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1rank — rank1 [raŋk] n. [MFr renc < OFr ranc, renc: see RANGE] 1. a row, line, or series 2. an orderly arrangement 3. a social division or class; stratum of society [people from all ranks of life] 4. a high position in society; high degree; eminence …
2rank — rank1 W3 [ræŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(position in army/organization)¦ 2 the ranks 3 break ranks 4¦(line)¦ 5 pull rank (on somebody) 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(social class)¦ 8¦(taxi)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; …
3rank — 1 noun 1 POSITION IN ARMY/ORGANIZATION (C, U) the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or armed forces: promotion to the rank of General | high/senior/low/junior rank: Bates is very young to hold such… …
4Rank insignia of the German armed forces — The ranks of the German armed forces, known collectively as the Bundeswehr, were set up by the President with the Anordnung des Bundespräsidenten über die Dienstgradbezeichnungen und die Uniform der Soldaten on the basis of section 4, paragraph 3 …
5rank — ▪ I. rank rank 1 [ræŋk] noun [countable] 1. a particular level of job in an organization, especially a government organization or the army: • His father retired with the rank of major. • Knight Ridder named Maxwell King, 46, to succeed Mr.… …
6rank — [[t]ræ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦♦♦ ranks, ranking, ranked 1) N VAR: with supp Someone s rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. He eventually rose to the rank of captain... The former head of counter intelligence had been stripped of his …
7rank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 level of importance ADJECTIVE ▪ high, senior, superior, top, upper ▪ middle ▪ inferior, junior …
8Rank abundance curve — A rank abundance curve is a chart used by ecologists to display indicators of biodiversity specifically species richness and species evenness. This is achieved using the relative abundances of different species in a sample. Rank abundance curves… …
9Higher education in the United States — refers to a variety of institutions of higher education in the United States. Strong research and funding have helped make American colleges and universities among the world s most prestigious, which is particularly attractive to international… …
10Rank-size distribution — or the rank size rule (or law) describes the remarkable regularity in many phenomena including the distribution of city sizes around the world, sizes of businesses, particle sizes (such as sand), lengths of rivers, frequencies of word usage,… …
