstinent in CommonParlance
- definition self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
- definition a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
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abstract in CommonParlance
- definition existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
- definition not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
- definition dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
- definition a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- definition a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
- definition consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- definition make off with belongings of others
- definition consider apart from a particular case or instance
- definition give an abstract (of)
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abstract art in CommonParlance
- definition an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
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abstract artist in CommonParlance
- definition a painter of abstract pictures
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abstract entity in CommonParlance
- definition a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples