affinity — Słownik języka angielskiego

Rzeczownik

1. A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Synonimy

   kindred

2. A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

3. A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

4. The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Przykłady

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   There are, of course, certain differences of detail; for example, the placing of the safety valves on the boiler barrel behind the dome, which follows the practice in the Riddles 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 locomotives for the Ministry of Supply; but taken all in all, Britannia's boiler has a closer affinity with the Doncaster designs than with any other.

   A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was guessing and interpreting, not observing or demonstrating.

5. Any romantic relationship.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

6. A love interest; a paramour.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Przykłady

   "Cut it short, sis, cut it short," he would growl at her if she started to murmur sweet "coo-coos" to her affinity stationed on the other end of the wire.

7. Any passionate love for something.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

8. Resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

9. Structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

10. An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.

    Użycie

    • policzalne
    • niepoliczalne

11. The attraction between an antibody and an antigen

    Użycie

    • policzalne
    • niepoliczalne

12. A tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses.

    Użycie

    • policzalne
    • niepoliczalne

13. An automorphism of affine space.

    Użycie

    • policzalne
    • niepoliczalne

Rzeczownik

1. (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

   Terminy szersze

   attractionattractive force

2. (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

   Antonimy

   consanguinity

   Terminy szersze

   kinshipfamily relationshiprelationship

3. (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

   Synonimy

   phylogenetic relation

   Terminy szersze

   kinshipfamily relationshiprelationship

   Przykłady

   in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans

4. a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

   Synonimy

   kinship

   Terminy szersze

   relation

   Przykłady

   found a natural affinity with the immigrants

   felt a deep kinship with the other students

   Więcej przykładów (1)

   anthropology's kinship with the humanities

5. the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

   Synonimy

   chemical attraction

   Terminy szersze

   force

   Przykłady

   basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk

6. inherent resemblance between persons or things

   Terminy szersze

   resemblance

7. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

   Terminy szersze

   attractionattractiveness

   Przykłady

   an affinity for politics

   the mysterious affinity between them

   Więcej przykładów (1)

   James's affinity with Sam