cd
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1. a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | optical disc, optical disk, |
| definition | : | a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | recording, |
| definition | : | a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cd-rom, compact disc read-only memory, |
| definition | : | a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user (noun.artifact) |
2. a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | time deposit, |
| definition | : | a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date (noun.possession) |
3. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin (noun.quantity)
4. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | metal, metallic element, |
| definition | : | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | calamine, hemimorphite, |
| definition | : | a white mineral; a common ore of zinc (noun.substance) |
5. being one hundred more than three hundred (adj.all)
| similar | : | cardinal, |
| definition | : | being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order (adj.all) |
6. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | candle, |
| definition | : | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | candle, |
| definition | : | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light (verb.perception) |
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