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(Latin: measure; suitable; size, limit, way, method; rhythm, harmony)
accommodate (verb), accommodates; accommodated; accommodating
1. To adjust actions in response to the needs of someone or others.
2. To be adaptable enough to allow something to take place without a major change.
3. To have sufficient space for someone or something.
4. To provide for or to supply a person or other people with a place to stay.
5. To adapt to a new suitable situation.
6. To give someone money in response to a request for a loan.
7. Etymology: from Latin accomodatus, "suitable"; from accomodare, "to make fit, to adapt, to fit one thing with another thing"; from ad-, "to" + commodare "to make fit"; from commodus, "fit, suitable".
2. To be adaptable enough to allow something to take place without a major change.
3. To have sufficient space for someone or something.
4. To provide for or to supply a person or other people with a place to stay.
5. To adapt to a new suitable situation.
6. To give someone money in response to a request for a loan.
7. Etymology: from Latin accomodatus, "suitable"; from accomodare, "to make fit, to adapt, to fit one thing with another thing"; from ad-, "to" + commodare "to make fit"; from commodus, "fit, suitable".
accommodatingly (adverb), more accommodatingly, most accommodatingly
A reference to being helpful and obliging: The teacher was accommodatingly helpful with the new student by giving him some private tutoring.
1. Something that meets a need; a convenience; such as, a room or building to live in.
2. A seat, a compartment, or a room on a public vehicle.
3. A reconciliation or a settlement of opposing views or the modification of actions in response something.
4. The automatic adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye to permit retinal focus of images of objects at varying distances.
5. A financial favor, such as a loan of money; especially, by a financial institution as a favor to someone before a formal credit arrangement is made.
2. A seat, a compartment, or a room on a public vehicle.
3. A reconciliation or a settlement of opposing views or the modification of actions in response something.
4. The automatic adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye to permit retinal focus of images of objects at varying distances.
5. A financial favor, such as a loan of money; especially, by a financial institution as a favor to someone before a formal credit arrangement is made.
The deliberate processing of a carrier signal which is used in ordinary radio and TV broadcasting: The amplitude modulation varies in accordance with the level of the modulating signal while transmitting the video portion of a television signal.
Variation of the amplitude modulation of a carrier wave, commonly a radio wave, presents fluctuations in the audio or video signals that are being transmitted.
A higher amplitude modulation wave is interpreted as a "1" and a normal wave is interpreted as a zero.
The method of changing an amplitude modulation is known as "amplitude shift keying", or ASK.
1. A low cabinet or chest of drawers, usually elaborately decorated.
2. A chair or box-shaped piece of furniture holding a chamber pot covered by a lid.
3. A movable washstand with a cupboard underneath containing a chamber pot or washbasin.
4. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination; a toilet.
5. Etymology: "chest of drawers," earlier (1680's) a fashionable ladies' headdress, from French, commode, "convenient, suitable"; from Latin commodus, "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory"; from com-, "with, together" + modus, "convenient; suitable; measure".
2. A chair or box-shaped piece of furniture holding a chamber pot covered by a lid.
3. A movable washstand with a cupboard underneath containing a chamber pot or washbasin.
4. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination; a toilet.
5. Etymology: "chest of drawers," earlier (1680's) a fashionable ladies' headdress, from French, commode, "convenient, suitable"; from Latin commodus, "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory"; from com-, "with, together" + modus, "convenient; suitable; measure".
commodious (adjective), more commodious, most commodious
1. Pleasantly spacious or large and roomy: Some movie theaters now have more commodious seats for viewers with better padding and wider spaces.
2. Generous or large in area or extent: Ellen and Ted were so happy to be able to move into a commodious apartment with four rooms after living in a modest, simple, and tiny place for more than a year.
3. Etymology: "beneficial, convenient", from Medieval Latin commodiosus, "convenient, useful", from Latin commodus, "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory"; from com-, "together, together with" + modus, "measure, manner".
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2. Generous or large in area or extent: Ellen and Ted were so happy to be able to move into a commodious apartment with four rooms after living in a modest, simple, and tiny place for more than a year.
3. Etymology: "beneficial, convenient", from Medieval Latin commodiosus, "convenient, useful", from Latin commodus, "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory"; from com-, "together, together with" + modus, "measure, manner".
