English 100: Vocab from Week 3

Vocabulary:

bi·na·ry

(bī'nə-rē) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold.
Of or relating to a system of numeration having 2 as its base.
Chemistry Consisting of or containing only molecules consisting of two kinds of atoms.
Of or employing two comparatively nontoxic chemicals that combine to produce a deadly poison: binary weapons; a binary nerve gas.
Music Having two sections or subjects.

tan·gi·ble

(tān'jə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.
2. Possible to touch.
3. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence.
Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan.
Law That can be valued monetarily: tangible property.

ab·stract

(āb-strākt', āb'strākt') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Considered apart from concrete existence: an abstract concept.
Not applied or practical; theoretical. See Synonyms at theoretical.
Difficult to understand; abstruse: abstract philosophical problems.
Thought of or stated without reference to a specific instance: abstract words like truth and justice.
Impersonal, as in attitude or views.
Having an intellectual and affective artistic content that depends solely on intrinsic form rather than on narrative content or pictorial representation: abstract painting and sculpture.

n. (āb'strākt')

concrete

con·crete

(kŏn-krēt', kŏng-, kŏn'krēt', kŏng'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular: had the concrete evidence needed to convict.
Existing in reality or in real experience; perceptible by the senses; real: concrete objects such as trees.
Formed by the coalescence of separate particles or parts into one mass; solid.
Made of hard, strong, conglomerate construction material.

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