technical thesaurus
81extend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. continue, lengthen, elongate, widen, enlarge, stretch, draw out, prolong, protract, expand, spread, broaden; increase; hold out, proffer, offer, impart, bestow. See increase, length. Ant., shorten. II …
82illegality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of legality Nouns 1. illegality, lawlessness, unlawfulness, unconstitutionality; illegitimacy, bar sinister, bastardy; criminality; outlawry; extralegality; criminology; criminalization. See… …
83test — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. examination; trial, essay; criterion; experiment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A check for adequacy] Syn. inspection, analysis, countdown, probing, inquiry, inquest, elimination, proving ground(s), training …
84theoretical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. speculative, hypothetical, conjectural; unapplied; pure, abstract. See supposition. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ideological, ideal, imaginative, unearthly, idealized, ideational, problematical,… …
85theory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. speculation, surmise, conjecture; contemplation; principle, philosophy, doctrine; hypothesis; guess, idea, plan. See supposition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Principles] Syn. law, principles, postulates,… …
86Bureaucracy — is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity, usually in large organizations and government. As opposed to adhocracy, it is represented by standardized procedure (rule following) that dictates the execution of most or all… …
87Capitalism — Liberal market economy redirects here. For the ideology behind this economic system, see Economic liberalism. Free enterprise redirects here. For the 1999 film, see Free Enterprise (film). For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). Part of… …
88Geographic information system — GIS redirects here. For other uses, see GIS (disambiguation). A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present… …
89Jazz — For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). Jazz Stylistic origins: Blues • Folk • March • Ragtime …
90Slide rule — For other uses, see Slide rule (disambiguation). A typical ten inch student slide rule (Pickett N902 T simplex trig). The slide rule, also known colloquially as a slipstick,[1] is a mechanical analog computer. The slide rule is used primarily for …
