increases (noun)

  • 71booster — noun Date: 1888 one that boosts: as a. an enthusiastic supporter b. an auxiliary device for increasing force, power, pressure, or effectiveness c. slang shoplifter d. a radio frequency amplifier for a radio or …

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  • 72canard — noun Etymology: French, literally, duck; in sense 1, from Middle French vendre des canards à moitié to cheat, literally, to half sell ducks Date: 1851 1. a. a false or unfounded report or story; especially a fabricated report b. a groundless… …

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  • 73continuation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity 2. resumption after an interruption 3. something that continues, increases, or adds …

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  • 74Doppler effect — noun Etymology: Christian J. Doppler Date: 1905 a change in the frequency with which waves (as of sound or light) from a given source reach an observer when the source and the observer are in motion with respect to each other so that the… …

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  • 75dynatron — noun Etymology: Greek dynamis power Date: 1918 a vacuum tube in which the secondary emission of electrons from the plate results in a decrease in the plate current as the plate voltage increases …

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  • 76enhancer — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that enhances 2. a nucleotide sequence that increases the rate of genetic transcription by preferentially increasing the activity of the nearest promoter on the same DNA molecule …

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  • 77extension — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin extension , extensio, from Latin extendere Date: 15th century 1. a. the action of extending ; state of being extended b. an enlargement in scope or operation < tools are extensions of human hands >&#8230; …

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  • 78galvanic skin response — noun Date: 1942 a change in the electrical resistance of the skin that is a physiochemical response to emotional arousal which increases sympathetic nervous system activity …

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  • 79goodwill — noun Date: before 12th century 1. a. a kindly feeling of approval and support ; benevolent interest or concern b. (1) the favor or advantage that a business has acquired especially through its brands and its good reputation (2) the value of&#8230; …

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  • 80kinetic theory — noun Date: 1864 either of two theories in physics based on the fact that the minute particles of a substance are in vigorous motion: a. a theory that the temperature of a substance increases with an increase in either the average kinetic energy&#8230; …

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