- af|fer|ence
- af|fer|ence «AF uhr uhns», noun.the action or excitation of afferent nerves.
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con|fer|ence — «KON fuhr uhns, fruhns», noun. 1. a meeting of interested persons to discuss a particular subject: »A conference was called to discuss getting a playground for the school. SYNONYM(S): parley. 2. the act of talking something over; consulting… … Useful english dictionary
in|fer|ence — «IHN fuhr uhns», noun. 1. the act or process of inferring: »to form a judgment by inference from known facts. What happened is only a matter of inference; no one saw the accident. SYNONYM(S): deduction, illation, presumption, assumption, surmise … Useful english dictionary
trans|fer|ence — «trans FUR uhns, TRANS fuhr », noun. 1. the act or process of transferring or condition of being transferred. 2. Psychoanalysis. a revival of emotions previously experienced and repressed, as toward a parent, with a new person as the object … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|fer|ence — «suhr KUHM fuhr uhns», noun. 1. the boundary line of a circle or of certain other surfaces. Every point on the circumference of a circle is at the same distance from the center. The circumference of a sphere is that of a great circle of the… … Useful english dictionary
in|dif|fer|ence — «ihn DF uhr uhns, DIHF ruhns», noun. 1. lack of interest or attention; not caring: »The boy s indifference to his homework worried his parents. 2. lack of importance: »It was a matter of indifference to him whether his hands were clean or dirty.… … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|fer|ence — «IHN tuhr FIHR uhns», noun. 1. the act or fact of interfering: »Her interference spoiled our game. 2. something that interferes. 3. Physics. the reciprocal action of waves by which they reinforce or diminish one another: »Interference is also… … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|cir|cum|fer|ence — «SEHM ee suhr KUHM fuhr uhns», noun. the half of a circumference … Useful english dictionary
tel|e|con|fer|ence — «TEHL uh KON fuhr uhns, frehns», noun. a conference of a group of people linked by telephone or television … Useful english dictionary
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