ramp — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ramper to crawl, climb, rear, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rimpfan to bend, wrinkle more at rumple Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to stand or advance menacingly with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ramp pacing — cardiac pacing in which stimuli are delivered at a rapid but continually altering rate, either from faster to slower (rate decremental or tune down), from fast to faster (cycle length decremental or ramp up), or in some cyclic combination of… … Medical dictionary
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mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… … Universalium
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analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… … Universalium
mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… … Universalium
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