entanglement

  • 11entanglement — noun 1) their entanglement in the war Syn: involvement, embroilment 2) romantic entanglements Syn: affair, relationship, love affair, romance, amour, fling, dalliance, liaison, involvement …

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  • 12entanglement —   Hihia.   Also: hihi, hihina, kāhihi, hili hewa.    ♦ To cause entanglement, ho ohihi …

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  • 13entanglement — entangle ► VERB (usu. be entangled in/with) 1) cause to become tangled. 2) involve in complicated circumstances. DERIVATIVES entanglement noun …

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  • 14Entanglement witness — In quantum information theory, an entanglement witness is an object of geometric nature which distinguishes an entangled state from separable ones. Details We first recall a few preliminary facts before giving the main result which shows the… …

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  • 15entanglement — /en tang geuhl meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of entangling. 2. the state of being entangled. 3. something that entangles; snare; involvement; complication. [1630 40; ENTANGLE + MENT] * * * …

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  • 16entanglement — noun a) The state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution. b) That which entangles; intricacy; perplexity. See Also: entangler, entangling …

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  • 17entanglement — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. complexity, involvement, complication, snare; see affair 2 , confusion 2 , difficulty 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. knot, snare, difficulty, problem, quandary, predicament, embroilment, web, mess, involvement,… …

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  • 18entanglement — en|tan|gle|ment [ınˈtæŋgəlmənt] n 1.) a difficult situation or relationship that is hard to escape from ▪ She had always been afraid of any emotional entanglements. 2.) [U] when something becomes entangled in something 3.) [C often plural] a… …

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  • 19entanglement — en|tan|gle|ment [ ın tæŋglmənt ] noun uncount the process of becoming entangled in something a. a complicated situation or relationship: Politicians must avoid personal entanglements if they want to get elected …

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  • 20entanglement — en tan·gle·ment || mÉ™nt n. confusion, complication; state of being entangled or ensnared (literal or figurative) …

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