self-same

  • 51self-inductance — self in·duc·tance in dək tən(t)s n inductance that induces an electromotive force in the same circuit as the one in which the current varies * * * self in·duc·tance (self″in dukґtəns) inductance generated within the same circuit.… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 52self- — [self] [ME < OE < self: see SELF] prefix 1. of oneself or itself: refers to the direct object of the implied transitive verb [self love, self restraint] 2. by oneself or itself: refers to the subject of the implied verb [self acting] 3. in …

    English World dictionary

  • 53Self-service password reset — is defined as any process or technology that allows users who have either forgotten their password or triggered an intruder lockout to authenticate with an alternate factor, and repair their own problem, without calling the help desk. It is a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 54Self-fashioning — Self fashioning, a term introduced by Stephen Greenblatt ( Renaissance Self Fashioning , 1980), is used to describe the process of constructing one s identity and public persona according to a set of socially acceptable standards. Greenblatt… …

    Wikipedia

  • 55Self-assembled monolayer — Self assembled monolayers (SAMs) are surfaces consisting of a single layer of molecules on a substrate. Rather than having to use a technique such as chemical vapor deposition or molecular beam epitaxy to add molecules to a surface (often with… …

    Wikipedia

  • 56Self Defence Against Fresh Fruit — is a Monty Python sketch. It is about an RSM type instructor who is teaching a class about self defence, but all he teaches is how to defend oneself against an assailant armed with a piece of fresh fruit.The first half or so of the sketch was… …

    Wikipedia

  • 57Self-fabric — is a term used in sewing. It refers to a fabric piece or embellishment made from the same fabric as the main fabric, as opposed to contrast fabric.Self fabric is usually used in certain pattern pieces such as facings and linings to produce clean… …

    Wikipedia

  • 58Self-experimentation in medicine — Self experimentation refers to the very special case of single subject scientific experimentation in which the experimenter conducts the experiment on her or himself. Usually this means that the designer, operator, subject, analyst, and user or… …

    Wikipedia

  • 59self-pollination — self′ pollina′tion n. bot the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, another flower on the same plant, or the flower of a plant of the same clone Compare cross pollination …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60self-reference — self′ ref′erence n. off reference made to oneself, to one s own character or experience, or to a group with which one identifies self′ referen′tial, self′ refer′ring, adj. usage: Social, ethnic, or other groups often use terms of self reference… …

    From formal English to slang