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dipole.noun
Physics.-.a
pair of electric charges or magnetic
poles, of equal magnitude
but of opposite sign or polarity,
separated by a small distance; the strength of a dipole field's
source is called its magnetic moment, or the tendency to cause rotation
about a point or axis. It is proportional to the amount of current circulating
in the source and the area encircled by the current.
Electronics.-.an
antenna, usually fed from the center, consisting of two equal rods extending
outward in a straight line
dipolar-adjective
dire.adjective
inflected
form(s).direr,
direst
exciting horror (dire suffering); dismal, oppressive
(dire days); warning of disaster (a dire forecast); desperately urgent
(dire need); extreme (dire poverty)
direly.adverb
direness.noun
disavow,
disavowed,
disavowing,
disavows.transitive
verbs
to disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for,
or association with
disavowable-adjective
disavowal-noun
discernment.noun
the act or process of exhibiting
keen.insight
and good judgment; keenness of insight and judgment
discern,
discerned,
discerning,
discerns.verbs
transitive verb use.to
perceive
with the eyes or intellect; detect; to examine; investigate; to see what
is good or bad; to dissect so
as to gain understanding; to recognize or comprehend
mentally; to perceive or recognize as being different or distinct;
distinguish
intransitive
verb use.to perceive differences
discerner.noun
discernible.adjective
perceptible,
as by intuition, the faculty of vision or the intellect
discernibly.adverb
disciple.noun
follower, learner, pupil
disclose, disclosed,
disclosing,
discloses.transitive
verbs
to expose
to view, as by removing a cover; to uncover; to reveal; make known
disclosable.adjective
discloser.noun
disclosure.noun
the act or process of revealing or uncovering;
a revelation; something uncovered
disconcert, disconcerted,
disconcerting,
disconcerts.transitive
verbs
to upset the self possession of; ruffle;
to feel frustrated after being
thrown into disorder; disarranged
disconcertingly.adverb
disconcertment.noun
disconcerting.adjective
to throw into confusion; to disturb the composure
of
discord.noun
lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things;
tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement;
dissension;
a confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds; inharmonious combination
of simultaneously
sounded tones in music; dissonance
discord,
discorded,
discording,
discords.intransitive
verbs
to fail to agree or harmonize; clash
discordant.adjective
not being in accord; conflicting;
inconsistent;
disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant
discordancy.noun
discordantly.adverb
discourage.transitive
verb
inflected form(s).discouraged,
discouraging
to deprive of courage or confidence; dishearten;
to attempt to dissuade
discourager.noun
discourageable.adjective
discouragingly.adverb
discreet.adjective
having or showing discernment
or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech; prudent.-.especially
(capable of preserving prudent silence; unpretentious;
modest {the warmth and discreet elegance of a civilized home}); unobtrusive;
unnoticeable (followed at a discreet distance)
discreetly.adverb
discreetness,
discretion.nouns
discrete.adjective
individually distinct;
consisting of distinct or unconnected elements;
non continuous; constituting a separate entity;
distinct
discretely.adverb
discreteness.noun
discretion
freedom
to act or judge on one's own (all the decisions were left to our discretion);
ability or power to decide responsibly; individual choice or judgment (left
the decision to his discretion); the quality of being discreet;
circumspection;
cautious reserve in speech; taste; judgement; ability to make responsible
decisions
discrepancy.noun,.plural.discrepancies
divergence
or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference; an instance of
divergence or disagreement
discrepant.adjective
marked by discrepancy; disagreeing;
inconsistent
discrepantly.adverb
digress, digressed,
digressing,
digresses.intransitive
verbs
to turn aside, especially from the main subject
in writing or speaking; stray; swerve
digression.noun
the act of digressing; an instance of digressing,
especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main
subject
digressional.adjective
digressive.adjective
characterized by digressions; rambling
digressively.adverb
digressiveness.noun
demand deposit.noun
a bank deposit that can be withdrawn without advance
notice
defile, defiled,defiling,
defiles.transitive
verbs
to cut off from pureness; to debase
the pureness or excellence of; corrupt (a country landscape that was defiled
by urban sprawl); to profane or sully.(a
good name, for example); to make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use;
desecrate.(defile
a temple); to violate the chastity
of; to make filthy or dirty; corrupt;
pollute (defile a river with sewage)
defilement, defiler.nouns
defilingly.adverb
disinterested.adjective
free of bias
and self interest; impartial;
not interested; indifferent;
having lost interest
disinterestedly.adverb
disinterestedness.noun
deplete, depleted,
depleting,
depletes.transitive
verbs
to decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out
depletable.adjective
decompose, decomposed,
decomposing,
decomposes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
separate into components or basic elements;
to cause to rot
intransitive verb use.to
become broken down into components; disintegrate;
to decay; putrefy
decomposability.noun
decomposable.adjective
decomposition.noun
the act or result of decomposing;
disintegration
decompositional.adjective
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