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| denominate |
to name specifically; denote or designate. [1/2 definitions] |
| exponent |
in mathematics, a symbol placed to the right of and above another, to denote the power to which the other is to be raised. [1/3 definitions] |
| fa |
in music, the syllable used to denote the fourth tone of a diatonic scale. (See sol-fa.) [1/2 definitions] |
| JPEG |
abbreviation of "Joint Photographic Experts Group," used to denote the cross-platform image file format based on this committee's image compression algorithm, or such a file itself, and, shortened to jpg, used as the filename extension for files in this format. |
| la |
in music, the syllable used to denote the sixth tone of a diatonic scale. (See sol-fa.) [1/2 definitions] |
| M- |
used with a number to denote equipment produced for U.S. military use, such as the M-16 rifle. |
| mean1 |
to intend to denote or express. [1/9 definitions] |
| minus |
the mathematical sign (-) used to denote subtraction or negation; minus sign. [1/7 definitions] |
| ordinal |
any of the numbers, such "first," "third," or "fifteenth," that denote a position in a numbered order; ordinal number. [1/3 definitions] |
| represent |
to denote or serve as a symbol for. [1/8 definitions] |
| si1 |
in music, a syllable sometimes used instead of "ti" to denote the seventh tone of a diatonic scale. |
| sol-fa |
in music, the syllables "do," "re," "mi," "fa," "sol," "la," and "ti," used to denote the tones of a diatonic scale in any key. [1/3 definitions] |
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