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  • 51coarse — adjective 1》 rough or harsh in texture; unrefined.     ↘consisting of large grains or particles: a coarse white powder. 2》 (of a person s features) not elegantly formed or proportioned. 3》 rude or vulgar. 4》 Brit. relating to the sport of angling …

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  • 52coarse-grained — /ˈkɔs greɪnd/ (say kaws graynd) adjective 1. having a large grain, as of wood, leather, etc. 2. indelicate; crude; gross: coarse grained language. 3. broad in scope and dealing with generalities: a coarse grained search …

  • 53coarse — [14] For such an everyday word, the origins of coarse are surprisingly clouded. It first appears in the forms corse or course, and meaning ‘ordinary, everyday’, which has led to speculation that it is an application of the noun course, in the… …

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  • 54coarse — adj. 1 a rough or loose in texture or grain; made of large particles. b (of a person s features) rough or large. 2 lacking refinement or delicacy; crude, obscene (coarse humour). 3 rude, uncivil. 4 inferior, common. Phrases and idioms: coarse… …

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  • 55coarse-furred — adjective having coarse hair or fur • Syn: ↑coarse haired • Similar to: ↑hairy, ↑haired, ↑hirsute …

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  • 56coarse-haired — adjective having coarse hair or fur • Syn: ↑coarse furred • Similar to: ↑hairy, ↑haired, ↑hirsute …

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  • 57coarse metal — Matte Matte (m[a^]t), n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte, fem., faint, dull, dim; said of metals. See {Mate} checkmate.] 1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating… …

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  • 58Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing — Multiplexverfahren (lat. multiplex „vielfach, vielfältig“) sind Methoden zur Signal und Nachrichtenübertragung, bei denen mehrere Signale zusammengefasst (gebündelt) und simultan über ein Medium (Leitung, Kabel oder Funkstrecke) übertragen werden …

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  • 59coarse-graining — noun The rescaling of a phenomenon into units or cells of size close to the uncertainty of measurement. See Also: coarse grained …

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  • 60coarse — adj. Coarse is used with these nouns: ↑cloth, ↑fabric, ↑fibre, ↑fishing, ↑grain, ↑grass, ↑hair, ↑linen, ↑material, ↑sand, ↑texture …

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