abbreviate |
to represent in writing by using a shorter form or a few letters. [1/2 definitions] |
aliquot |
in chemistry, pertaining to a fractional part of a known quantity that is taken to represent the whole. [1/3 definitions] |
allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. [2 definitions] |
ambassador |
a person who is chosen to represent his or her nation in an international organization. [1/3 definitions] |
analog computer |
a computer that uses physical quantities such as pressure or electric voltages to represent data. (Cf. digital computer.) |
ASCII |
abbreviation of "American Standard Code for Information Interchange," originally, a standard code using numbers to represent characters used in writing English, allowing textual data to be transferred between computers. ASCII has been expanded to allow character sets from other languages to be similarly encoded. |
at-large election |
an election in which every voter can vote for candidates to fill any and all vacant positions in a representative body. Unlike a single-member election, in which people can vote only for candidates who represent their particular legislative district, at-large elections allow every person to vote on each vacant position within a governing body. |
barrister |
(chiefly British) a lawyer who is qualified to offer legal advice and to represent clients in both the lower and higher courts in the UK. |
Braille |
(often lowercase) a writing and printing system for blind people, in which patterns of raised dots are used to represent letters. Blind people touch the dots with their fingers to read. |
cartoon |
to represent in a cartoon. [1/5 definitions] |
chip1 |
one of the small, plastic or ivory tokens used to represent money in poker and other gambling games. [1/10 definitions] |
consonant |
any letter of an alphabet that is used to represent the sound of a consonant. [1/2 definitions] |
constituent |
someone who gives another the power to represent him or her. [1/3 definitions] |
contraction |
a shortened form of a word or words, generally containing an apostrophe in the written form to represent missing letters. Contractions reflect the elimination of certain sounds as well as, in some cases, changes in sound and spelling, as when the vowel pronunciation changes in the case of "will not" being shortened to "won't." [1/3 definitions] |
deacon |
to falsely represent (something), as by displaying (produce) with only the best items showing. [1/3 definitions] |
defense |
the lawyer employed to represent a defendant in a court of law (prec. by "the"). [1/7 definitions] |
delegation |
a group of persons selected to represent others, as at a conference or convention. [1/3 definitions] |
delineate |
to represent by drawing; sketch out. [1/2 definitions] |
depict |
to portray or represent, as in a painting, sculpture, or written work. |
dot |
a short click, tap, or buzz used in combination with longer dashes to represent letters in Morse code. [1/10 definitions] |
emblem |
to symbolize or represent (something) by means of an emblem. [1/3 definitions] |