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English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
Shape context — is the term given by Serge Belongie and Jitendra Malik to the feature descriptor they first proposed in their paper Matching with Shape Contexts in 2000cite conference author = S. Belongie and J. Malik title = Matching with Shape Contexts url =… … Wikipedia
Basic English — Basic English, also known as Simple English, is an English based controlled language created (in essence as a simplified subset of English) by linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an aid for… … Wikipedia
Shape table — Shape tables were a powerful yet little used feature of Applesoft BASIC allowing for simple graphic manipulation on Apple II series computers, using the hi res graphics mode.The vectors of a two dimensional graphic, each encoding a direction from … Wikipedia
Shape analysis (software) — Shape analysis is a static code analysis technique that discovers and verifies properties of linked, dynamically allocated data structures in (usually imperative) computer programs. It is typically used at compile time to find software bugs or to … Wikipedia
Shape-memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, smart metal, memory metal, memory alloy, muscle wire, smart alloy) is an alloy that remembers its original, cold forged shape: returning the pre deformed shape by heating. This material is a lightweight, solid state… … Wikipedia
Shape memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, also known as a smart alloy, memory metal, or muscle wire) is an alloy that remembers its shape, and can be returned to that shape after being deformed, by applying heat to the alloy. When the shape memory effect is… … Wikipedia
shape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical outline ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, simple ▪ The children cut the paper into various simple shapes. ▪ overall ▪ characteristic, distinctive … Collocations dictionary
Shape — The shape (OE. sceap Eng. created thing ) of an object located in some space refers to the part of space occupied by the object as determined by its external boundary abstracting from other aspects the object may have such as its colour, content … Wikipedia
Shape theory of olfaction — The Shape theory of smell states that a molecule s particular smell is due to a lock and key mechanism by which a scent molecule fits into olfactory receptors in the nasal epithelium. HistoryIn 1949, R.W. Moncrieff published an article in… … Wikipedia
shape coding — pp. Giving an object such as a control or a connector an appropriate or unique shape to make the object s function or usage obvious or to avoid confusion with similar objects that have different functions. shape code v., n. Example Citations:… … New words
Shape-Shifting — While the ability to change shape or take on the appearance of an animal, plant, or other being seems to many Westerners to be one of the most outlandish claims made by or on behalf of shamans, it may seem entirely ordinary in other cultures.… … Historical dictionary of shamanism