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Diagnostic AnalyticsnounMWEInsights, reporting, and information answering the question, “Why did something happen?” Diagnostic analytics determines information useful to understanding the cause(s) of an event(s).Capability
Diagnostic ProgramnounMWEa program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer programverified
Diagonal MatrixnounMWEa square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zeroverified
Diagonalisationnounchanging a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)verified
Diagonalizationnounchanging a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)verified
dial-up connectivitynounMWEThe state of being connect through standard phone line and analog modem to access the Internet at data transfer rates (DTR) of up to 56 Kbps.Network
Dialectical MaterialismnounMWEthe materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engelsverified
Dialog BoxnounMWE(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the userverified
Dialysisnounseparation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranesverified
Dialysis MachinenounMWEa medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranesverified
Dialyzernouna medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranesverified
Diamnounthe length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumferenceverified
Diamagnetismnounphenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic forceverified
Diamantenounadornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothingverified
Diameternouna straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)verified
Diamondnouna transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gemverified
Diapedesisnounpassage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissueverified
Diapernouna fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figuresverified
Diaphragmnouna contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plasticverified
Diaphragmatic HernianounMWEhernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragmverified
Diaphragmatic PleurisynounMWEan acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)verified
Diapirnouna domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strataverified
Diasporanounthe dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)verified
Diastasisnounseparation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the boneverified
Diastolenounthe widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with bloodverified
Diastolic PressurenounMWEthe blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with bloodverified
Diastrophismnounthe process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crustverified
Diathermynouna method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currentsverified
Diathermy MachinenounMWEa medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposesverified
Diatomnounmicroscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silicaverified
Diatomaceous EarthnounMWEa light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering materialverified
Diatomitenouna light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering materialverified
Dibbuknoun(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behaviorverified
Dice BoxnounMWEa small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrownverified
Dice CupnounMWEa small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrownverified