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Self-Inductionnoungeneration of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuitverified
Self-Indulgencenounexcess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgenceverified
Self-Insurancenouninsuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policyverified
Self-Interestnountaking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for othersverified
Self-Justificationnouna defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.verified
Self-Pollinationnounfertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flowerverified
Self-Raising FlournounMWEa commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agentverified
self-regulatory organizationnounMWEAn organization that exercises some degree of regulatory authority over an industry or profession.Organization
Self-Report InventorynounMWEa personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would makeverified
Self-Report Personality InventorynounMWEa personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would makeverified
Self-Rising FlournounMWEa commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agentverified
Self-Sacrificenounacting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activityverified
Self-Starternounan electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engineverified
Self-Suggestionnouna system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930sverified
Self-Taught ArtnounMWEa genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artistsverified
Selfishnessnounstinginess resulting from a concern for one's own welfare and a disregard of othersverified
Selflessnessnounacting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activityverified
Sell-By DatenounMWEa date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be soldverified
Selling PointnounMWEa characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customersverified
Selsynnouna system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generatorverified
Semantic MappingnounMWEA strategic schema or framework of metadata labels applied to all data, data groups, data fields, data types, or data content used to introduce new or raw data into a corpus or data fabric to give machine learning algorithms direction for investigating known or potential relationships between data. A semantic map provides a structure for the introduction of new data, information, or knowledgeFramework
Semantic RolenounMWE(linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clauseverified
Semaphore PlantnounMWEerect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshineverified
Semennounthe thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tractverified
Seminounone of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournamentverified
Semi-Quantitative AssessmentnounMWEUse of a set of methods, principles, or rules for assessing risk based on bins, scales, or representative numbers whose values and meanings are not maintained in other contexts.Process
Semi-Sweet ChocolatenounMWEchocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanillaverified
Semiautomatic FirearmnounMWEan autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the triggerverified
Semiautomatic PistolnounMWEa pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuouslyverified
Semibrevenouna musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)verified
Semicircular CanalnounMWEone of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one anotherverified
Semiconducting MaterialnounMWEa substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulatorverified
Semiconductornouna substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulatorverified