Word Set 6

WordPronunciationPoSDefinition
acute /ə•kjut/ adj OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com very serious or severe; in maths, an angle < 90 degrees
aggregate /æ•grɪ•gɛɪt/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com total amount
array /ə•rɛɪ/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a large group of people or things; a regular order or arrangement; in maths: a series of figures.
comparable /kɑm•pə•rə•bl/ adj OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com similar to another thing, so that it is reasonable to compare them
continuity /kɑn•tɪ•nju•ɪ•tɪ/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a situation in which something happens or exists for a long time without stopping or changing
disturbance /dɪs•tɚ•bəns/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a noise or something that stops you from continuing what you were doing
diverse /daɪ•vɚs/ adj OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com very different from each other
emission /ɪ•mɪ•ʃən/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air
entity /ɛn•tɪ•tɪ/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com something that is real
fiber faɪ•bɚ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a thin, threadlike part of an animal hair or plant tissue; an artificial thread; body cells that form muscles and nerves; a food substance
hierarchy /haɪ•ə•rɑɚ•kɪ/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a system for organizing people or things according to their importance
interface /ɪntəfɛɪs/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a shared boundary between two persons or systems through which information is communicated.
likelihood /laɪklɪhʊd/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the chance that something might happen
methodology /mɛ•θə•dɑ•lə•dʒɪ/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a system of practices, techniques, procedures, and rules that guide a discipline.
migration /maɪ•grɛɪ•ʃən/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com the process by which people or animals move to another place
modification /mɑ•dɪ•fɪ•kɛɪ•ʃən/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a small change to a machine, system, or plan
paradigm /pæ•rə•daɪm/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a set of ideas that are used for understanding or explaining something
probe /proʊb/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com a system or piece of equipment that is used to get information
radiation /rɛɪ•dɪ•ɛɪ•ʃən/ n OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays, waves or particles.
thereby /ðɛɚ•baɪ/ adv OUP CUP macmillan Longman Collins Wiktionary Sentencedict.com by that means; because of that