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commodiously (adverb), more commodiously, most commodiously
1. A reference to being comfortably roomy or conveniently spacious and ample.
2. Etymology: Although "commodious" now means "roomy", in the 16th century it was normally used to mean "handy" or "serviceable" which is a meaning that is closer to the word's Latin origin of commodum, "convenience".
2. Etymology: Although "commodious" now means "roomy", in the 16th century it was normally used to mean "handy" or "serviceable" which is a meaning that is closer to the word's Latin origin of commodum, "convenience".
1. Something useful that can be turned into future advantages: Grace’s outstanding talent of painting landscapes turned out to be her best commodity, because, after finishing her studies, she was able to earn a good living by being an artist!
2. An article of trade or commerce; especially, an agricultural or mining product which can be processed and resold: Oil, being a mineral people cannot live without in this present age, is a highly valued commodity because its price generally keeps getting higher.
3. Etymology: in the 15th century, "benefit, profit, welfare"; later "a convenient or useful product"; from Middle French commodité, "benefit, profit"; from Latin commoditatem, commoditas, "fitness, adaptation, convenience, advantage"; from commodus, "suitable, convenient"; and ultimately from com-, "with, together" + modus, "measure, manner".
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2. An article of trade or commerce; especially, an agricultural or mining product which can be processed and resold: Oil, being a mineral people cannot live without in this present age, is a highly valued commodity because its price generally keeps getting higher.
3. Etymology: in the 15th century, "benefit, profit, welfare"; later "a convenient or useful product"; from Middle French commodité, "benefit, profit"; from Latin commoditatem, commoditas, "fitness, adaptation, convenience, advantage"; from commodus, "suitable, convenient"; and ultimately from com-, "with, together" + modus, "measure, manner".
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discommode (verb), discommodes; discommoded; discommoding
To cause problems, discomforts, or inconveniences for someone: Without knowing it, Mary’s young son was discommoding his mother by leaving all his toys, books, clothes, etc. on the floor making it very difficult to keep the house tidy and clean.
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discommodious (adjective), more discommodious, most discommodious
1. A reference to being inconvenient, bothersome, or troublesome.
2. A descriptive term for causing (someone or people) trouble or inconvenience.
2. A descriptive term for causing (someone or people) trouble or inconvenience.
discommodiously (adverb), more discommodiously, most discommodiously
1. The instantaneous variation of the frequency of a carrier wave in response to changes in the amplitude of a modulating signal, which provides a more static-free transmission of radio waves than AM (amplitude modulation) broadcasting.
2. Variation of the frequency of a carrier wave (commonly a radio wave) in accordance with variations in the audio signal being sent.
2. Variation of the frequency of a carrier wave (commonly a radio wave) in accordance with variations in the audio signal being sent.
Developed by American electrical engineer Edwin H. Armstrong in the early 1930's, FM is less susceptible to outside interference and noise; such as, thunderstorms, nearby machinery, etc. than is AM.
Such noise generally affects the amplitude of a radio wave but not its frequency, so an FM signal remains virtually unchanged.
FM is also better able to transmit sounds in stereo than AM and commercial FM broadcasting stations transmit their signals in the frequency range of 88 megahertz (MHz) to 108 MHz.
immoderate (adjective), more immoderate, most immoderate
1. A reference to going beyond what is healthy, moral, or socially acceptable: Henry's immoderate habits of consuming excessive amounts of alcoholic drinks disturbed his family very much!
2. Descriptive of exceeding the normal or appropriate limits; extreme: The immoderate talking by the students made it impossible for the teacher to continue with her lesson.
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2. Descriptive of exceeding the normal or appropriate limits; extreme: The immoderate talking by the students made it impossible for the teacher to continue with her lesson.
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immoderately (adverb), more immoderately, most immoderately
1. A reference to something which is exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extremely.
2. Relating to a degree that exceeds the bounds of reason or moderation.
3. Descriptive of being excessively unreasonable.
2. Relating to a degree that exceeds the bounds of reason or moderation.
3. Descriptive of being excessively unreasonable.
1. Something that is not sensible or restrained, excessive: Shirley thought her friend's drinking habits were done with immoderation.
2. Exceeding the normal or not having suitable limits: Hank's eating habits were considered to be acts of immoderation.
2. Exceeding the normal or not having suitable limits: Hank's eating habits were considered to be acts of immoderation.
