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noun
The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: excision, -ectomy
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noun
A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
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noun
A section of a tire that has had worn tread replaced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To excise part or all of a tissue or organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To determine positions using compass bearings based on three or more known positions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
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verb
To estimate a camera projection matrix from known position data and image entities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: digital image processing
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verb
To redivide into new sections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To transfer students into new class groupings or grade levels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
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verb
To deepen or widen a river or other natural watercourse for flood control, land drainage, or navigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: civil-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
To remove material from the surface of a road in order to achieve a uniform thickness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
Topics: civil-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
To thinly slice a specimen as part of its preparation, such as when preparing a microscope slide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To replace a worn section of tire with new tread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To readmit involuntarily into a mental hospital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK
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noun
surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Narrower terms: transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP
History
Learned borrowing from Latin resectiō.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
