smearing

  • 1Smearing — is a term used in rock climbing.It is the practice of using the sole of a shoe against a flat rock face. Smearing can be one of the most insecure and technical techniques used in climbing, requiring a combination of leg/ankle tension, foot… …

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  • 2smearing — index calumnious, defilement, pejorative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3Smearing — Smear Smear (sm[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smeared} (sm[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smearing}.] [OE. smeren, smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to anoint. See {Smear} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Smearing retransformation — The Smearing retransformation is used in regression analysis, after estimating the logarithm of a variable. Estimating the logarithm of a variable instead of the variable itself is a common technique to more closely approximate normality. In… …

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  • 5smearing — n. spreading, daubing; defaming, degrading, abusing smɪr /smɪə n. smudge, spot, stain; slander, libel, slur; material smeared on a slide for microscopic examination (Medicine) v. spread something across or over a surface; slander, defame;… …

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  • 6smearing — …

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  • 7deeting —  smearing, plaistering the stove of the oven s mouth, to keep in the heat …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 8smear — I. noun Etymology: Middle English smere, from Old English smeoru; akin to Old High German smero grease and probably to Old Irish smiur marrow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a viscous or sticky substance b. a spot made by or as if by an unctuous… …

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  • 9Audio timescale-pitch modification — Time stretching is the process of changing the speed or duration of an audio signal without affecting its pitch.Pitch scaling or pitch shifting is the reverse: the process of changing the pitch without affecting the speed. There are also more… …

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  • 10Glossary of climbing terms — This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A …

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