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  • 51Notch Filter — Ein Kerbfilter (engl.: notch filter) ist ein Frequenz Sperrfilter bzw. eine Frequenzfalle, mit der Frequenzen innerhalb eines engen Frequenzbereiches ausgesiebt werden sollen. Praktisch wird eine Kerbe in das Frequenzband eingefügt. Es findet in… …

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  • 52notch — 1. noun a) A V shaped cut. The notches in that tribes warrior axe handles stand for killed enemies. b) Such a cut, used for keeping a record This car is a notch better than the other. 2 …

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  • 53notch sth up — UK US notch sth up Phrasal Verb with notch({{}}/nɒtʃ/ verb ► to achieve something: »Interest in the stock helped it notch up an 8p rise to 277.25p. »This year she ll have notched up 20 years with the firm …

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  • 54notch up — v. (esp. BE) (d; tr.) ( to score ) to notch up against (our team has notched up seven victories against them) * * * (esp. BE) (d; tr.) ( to score ) to notch up against (our team has notch uped up seven victories against them) …

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  • 55notch — 1. noun 1) a notch in the end of the arrow Syn: nick, cut, incision, score, scratch, slit, slot, groove, cleft, indentation 2) her opinion of Nick dropped a notch Syn: degree …

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  • 56notch — [[t]nɒtʃ[/t]] n. 1) an angular orV shaped cut or indentation 2) a nick made in an object for keeping a record 3) a narrow pass between mountains; gap 4) a step; degree: a notch above the average[/ex] 5) to make a notch in 6) to record by notches… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 57notch up — (Informal) [verb] register, achieve, gain, make, score * * * ˌnotch ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they notch up he/she/it notches up …

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  • 58notch — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration (from misdivision of an otch) of *otch, from Middle French oche Date: 1577 1. a. a V shaped indentation b. a slit made to serve as a record c. a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge… …

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  • 59notch projection — 1. Stryker notch p. 2. a radiographic projection for visualization of the intercondylar notch of the femur …

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  • 60notch — [16] Not much is known for certain about the word notch, apart from the fact that its immediate source, Anglo Norman noche, existed at least a couple of centuries before English acquired it. There may well be some connection with Old French oche… …

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