characteristic+quality

  • 81CUSUM — For the Roman town of Cusum, see Petrovaradin. CUSUM chart Originally proposed by E. S. Page Process observations Rational subgroup size n = 1 Measurement type Cumulative sum of a quality characteristic …

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  • 82timbre — /tam beuhr, tim /; Fr. /taonn brddeu/, n. 1. Acoustics, Phonet. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of… …

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  • 83smell — I. verb (smelled or smelt; smelling) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves ; get the odor or scent of with the nose 2. to detect or become… …

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  • 84particularity — I noun care, carefulness, characteristic, characteristic quality, circumstantiality, conscientiousness, criticalness, detail, discriminatingness, discrimination, distinctive feature, exactingness, exactitude, exactness, fastidiousness, feature,… …

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  • 85texture — tex•ture [[t]ˈtɛks tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) the characteristic physical structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the size, shape, and arrangement of its parts: soil of a sandy texture[/ex] 2) tex the characteristic structure of …

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  • 86Holy Ghost — • The doctrine of the Catholic Church concerning the Holy Ghost forms an integral part of her teaching on the mystery of the Holy Trinity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Ghost     Holy Ghost …

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  • 87peculiarity — /pəkjuliˈærəti/ (say puhkyoohlee aruhtee) noun (plural peculiarities) 1. an odd trait or characteristic. 2. singularity or oddity. 3. peculiar or characteristic quality. 4. a distinguishing quality or characteristic …

  • 88flavour — /ˈfleɪvə / (say flayvuh) noun 1. taste, especially a characteristic taste, or a noticeable element in the taste, of a thing. 2. a flavouring substance or extract. 3. the characteristic quality of a thing: a book which catches the flavour of the… …

  • 89timbre — /ˈtɪmbə / (say timbuh), /ˈtæmbə / (say tambuh) noun 1. Acoustics, Phonetics that characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. The saxophone and the clarinet… …

  • 90Race — Race, n. [F. race; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza, It. razza; all from OHG. reiza line, akin to E. write. See {Write}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same… …

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