Look up: preparation

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   Preparation
   The activities used by actors to prepare themselves for a performance.
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   Preparation
   Before starting to prepare the balloon for flight, the pilot should consider the balloon loading (passengers and fuel), the weather and the flight area to determine suitability for flight.
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   preparation
   [n] - (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord 2. [n] - the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
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   preparation
   the operations of processing, preserving and packaging of agricultural products Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a mixture,solid or liquid,containing a drug Category: Medicine • collectively,mechanical,physical and physico-chemical processes applied to raw fuel to make it suitable for a particular use Category: The chemical indust...
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   Preparation
   Prep`a·ra'tion noun [ French préparation , Latin praeparatio . See Prepare .] 1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign. 2. The state of being prepar ...
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   preparation
   1. <pharmacology> A medicine made ready for use. ... 2. <anatomy, pathology> A specimen made ready and preserved for study. ... Origin: L. Praeparatio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   preparation
   noun (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; `the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance`
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   preparation
   noun the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; `preparations for the ceremony had begun`
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   Preparation
   `Preparation` can refer to: * Preparedness * Preparation (dental), the method by which a tooth is prepared when removing decay and designing a form that will provide adequate retention for a dental restoration. * Preparation (music), treatment of dissonance in tonal music * Special modifications to instruments, see prepared piano and prepared guitar * Preparation time, time to prepare speeches in policy debate * Preparation for American presiden...
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    Preparation
    • (n.) Accomplishment; qualification. • (n.) The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war. • (n.) The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the prepara...
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    preparation
    (L. praeparatio) 1. a medicine made ready for use. 2. an anatomic or pathologic specimen made ready and preserved for study.
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    preparation
    
    1. the activity of preparing
    2. a substance prepared according to a formula
    3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
    4. activity leading to skilled behavior
    
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    Preparation
    Camera work, stripping, platemaking, and other activities by a trade camera service or printer before press work begins. Also called prep.
    Found on http://www.e-printing.co.uk/glossary.htm