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actions

/ˈæk.ʃənz/

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noun

Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "Her kind actions, like helping her neighbor with groceries, showed that she wanted to be a good member of the community." "

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A way of motion or functioning.

Examples :

"Knead bread with a rocking action."

action way function process

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Fast-paced activity.

Examples :

"a movie full of exciting action"

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A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.

Examples :

"a rifle action"

machine part technical

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The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.

Examples :

"The piano tuner carefully adjusted the actions to ensure each key produced the correct sound. "

music machine technology sound part device

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The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar.

Examples :

""The guitar's actions were too high, making it difficult to press the strings down." "

music technical

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Sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"She gave him some action."

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Examples :

"He saw some action in the Korean War."

military war action

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A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).

Examples :

"The company faced several legal actions after reports of pollution. "

law action process

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A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.

Examples :

"The actions of matrix multiplication on vectors transform them into new vectors, preserving the underlying vector space structure. "

math action theory

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The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.

Examples :

"To find the most efficient path for a robot arm, engineers minimize the total "actions" required for each movement, considering both the energy used and the time taken. "

physics energy time

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The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.

Examples :

"The play's actions followed the hero's journey from humble beginnings to saving the kingdom. "

story literature entertainment action

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(painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.

Examples :

"The artist carefully studied the dancer's actions to capture the feeling of joy in the sculpture. "

art style body position

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Spin put on the bowling ball.

Examples :

"The bowler adjusted his grip, focusing on creating the right actions on the ball to hook it into the pocket. "

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A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.

Examples :

""My grandfather bought actions in a promising new technology company hoping their value would increase over time." "

business finance asset

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To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.

Examples :

"The manager actions all vacation requests after checking staffing levels. "

action process business

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To initiate a legal action against someone.

Examples :

"If the company doesn't pay me my salary, I will action them in court. "