Something that serves to explain or clarify

• enucleation

  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
  2. (microbiology) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.

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  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
  2. (microbiology) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.

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• interpretation

  1. The act or process of interpreting.
  2. A result of interpreting.
  3. An explanation or conceptualization by a critic of a work of literature, painting, music, or other art form; an exegesis.

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  1. The act or process of interpreting.
  2. A result of interpreting.
  3. An explanation or conceptualization by a critic of a work of literature, painting, music, or other art form; an exegesis.

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• illustration

  1. The act of illustrating or the state of being illustrated:
  2. A picture or image that is used to decorate or clarify a text.
  3. An example that is used to clarify or explain something.

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  1. The act of illustrating or the state of being illustrated:
  2. A picture or image that is used to decorate or clarify a text.
  3. An example that is used to clarify or explain something.

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• illumination

  1. The act of illuminating.
  2. The state of being illuminated.
  3. A source of light.

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  1. The act of illuminating.
  2. The state of being illuminated.
  3. A source of light.

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• exposition

  1. A setting forth of meaning or intent.
  2. A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material.
  3. The art or technique of composing such discourses.

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  1. A setting forth of meaning or intent.
  2. A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material.
  3. The art or technique of composing such discourses.

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• explication

  1. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.
  2. The sense given by an expositor).

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  1. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.
  2. The sense given by an expositor).

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• explanation

  1. The act or process of explaining:
  2. Something that explains:
  3. A mutual clarification of misunderstandings; a reconciliation.

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  1. The act or process of explaining:
  2. Something that explains:
  3. A mutual clarification of misunderstandings; a reconciliation.

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• exegesis

  1. Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.

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  1. Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.

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• elucidation

  1. A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.

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  1. A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.

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• decipherment

  1. The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
  2. Decryption.

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  1. The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
  2. Decryption.

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• clarification

  1. The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
  2. The act of freeing from obscurities.

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  1. The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
  2. The act of freeing from obscurities.

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The act of constructing

• installation

  1. The act of installing.
  2. The state of being installed.
  3. A system of machinery or other apparatus set up for use.

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  1. The act of installing.
  2. The state of being installed.
  3. A system of machinery or other apparatus set up for use.

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• putting-up

  1. Present participle of put up.

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  1. Present participle of put up.

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• raising

  1. Present participle of raise.
  2. Elevation.
  3. Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity

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  1. Present participle of raise.
  2. Elevation.
  3. Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity

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• rearing

  1. Present participle of rear.
  2. Act of raising young.

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  1. Present participle of rear.
  2. Act of raising young.

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• erecting

  1. Present participle of erect.

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  1. Present participle of erect.

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• elevation

  1. The act or an instance of elevating:
  2. The condition of being elevated:
  3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:

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  1. The act or an instance of elevating:
  2. The condition of being elevated:
  3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:

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• roadwork

  1. Road construction or repair.
  2. Outdoor long-distance running as a form of physical exercise or conditioning.
  3. The activity of taking a band, typically a rock band, on extended tours.

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  1. Road construction or repair.
  2. Outdoor long-distance running as a form of physical exercise or conditioning.
  3. The activity of taking a band, typically a rock band, on extended tours.

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• foundation

  1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported.
  3. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.

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  1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported.
  3. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.

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• manufacture

  1. To make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.
  2. To make or process (a product), especially with the use of industrial machines.
  3. To create, produce, or turn out in a mechanical manner:

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  1. To make or process (a raw material) into a finished product, especially by means of a large-scale industrial operation.
  2. To make or process (a product), especially with the use of industrial machines.
  3. To create, produce, or turn out in a mechanical manner:

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• fabrication

  1. a fabricating or being fabricated; construction; manufacture
  2. a fabricated thing; esp., a falsehood, false excuse, etc.

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  1. a fabricating or being fabricated; construction; manufacture
  2. a fabricated thing; esp., a falsehood, false excuse, etc.

