English dictionary: words starting with ada
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nounA high-level computer programming language used chiefly in real-time computerized control systems, e.g. for aircraft navigation.
Usage examples:
The gnat compiler from ada core technologies allowed a seamless and fluid transition from linux to …
Adage
ˈæd.ɪdʒnounA proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Usage examples:
The old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’
Adages
ˈæd.ɪdʒnounA proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Usage examples:
The old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’
Adagio
əˈdɑː.dʒi.əʊadverb(especially as a direction) in slow time.
Usage examples:
The music is played adagio with very slight dynamic change
adjectivePerformed in slow time.
Usage examples:
The beautiful adagio ending of the piece was just too loud
nounA movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed adagio.
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The striking thing about this album is the range of styles he dabbles in - from grand bossa novas t…
Adagios
əˈdɑː.dʒi.əʊnounA movement, passage, or composition marked to be performed adagio.
Usage examples:
The striking thing about this album is the range of styles he dabbles in - from grand bossa novas t…
adverb(especially as a direction) in slow time.
Usage examples:
The music is played adagio with very slight dynamic change
adjectivePerformed in slow time.
Usage examples:
The beautiful adagio ending of the piece was just too loud
Adam
ˈæd.əmproper noun(in the biblical and koranic traditions) the name of the first man. according to the book of genesis, adam was created by god as the progenitor of the human race and lived with eve in the garden of eden.
nounA character in the bible who was the first man made by god
Adamant
ˈæd.ə.məntadjectiveRefusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
Usage examples:
He is adamant that he is not going to resign
nounA legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.
Usage examples:
As for the magical metal, asiceton, it sounds like adamant.
Adamantine
ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪnadjectiveUnable to be broken.
Usage examples:
Adamantine chains
Adamantly
ˈæd.ə.mənt.liadverbIn a way that suggests one will not be persuaded to change one's mind; firmly and resolutely.
Usage examples:
The white house adamantly denied any involvement
Adams
ˈæd.əmnounA character in the bible who was the first man made by god
Adapt
əˈdæptverbMake (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
Usage examples:
Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice
verbTo adjust to different conditions or uses, or to change to meet different situations
Adaptability
əˌdæp.təˈbɪl.ə.tinounThe quality of being able to adjust to new conditions.
Usage examples:
Adaptability is an advantage in the harshly competitive global economy
Adaptable
əˈdæp.tə.bəladjectiveAble to adjust to new conditions.
Usage examples:
Rats are highly adaptable to change
Adaptation
ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃənnounThe action or process of adapting or being adapted.
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The adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs
Adaptations
ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃənnounThe action or process of adapting or being adapted.
Usage examples:
The adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs
Adapted
əˈdæp.tɪdverbMake (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
Usage examples:
Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice
adjectiveChanged slightly for a particular purpose or use
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He drives a specially adapted car., the festive grotto is in fact an adapted garden shed., be adapt…
Adapter
əˈdæp.tərnounA device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.
Usage examples:
The adapter converts the lens focal length to 5.5 mm
Adapters
əˈdæp.tərnounA device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.
Usage examples:
The adapter converts the lens focal length to 5.5 mm
Adapting
əˈdæptverbMake (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
Usage examples:
Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice
Adaption
ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃənnounAnother term for adaptation.
Adaptions
ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃənnounAnother term for adaptation.
Adaptive
əˈdæp.tɪvadjectiveCharacterized by or given to adaptation.
Usage examples:
Mutation is ultimately essential for adaptive evolution in all populations
Adaptively
əˈdæp.tɪv.liadverbIn a way that involves changing to suit changing conditions
Usage examples:
There are health apps that adaptively tweak an exercise regimen to maximize the benefit to each use…
Adaptiveness
əˈdæp.tɪv.nəsnounThe quality of being able to adapt; the capacity or tendency to adapt, especially to one's circumstances or environment.
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