DESCRIPTIVE NAME collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
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meanings of descriptive and name
descriptive
adjective
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/dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/us
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/dɪˈskrɪp.t̬ɪv/
describing something, especially in a detailed, ...
name
noun
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/neɪm/us
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/neɪm/
the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ...
Examples of descriptive name
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These segments usually start with a sharp and dramatic rise to a high pitch-thus the descriptive name.
We think it is also a descriptive name.
A short and descriptive name is good for a book, yet one feels it ought to represent the content more closely than this one does.
Each committee receives a descriptive name that reflects its goal.
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This descriptive name dates back to 1822 and is now established in international usage.
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The descriptive name was apparently given some years later and is now established in usage.
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An alternative term suggested as a more descriptive name for the discipline is "interactive decision theory".
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It assigns each unorganized territory a descriptive name, followed by the designation unorganized territory.
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The descriptive name dates back to at least 1822 and is established in international usage.
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The descriptive name arose because the peak is shaped like a tooth.
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Although it is called selenium monochloride, a more descriptive name might be diselenium dichloride.
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It is unknown who first gave the lake its descriptive name.
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Freestone is a descriptive name referring to the quality of the soil.
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A great many of these took the names of their originators or primary manufacturers, rather than a more descriptive name.
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The descriptive name is derived from the stratifications on a small cliff on the seaward side of the hill.
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Its descriptive name, which was in use as early as 1899 refers to its islands, however is a misnomer.
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The descriptive name "triakis icosahedron" represents a topological construction starting with an icosahedron and attaching tetrahedra to each face.
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They gave it this descriptive name from the spectacular cavernous weathering occurring in the granite of the peak, suggestive of catacombs.
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It is a descriptive name referring to the size of the seed; it was used for the order containing the orchids.
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A triangle anchor is formed by clipping a length of webbing or cord through all three carabiners, creating a shape which gives the dangerous anchor its descriptive name.
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