High Definition–adjective | 1. | having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. | | 2. | having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. | | 3. | situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. | | 4. | exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. | | 5. | expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. | | 6. | exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. | | 7. | Music. | b. | a little sharp, or above the desired pitch. | | | 8. | produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets. | | 9. | extending to or from an elevation: a high dive. | | 10. | great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol. | | 11. | Religion. | a. | chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church. | | | 12. | of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason. | | 13. | haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates. | | 14. | advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide. | | 15. | elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time. | | 16. | rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years. | | 17. | Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up. | | 18. | remote: high latitude; high antiquity. | | 19. | extreme in opinion or doctrine, esp. religious or political: a high Tory. | | 20. | designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions. | | 21. | having considerable energy or potential power. | | 22. | Automotive. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmissio
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n ratio at which the speed of the engine crankshaft and of the drive shaft most closely correspond: high gear. | | 23. | Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with the upper surface of the tongue relatively close to some portion of the palate, as the vowels of eat and it, which are high front, and those of boot and put, which are high back. Compare close (def. 53), low 1 (def. 30). | | 24. | (of meat, esp. game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high. | | 25. | Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel. | | 26. | Baseball. (of a pitched ball) crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders: The pitch was high and outside. | | 27. | Cards. | a. | having greater value than other denominations or suits. | | b. | able to take a trick; being a winning card. | | c. | being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high? | | | 28. | Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale. | –adverb | 29. | at or to a high point, place, or level. | | 30. | in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions. | | 31. | at or to a high amount or price. | | 32. | in or to a high degree. | | 33. | luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high. | | 34. | Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while makin
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g headway with sails full. | –noun | 35. | Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level. | | 37. | Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low 1 (def. 46). | | 38. | a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment. | | 39. | Slang. | a. | a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc. | | b. | a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks. | | | 40. | Cards. the ace or highest trump out, esp. in games of the all fours family. | —Idioms | 41. | fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high. | | 42. | high and dry, | a. | (of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide. | | b. | in a deprived or distressing situation; deserted; stranded: We missed the last bus and were left high and dry. | | | 43. | high and low, in every possible place; everywhere: The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it. | | 44. | high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of. | | 45. | on high, | a. | at or to a height; above. | | c. | having a high position, as one who makes important decisions: the powers on high. | | |
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Speed Definition–noun | 1. | rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. | | 2. | relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. | | 3. | full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. | | 4. | Automotive. a transmission gear ratio. | | 5. | Photography. | a. | Also called film speed. the sensitivity of a film or paper to light, measured by an ASA or DIN index, which assigns low numbers to slow film and higher numbers to faster film. | | b. | Also called shutter speed. the length of time a shutter is opened to expose film. | | c. | the largest opening at which a lens can be used. |
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| | 6. | Slang. a stimulating drug, as caffeine, ephedrine, or esp. methamphetamine or amphetamine. | | 7. | Informal. a person or thing that is compatible with or typical of one's ability, personality, desires, etc.: My speed is writing postcards on the porch while everyone else is tearing around the tennis court. | | 8. | Archaic. success or prosperity. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to promote the success of (an affair, undertaking, etc.); further, forward, or expedite. | | 10. | to direct (the steps, course, way, etc.) with speed. | | 11. | to increase the rate of speed of (usually fol. by up): to speed up industrial production. | | 12. | to bring to a particular speed, as a machine. | | 13. | to cause to move, go, or proceed with speed. | | 14. | to expedite the going of: to speed the parting guest. | | 15. | Archaic. to cause to succeed or prosper. | –verb (used without object) | 16. | to move, go, pass, or proceed with speed or rapidity. | | 17. | to drive a vehicle at a rate that exceeds the legally established maximum: He was arrested for speeding. | | 18. | to increase the rate of speed or progress (usually fol. by up). | | 19. | to get on or fare in a specified or particular manner. | | 20. | Archaic. to succeed or prosper. | —Idioms | 21. | at full or top speed, | a. | at the greatest speed possible: We drove down the highway at full speed. | | b. | to the maximum of one's capabilities; with great rapidity: He worked at full speed. | | | 22. | up to speed, | a. | operating at full or optimum speed. | | b. | functioning or producing at an expected, acceptable, or competitive level; up to par: a new firm not yet up to speed. | | |
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Scanner Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that scans. | | 3. | Photography. any device for exposing an image on film, a sensitized plate, etc., by tracing light along a series of many closely spaced parallel lines. | | 4. | (in aerial photography) a device for estimating the ratio of aircraft speed to aircraft altitude. | | 5. | a photoelectric device for scanning a picture to determine automatically the density of the hue or value in each area for transmission by wire or radio or for preparation of color process printing plates. | | 6. | a computer-aided electronic system using photoelectric cells to separate copy, as color illustrations, into its primary colors, correct color copy, and produce a set of color separations ready for proofing or printing. | | 7. | Radio. a radio receiver, used esp. by police, firefighters, and the press, that continuously tunes to preselected frequencies, broadcasting any signal that it detects. | | 8. | Medicine/Medical, Biology. a device for examining a body, organ, tissue, or other biologically active material. | |
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