module
Definitions of module
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an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entitysynonyms: alles, geheel, modulus, totaliteitexamples:piramidea massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient EgyptVrijheidsbeelda large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bayavondstera planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western skyKorenaarthe brightest star in Virgopaashaasa rabbit that delivers Easter eggsKlaagmuura wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of SolomonAndromedaa constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxyAquariusa zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and PiscesAriesa small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and TaurusCancera small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and GeminiCapricornusa faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and AquariusCentaura conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Crossondermaansethe 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live onTweelingena zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the eclipticHerculesa large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona BorealisLeeuwa zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and VirgoWeegschaala small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and ScorpiusLiera small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star VegaMarsa small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic colorNeptunusa giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giantsOriona constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and RigelPegasusa constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and PiscesPerseusa conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky WayPiscesa large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and AriesPlutoa small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planetstramontanethe brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward itboogschuttera large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and CapricornusSaturnusa giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sunSchorpioena large zodiacal constellation between Libra and SagittariusSiriusthe brightest star in the sky; in Canis MajorZuiderkruisa small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near CentaurusTaurusa zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and GeminiUranusa giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellitesMaagda large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libratafelronde(legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knightsVaticaanthe residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican CityAdam(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human raceEva(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of EdenColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)madonnathe mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman CatholicsMohammedthe Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)moreEnglish statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal statePaulus(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an ApostlebonthandelaarUnited States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)Boeddhafounder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)Sint-Nicolaasthe legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at ChristmasAristotelesone of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)caesarconqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)Homerusancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)Mattheüs(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first GospeltompoesFrench general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)Socratesancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)Victoriaqueen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)luchtschipa large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombstypes:artefacta man-made object taken as a wholeorganismea living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independentlycel(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animalstonnetjesilky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggsgoed, goederen, handel, handelsgoederen, handelswaar, koopwaar, spul, vrachtgoed, waar, warenarticles of commercebedekking, bekleding, bekleedsel, kleedan artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)creatie, product, produkt, schepping, voortbrengsel, werkan artifact that has been brought into existence by someoneaankleding, decoratie, ornament, paruur, sieraad, siersel, verfraaiing, versiering, versierselsomething used to beautifyuithollinga hole in the ground made by excavatingdoek, kleed, materiaal, stof, stofdoek, stofvod, textiel, textielindustrie, textielnijverheid, textielvezel, weefselartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fiberscompetitiedagan object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)vlotsomething that floats on the surface of waterinstallatiean artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some endlijnsomething (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexibleboei, kilometerpaal, kluister, tekenpensome conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark somethingvulling, vulselartifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfortstripartifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of materialbouwconstructie, bouwwerk, constructiea thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many partsoppervlak, oppervlakte, vlakthe outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundarywegany artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to anotherbast, body, bodystocking, corpus, korpus, lichaam, lijfthe entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)asterie(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)lichaaman individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objectsconstellatie, gesternte, nevel, sterrenbeeld, sterrenstelsela configuration of stars as seen from the earthbedekking, begroeiing, dekblad, huis, hulsel, kas, omhulsel, omkleding, omkleedsela natural object that covers or envelopsnesta structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their younggrenspaal, kersenpit, kersepit, landpaal, rots, scheidpaal, steen, steenrots, steensoort, steentjea lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral mattermonster, proefstuk, sample, staalall or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its classrattenkoninga twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwovenal, heelal, hemelruim, kosmos, macrokosmos, ruim, ruimte, schepping, universum, wereldruim, wereldruimteeverything that exists anywherebouwmateriaalmaterial used for constructing buildings
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instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entitytypes:omroepinstallatiea system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing soundcontrolesysteema system for controlling the operation of another systeminformatiesysteem, infosysteemsystem consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organizationuitlaatsystem consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are dischargedassemblagea system of components assembled together for a particular purposedoolhof, dwaaltuin, gangenstelsel, labyrintcomplex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lostresonatorany system that resonatesberegeningsinstallatie, regeninstallatie, regenmachine, sprenkelinstallatie, sprinklerinstallatie, sproeiapparaata system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperaturecomputernetwerk(computer science) a network of computerslijn, machinestraat, montageband, productielijn, produktielijnmechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on itP.A., PA, kweekschool, omroepinstallatie, paboan electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areasradio, radioland, radiotoestel, receiver, tuner-versterkera communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic wavesstraalverbindinga two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication networkreproducentan audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce soundbekrachtigingcontrol system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback systemventilatiesysteema mechanical system in a building that provides fresh airtype of:installatiean artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchangesynonyms: eenheid, grondeenheid, rekeneenheid, rekeningseenheidtypes:Kt, kar., karaatthe unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure goldgewichtseenheida unit used to measure weightwarmte-eenheida unit of measurement for workvadema unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feetmatchpoint(tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)minuuta unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degreeradialthe unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)centigraadone-hundredth of a right anglebunder, ha, hectare(abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)hooischuur(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encountermorgena South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acresroedea square rod of landharingtona capacity unit used for measuring fresh herringbytea sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of informationmegatona measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNTdn, dyn, dynea unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gramN, newtona unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynesduim, establishment, inch, machthebber, machthebbers, regeringspartija unit of length equal to one twelfth of a footfurlonga unit of length equal to 220 yardsmijla unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meterswersta Russian unit of length (1.067 km)liChinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometersschakela unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chainmijla Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 kmdollarthe basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centsatm., atmosfeera unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigradepunta linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inchpicaa linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printingciceroa linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an emdB, decibela logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensityK, Kb, kelvin, kilo-byte, kilobytethe basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unitespoisea cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per secondmassagetalthe sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleusvijgenmand, vijgenmatthe weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 poundserga cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimetereV, elektronvolta unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 voltJ, joule, wattsecondea unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one secondcal, cal., calorie, gramcalorieunit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressurefrigorie, kC, kcal, kilocaloriea unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in foodtherma unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal unitswattuura unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hourkWh, kilowattuura unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hourkilogrammetera unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
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the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this numbersynonyms: ace, eenpersoonskamer, grondeenheid, single
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