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Crunching — Crunch Crunch (kr[u^]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crunched} (kr[u^]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crunching}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; or cf. D. schransen to eat heartily, or E. scrunch.] 1. To chew with force and noise; to craunch. [1913 Webster] And … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crunching — n. grinding, chewing with the teeth krÊŒntʃ n. chewing with the teeth; sound made by crunching; pressured situation v. munch, chew with the teeth; crush … English contemporary dictionary
CRUNCHING — … Useful english dictionary
number crunching — noun performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations • Hypernyms: ↑calculation, ↑computation, ↑computing * * * noun : the performance of long complex often repetitive mathematical calculations ; also : statistical analysis • … Useful english dictionary
number-crunching — number cruncher ˈnumber ˌcruncher noun [countable] informal 1. ACCOUNTING JOBS someone whose job involves doing very large calculations using a computer: • The number crunchers at the National Association of Manufacturers maintain that the U.S.… … Financial and business terms
Pharmakoi/Distance-Crunching Honchos with Echo Units — Infobox Album | Name = Pharmakoi/Distance Crunching Honchos With Echo Units Type = Album Artist = The Church Released = 1997 Recorded = 1997 Genre = Rock Length = 61:15 Label = Phantom Records Producer = The Church Last album = Magician Among the … Wikipedia
number crunching — number .crunching n [U] informal the process of working with a lot of numbers and calculating results >number crunching adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
number crunching — N UNCOUNT: oft N n If you refer to number crunching, you mean activities or processes concerned with numbers or mathematical calculation, for example in finance, statistics, or computing. [INFORMAL] The computer does most of the number crunching … English dictionary
number crunching — n. using a computer to solve enormously complicated or complex mathematical problems. □ I don’t do a lot of number crunching, so I don’t need a terribly fast machine. □ I use the big mainframe computer for number crunching … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
number-crunching — number cruncher and number crunching see under ↑number • • • Main Entry: ↑crunch numˈber crunching noun • • • Main Entry: ↑number … Useful english dictionary
