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Dilleniid Dicot FamilynounMWEfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsverified
Dilleniid Dicot GenusnounMWEgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsverified
Dimension ReductionnounMWEDimensionality reduction is the process of taking data in a high dimensional space and mapping it into a new space whose dimensionality is much smallerverified
Dimpled ChadnounMWEa chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attachedverified
Dining-Room TablenounMWEdining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be servedverified
Dip CirclenounMWEa measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)verified
Diphenylbutyl PiperidinenounMWEa group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophreniaverified
Diplomatic ImmunitynounMWEexemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign countryverified
Diplomatic PouchnounMWEa mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry communications between a legation and its home officeverified
Dipole AntennanounMWEan aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the centerverified
Dipterous InsectnounMWEinsects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercingverified
Direct access storage device (DASD)nounMWEA magnetic disk storage device historically used in mainframe environments. DASD may also include hard drives used in personal computers.verified
Direct CorrelationnounMWEa correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with smallverified
Direct data feednounMWEA process used by information aggregators to gather information directly from a website operator rather than copying it from a displayed webpage.verified
Direct debitnounMWEElectronic transfer, usually through ACH, out of an individual's checking (or savings) account to pay bills, such as mortgage payments, insurance premiums, and utility payments. Also referred to as "direct payment."verified
Direct depositnounMWEElectronic deposits or credit, usually through ACH, to an individual's deposit account. Common uses of direct deposit include payroll payments, Social Security benefits, and income from investments such as CDs, annuities, and mutual funds.verified
Direct DiscoursenounMWEa report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., 'he said `I am a fool'')verified
Direct EvidencenounMWEevidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in disputeverified
Direct ExaminationnounMWE(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witnessverified
Direct MarketingnounMWEmarketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customerverified
Direct presentmentnounMWEDepositary banks can present checks directly to the paying institution. The paying institution may be the depositary bank (no settlement is needed), or, if not, may settle on the books of the Federal Reserve, using the Federal Reserve's national settlement service.verified
Direct PrimarynounMWEa primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for officeverified
Direct QuotationnounMWEa report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., 'he said `I am a fool'')verified
Direct ShipmentnounMWEShipment of COMSEC material directly from NSA to user COMSEC accounts.verified
Direct SumnounMWEa union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint setsverified
Direct SupportnounMWEa mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistanceverified
Direct Supporting FirenounMWEfire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)verified
Direct TidenounMWEthe occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite sideverified
Direct TransmissionnounMWEa transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouthverified
Direct TrustnounMWEa trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)verified
Direct-Grant SchoolnounMWEformerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authoritiesverified
Directed StudynounMWEa course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subjectverified
Directed VerdictnounMWEa verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the juryverified
Directional AntennanounMWEan antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angleverified
Directional MicrophonenounMWEa microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular directionverified
Director-Stockholder RelationnounMWEthe responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholdersverified
Diriment ImpedimentnounMWE(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)verified