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Describing dimensions, actions and processes I Recognizing words with several me
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angle (angles) | NOUN An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees. ■ The boat is now teaning at a 30 degree angle. |
| circumference | UNCOUNTABLE NOUN The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge. ■ a scientist calculating the Earth's circumference ■ The island is 3.5 km in circumference. |
| diameter (diameters) | NOUN The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it. ■ [+ of] a tube less than a fifth of the diameter of a human hair ■ a length of 22-mm diameter steel pipe |
| volume (volumes) | NOUN The volume of something is the amount of it that there is. ■ [+ of] Senior officials will be discussing how the volume of sales might be reduced. ■ [+ of] the sheer volume of traffic and accidents |
| width (widths) | NOUN The width of something is the distance it measures from one side or edge to the other. ■ [+ of] Measure the full width of the window. ■ The road was reduced to 18ft in width by adding parking bays |
| height (heights) | NOUN The height of a person or thing is their size or length from the bottom to the top. ■ Her weight is about normal for her height. ■ I am 5’6" in height. ■ [+ of] The tree can grow to a height of 20ft. ■ He was a man of medium height. |
| length (lengths) | NOUN The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side. ■ It is about a metre in length.■ [+ of] the length of the field ■ [+ of] The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft. |
| adjust (adjusts, adjusting, adjusted) | VERB When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas. ■ [+ to] We are preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society. ■ [+ to] I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well |
| convey (conveys, conveying, conveyed) | VERB To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone. ■ Semiological analysis sees a sign as any cultural symbol which conveys a meaning |
| radius (radii) | NOUN The radius around a particular point is the distance from it in any direction.■ [+ around] Nigel has searched for work in a ten-mile radius around his home. ■ [+ of] within a fifty-mile radius of the town |
| launch (launches, launching, launched) | VERB If a company launches a new product, it makes it available to the public. ■ Crabtree & Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve. ■ Marks & Spencer recently hired model Linda Evangelista to launch its new range. |
| reinforce (reinforces, reinforcing, reinforced) | VERB If something reinforces a feeling, situation, or process, it makes it stronger or more intense. ■ A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries. ■ This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced |
| secure (secures, securing, secured) | VERB If you secure something that you want or need, you obtain it, often after a lot of effort. [FORMAL] ■ Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire. ■ Graham’s achievements helped secure him the job. |
| suspend (suspends, suspending, suspended) | VERB If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it. ■ The union suspended strike action this week. ■ [+ until] A U.N. official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequ |
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