sample piece
1sample — /sam peuhl, sahm /, n., adj., v., sampled, sampling. n. 1. a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen. 2. Statistics. a subset of a population: to study a sample of the total …
2sample — sam•ple [[t]ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm [/t]] n. adj. v. pled, pling 1) a small part of or a selection from something, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen 2) sta Statistics. a subset of a population 3) hfi a sound of short… …
3sample — [sam′pəl, säm′pəl] n. [ME, aphetic for asample < Anglo Fr, for OFr essample: see EXAMPLE] 1. a part, piece, or item taken or shown as representative of a whole thing, group, species, etc.; specimen; pattern [samples of wallpaper] 2. an… …
4sample — [n] example, model bit, bite, case, case history, constituent, cross section, element, exemplification, fragment, illustration, indication, individual, instance, morsel, part, pattern, piece, portion, representative, sampling, segment, sign,… …
5piece — [n1] part allotment, bit, bite, chunk, cut, division, dole, end, example, fraction, fragment, gob, half, hunk, instance, interest, iota, item, length, lot, lump, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, percentage, portion, quantity, quota, sample, scrap …
6sample — n specimen, example, *instance, case, illustration Analogous words: piece, *part, portion, segment, fragment …
7sample — I UK [ˈsɑːmp(ə)l] / US [ˈsæmp(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms sample : singular sample plural samples *** 1) an example or small amount of something that shows you what all of it is like sample of: I took home some samples of curtain fabrics. We …
8sample — sam|ple1 [ sæmpl ] noun count *** 1. ) an example or small amount of something that shows you what all of it is like: sample of: I took home some samples of curtain fabrics. We had to bring some samples of our work to the interview. a ) a small… …
9sample preparation — ▪ chemistry Introduction in analytical chemistry (chemistry), the processes in which a representative piece of material is extracted from a larger amount and readied for analysis. Sampling and sample preparation have a unique meaning and special …
10sample — 1. noun 1) a sample of the fabric Syn: specimen, example, bit, snippet, swatch, representative piece, exemplification; prototype, test piece, dummy, pilot, trial, taste, taster, tester 2) a sam …