the+bulk

  • 1the bulk of sth — ► the main or largest part of something: »Advertising provides the bulk of the company’s revenue. »The bulk of our employees are recruited from overseas. Main Entry: ↑bulk …

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  • 2the bulk of something — the majority or largest part of something Women still do the bulk of domestic work in the home …

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  • 3Bulk carrier — The Sabrina I is a modern Handymax bulk carrier. Class overview Name: Freighter Subclasses …

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  • 4Bulk vending — is the sale of unsorted confections, nuts, gumballs, toys and novelties (in capsules) selected at random and dispensed generally through non electrically operated vending machines. Bulk vending is a separate segment of the vending industry from… …

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  • 5Bulk density — is a property of powders, granules and other divided solids, especially used in reference to soil. It is defined as the mass of many particles of the material divided by the total volume they occupy. The total volume includes particle volume,… …

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  • 6bulk transfer — n: bulk sale at sale Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bulk transfer …

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  • 7bulk — [bʌlk] noun 1. the bulk of something the main or largest part of something: • The change in the tax system will affect the bulk of the population. • The bulk of the meetings would be held in Washington. 2. COMMERCE if you buy, sell, or make… …

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  • 8Bulk — (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky. Cf. {Boll}, n., {Bile} a boil, {Bulge}, n.] 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great… …

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  • 9Bulk electrolysis — is also known as potentiostatic coulometry or controlled potential coulometry . [Bard, A.J.; Faulkner, L.R. Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications. New York: John Wiley Sons, 2nd Edition, 2000.] [Skoog, D.A.; West, D.M.; Holler, F …

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  • 10bulk — n Bulk, mass, volume mean a body of usually material substance that constitutes a thing or unit. Bulk is applied mainly to what is or appears to be inordinately large or heavy {the bulk of ancient minster Wordsworth} and often more or less… …

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