preliminary work
1preliminary — adj Preliminary, introductory, preparatory, prefatory describe something that serves to make ready the way for something else. Preliminary suggests reference to what must be done or made ready or acquired before entrance into some definitive… …
2Preliminary — Pre*lim i*na*ry, n.; pl. {Preliminaries}. That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one s preliminaries the year before… …
3work sheet — n. 1. a sheet of paper on which a record of work, working time, etc. is kept 2. a sheet of paper printed with practice exercises, problems, etc., to be worked on directly by students 3. a sheet of paper containing working notes, preliminary… …
4Work breakdown structure — A work breakdown structure or WBS is a tree structure, that permits summing of subordinate costs for tasks, materials, etc., into their successively higher level “parent” tasks, materials, etc. It is a fundamental tool commonly used in project… …
5Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot — The Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot ( Discours Préliminaire des Éditeurs ) is the primer to Denis Diderot s Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres , a… …
6preliminary — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ essential (esp. BrE), necessary ▪ usual (esp. BrE) ▪ After the usual preliminaries the meeting began. PREPOSITION ▪ …
7work sheet — noun 1. a. : a sheet that is used in making preliminary plans, auxiliary computations, notes, or comments as a guide in doing some piece of work b. : a specially prepared sheet, pamphlet, or booklet containing data of assistance in planning and… …
8work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …
9work sheet — 1. a sheet of paper on which work schedules, working time, special instructions, etc., are recorded. 2. a piece or scrap of paper on which problems, ideas, or the like, are set down in tentative form. 3. Also, worksheet. Accounting. a sheet of… …
10work breakdown structure — A preliminary stage in producing a project network model (see network modelling) in which the work to be done is broken down into broad categories, the resources required are identified, and details of the deliverables expected at each stage are… …