REINFORCEMENT
\ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːsmənt], \ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːsmənt], \ɹ_ˌiː__ɪ_n_f_ˈɔː_s_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of REINFORCEMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
By Princeton University
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a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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1. An increase of force or strength, noting specifically the increased sharpness of the patellar reflex when the patient at the same time closes the fist tightly or pulls against the flexed fingers or contracts some other set of muscles. 2. In dentistry, strengthening a plate by the addition of a piece of metal.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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The act of reinforcing: additional force or assistance, esp. of troops.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Act of reinforcing; —that which reinforces : additional force; to especially additional troops or ships to strengthen an army or navy.
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