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• erection

  1. The act of erecting.
  2. Something erected; a construction.
  3. The firm, enlarged condition of a usually flaccid body part when the tissue within it becomes filled with blood, especially of the penis or clitoris.

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  1. The act of erecting.
  2. Something erected; a construction.
  3. The firm, enlarged condition of a usually flaccid body part when the tissue within it becomes filled with blood, especially of the penis or clitoris.

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• making

  1. The act of one that makes:
  2. The process of coming into being:
  3. The means of gaining success or realizing potential:

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  1. The act of one that makes:
  2. The process of coming into being:
  3. The means of gaining success or realizing potential:

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• improvisation

  1. The act or art of improvising.
  2. Something improvised, such as a musical passage or comedic skit.

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  1. The act or art of improvising.
  2. Something improvised, such as a musical passage or comedic skit.

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• conception

  1. Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization.
  2. The entity formed by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; an embryo or zygote.
  3. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions:

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  1. Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization.
  2. The entity formed by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; an embryo or zygote.
  3. The ability to form or understand mental concepts and abstractions:

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• formation

  1. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
  2. Something formed:
  3. The manner or style in which something is formed; structure:

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  1. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
  2. Something formed:
  3. The manner or style in which something is formed; structure:

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• invention

  1. The act or process of inventing:
  2. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
  3. A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.

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  1. The act or process of inventing:
  2. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
  3. A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.

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• planning

  1. Present participle of plan.
  2. (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
  3. the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans

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  1. Present participle of plan.
  2. (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
  3. the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans

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• origination

  1. (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
  2. (countable) The act of bringing something into existence.

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  1. (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
  2. (countable) The act of bringing something into existence.

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• composition

  1. The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole.
  2. The manner in which such parts are combined or related.
  3. General makeup:

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  1. The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole.
  2. The manner in which such parts are combined or related.
  3. General makeup:

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• creation

  1. The act of creating.
  2. The fact or state of having been created.
  3. The act of investing with a new office or title.

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  1. The act of creating.
  2. The fact or state of having been created.
  3. The act of investing with a new office or title.

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• assembly

  1. The act of assembling.
  2. The state of being assembled.
  3. A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.

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  1. The act of assembling.
  2. The state of being assembled.
  3. A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.

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• building

  1. Something that is built, as for human habitation; a structure.
  2. The act, process, art, or occupation of constructing.

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  1. Something that is built, as for human habitation; a structure.
  2. The act, process, art, or occupation of constructing.

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A method of constructing

• prefab

  1. Prefabricated.
  2. Something prefabricated, especially a building or section of a building.

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  1. Prefabricated.
  2. Something prefabricated, especially a building or section of a building.

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• prefabrication

  1. The manufacture of prefabricated components, and their assembly

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  1. The manufacture of prefabricated components, and their assembly

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• brick and mortar

  1. Located or serving consumers in a physical facility as distinct from providing remote, especially online, services:

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  1. Located or serving consumers in a physical facility as distinct from providing remote, especially online, services:

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• fitted stone

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• steel and concrete

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• frame

  1. A structure that gives shape or support:
  2. The structure or physique of a human or animal body:
  3. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering:

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  1. A structure that gives shape or support:
  2. The structure or physique of a human or animal body:
  3. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering:

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• configuration

  1. The structural arrangement of atoms in a compound or molecule.
  2. The way in which a computer system or network is set up or connected.
  3. Gestalt.

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  1. The structural arrangement of atoms in a compound or molecule.
  2. The way in which a computer system or network is set up or connected.
  3. Gestalt.

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• conformation

  1. The act of conforming or the state of being conformed.
  2. The structure or outline of an item or entity, determined by the arrangement of its parts.
  3. A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing.

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  1. The act of conforming or the state of being conformed.
  2. The structure or outline of an item or entity, determined by the arrangement of its parts.
  3. A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing.

