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31lasting a very short time — index ephemeral Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
32short-time fatigue strength — Смотри предел ограниченной выносливости …
33Short-term memory — Short term memory, sometimes referred to as primary, working, or active memory, is said to hold a small amount of information for about 20 to 30 seconds.Estimates of short term memory capacity vary – from about 3 or 4 elements (i.e., words,… …
34short — [shôrt] adj. [ME < OE scort, akin to ON skort, short piece of clothing, OHG scurz, short < IE * (s)kerd < base * (s)ker , to cut, SHEAR < CURT] 1. not extending far from end to end; not long or not long enough 2. not great in span,… …
35short-termism — short term ˈshort term adjective 1. continuing for only a short time, or concerned only with the period of time that is not very far into the future: • Most of the staff are on short term contracts. • We will continue to manufacture products to… …
36time — [tīm] n. [ME < OE tima, prob. < IE * dī men < base * dā(i) , to part, divide up > TIDE1] I duration; continuance 1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every… …
37Time-of-flight mass spectrometry — (TOFMS) is a method of mass spectrometry in which ions are accelerated by an electric field of known strength. [Stephens, W. E., [http://link.aps.org/abstract/PR/v69/p674/s2 A Pulsed Mass Spectrometer with Time Dispersion] Phys. Rev. , 1946, 69 …
38short-dated — ˌshort ˈdated adjective short dated bonds/stock/securities FINANCE bonds, securities etc that are repaid in a short time, usually less than one year; = SHORTS: • Investments in public sector stock are mainly in short dated government bonds.… …
39short-term gain — ➔ gain2 * * * short term gain UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE profit made from selling something a short time after buying it, usually within a year: »Paul buys shares with the aim of realising short term gains. ► an improvement or advantage that… …
40short - shortly — ◊ short Short is an adjective. You usually use it to indicate that something does not last for a long time. ...a short holiday. He uttered a short cry of surprise. ◊ shortly Shortly is an adverb. If something is going to happen …