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primes

/pɹaɪmz/

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The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.

Examples :

"The church bells rang, signaling the start of the primes. "

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The religious service appointed to this hour.

Examples :

"The monks gathered in the chapel to chant primes before starting their day's work in the fields. "

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The early morning generally.

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"The farmhands began their chores in the primes, well before the sun fully rose. "

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The earliest stage of something.

Examples :

""Her artistic talent was evident in its primes, even in her early childhood sketches." "

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The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

Examples :

""Many athletes reach their primes in their late twenties." "

age period time stage achievement

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The chief or best individual or part.

Examples :

""The primes of the school orchestra were given solo performances at the spring concert, showcasing their exceptional talent." "

quality aspect value

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The first note or tone of a musical scale.

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"The choir director asked us to sing just the primes of the C major scale – C, D, E, F, G, A, B – before adding the other notes. "

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The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

Examples :

"The fencing instructor stressed the importance of primes, reminding the students to keep their sword tips pointed up and their hands near their heads for a strong initial defense. "

military weapon position sport war technical

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A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

Examples :

"3 is a prime."

math number logic

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A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.

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"The player dealt a great hand of primes, hoping to win the primero game. "

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Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.

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"The player's primes completely blocked the path, making it impossible for me to move my checkers forward. "

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The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.

Examples :

"The architect's drawing labeled the dimensions of the room with feet and inches, using single primes for feet and double primes for inches, like 10' 6". "

math technical sign unit

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Examples :

"Chemists used to calculate primes to determine the combining ratios of elements in a compound, with hydrogen as the standard reference point of 1. "

math chemistry element

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An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.

Examples :

"In this old engineering diagram, each inch is divided into twelve primes, and each prime further into twelve seconds, for very precise measurements. "

math unit number system

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The priming in a flintlock.

Examples :

"The frontiersman carefully inspected the primes in his flintlock rifle, ensuring the gunpowder was dry and ready to ignite with the spark from the flint. "

weapon military machine part technical

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Contraction of prime lens, a film lens

Examples :

""For this portrait shoot, I'm mainly using primes because they offer better image quality than my zoom lenses." "

media technology

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To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

Examples :

"Before painting the wall, she primes it with a special coat to help the color stick better. "

machine technical process function

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To apply a coat of primer paint to.

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"I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."

material art building

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Examples :

""After a long winter, the garden primes itself with new growth in the spring." "

process action time

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To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

Examples :

"The old hunter carefully primes the muzzleloader with powder before setting off into the woods. "

military weapon

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(of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

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"The old steam boiler primes badly when the water level gets too high and the fire burns too hot, sending water surging through the pipes along with the steam. "

technical machine energy industry

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To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

Examples :

"The artillery crew carefully primes the cannon before each demonstration at the historical reenactment. "

military weapon

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To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.

Examples :

"The boys are primed for mischief."

education business

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To trim or prune.

Examples :

"to prime trees"

agriculture plant

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To mark with a prime mark.

Examples :

"The editor primes each corrected line with a small ' mark so the typesetter knows where changes are needed. "

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An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.

Examples :

"During the bike race, the announcer told the cyclists to prepare for the upcoming primes, where they could earn extra points. "

sport race achievement