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• figuration

  1. The act of forming something into a particular shape.
  2. A shape, form, or outline.
  3. The act of representing with figures.

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  1. The act of forming something into a particular shape.
  2. A shape, form, or outline.
  3. The act of representing with figures.

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• framework

  1. A structure for supporting or enclosing something else, especially a skeletal support used as the basis for something being constructed.
  2. An external work platform; a scaffold.
  3. A fundamental structure, as for a written work.

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  1. A structure for supporting or enclosing something else, especially a skeletal support used as the basis for something being constructed.
  2. An external work platform; a scaffold.
  3. A fundamental structure, as for a written work.

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• turn

  1. To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve:
  2. To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening:
  3. To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement:

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  1. To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve:
  2. To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening:
  3. To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement:

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• formation

  1. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
  2. Something formed:
  3. The manner or style in which something is formed; structure:

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  1. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
  2. Something formed:
  3. The manner or style in which something is formed; structure:

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• fabric

  1. A cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers.
  2. The texture or quality of such cloth.
  3. A complex underlying structure:

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  1. A cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers.
  2. The texture or quality of such cloth.
  3. A complex underlying structure:

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• cut

  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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• build

  1. To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
  2. To order, finance, or supervise the construction of:
  3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:

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  1. To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
  2. To order, finance, or supervise the construction of:
  3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:

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• shape

  1. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour:
  2. Spatial form, contour, or appearance:
  3. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal:

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  1. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour:
  2. Spatial form, contour, or appearance:
  3. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal:

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• type

  1. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class:
  2. A person or thing having the features of a group or class:
  3. An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment:

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  1. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class:
  2. A person or thing having the features of a group or class:
  3. An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment:

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• outline

  1. A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure:
  2. A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
  3. A sketch done in this style.

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  1. A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure:
  2. A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
  3. A sketch done in this style.

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• cast

  1. To throw (something, especially something light):
  2. To throw with force; hurl:
  3. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

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  1. To throw (something, especially something light):
  2. To throw with force; hurl:
  3. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.

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• mold

  1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
  2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
  3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

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  1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
  2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
  3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

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• format

  1. A plan for the organization and arrangement of a specified production.
  2. The material form or layout of a publication.
  3. The arrangement of data for storage or display.

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  1. A plan for the organization and arrangement of a specified production.
  2. The material form or layout of a publication.
  3. The arrangement of data for storage or display.

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• contour

  1. The outline of a figure, body, or mass.
  2. A line that represents such an outline.
  3. A contour line.

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  1. The outline of a figure, body, or mass.
  2. A line that represents such an outline.
  3. A contour line.

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• development

  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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• plan

  1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
  2. A proposed or intended course of action:
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:

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  1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
  2. A proposed or intended course of action:
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:

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• systematization

  1. The act of systematizing
  2. A systematic organization

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  1. The act of systematizing
  2. A systematic organization

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• system

  1. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions:
  2. A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts:
  3. A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components:

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  1. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions:
  2. A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts:
  3. A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components:

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• disposition

  1. One's usual mood; temperament:
  2. A habitual inclination; a tendency:
  3. A physical property or tendency:

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  1. One's usual mood; temperament:
  2. A habitual inclination; a tendency:
  3. A physical property or tendency:

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• organization

  1. The act or process of organizing:
  2. The state or manner of being organized:
  3. A manner of accomplishing something in an orderly or efficient way:

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  1. The act or process of organizing:
  2. The state or manner of being organized:
  3. A manner of accomplishing something in an orderly or efficient way:

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• arrangement

  1. The act or process of arranging:
  2. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal:
  3. A collection of things that have been arranged:

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  1. The act or process of arranging:
  2. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal:
  3. A collection of things that have been arranged:

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• structure

  1. Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way:
  2. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; makeup:
  3. The interrelation or arrangement of parts in a complex entity:

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  1. Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way:
  2. The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; makeup:
  3. The interrelation or arrangement of parts in a complex entity:

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