condition [ kən'diʃən] n.状况，状态；环境
on condition that 如果…；在…条件下
on condition that 在...条件下
on condition that
在...条件下
condition [kən'diʃən] n. 条件,状况
condition [kən'diʃən] 条件
conditioning 调节
三通一平 "three supplies and one leveling; supply of water, electricity and road and leveled ground (conditions ready for further economic development)"
随行就市 prices fluctuating in response to market conditions
因地制宜,因时制宜,因事制宜,因人制宜 suit our measures to differing conditions in terms of locality, time, issue and persons involved
因地制宜,合理分工,各展所长,优势互补,共同发展的原则 proceed in the light of local conditions and in accordance with a rational division of labor, with all the regions exploiting their own parricular advantages for mutual benefit and development
AC Access Conditions 接入条件
air conditioning unit 风向调节器
Color conditioning 色彩调节
Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
空调和通风系统的安装标准
Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems
暖气与空调系统的安装标准
health condition 健康状况
package in damaged condition 破损包装
conditioned weight 公量
sales conditions 销售条件
contractual terms & conditions 合同条款和条件
insurance conditions 保险条件
Fully air conditioned 空调全面开放
Air conditioned 空调开放
See reverse for full rules and condition 详细规则条款看背页。
on condition that 如果
health condition 健康状况
交通规则 traffic regulation
路标 guide post
里程碑 milestone
停车标志 mark car stop
红绿灯 traffic light
自动红绿灯 automatic traffic signal light
红灯 red light
绿灯 green light
黄灯 amber light
交通岗 traffic post
岗亭 police box
交通警 traffic police
打手势 pantomime
单行线 single line
双白线 double white lines
双程线dual carriage-way
斑马线 zebra stripes
划路线机 traffic line marker
交通干线 artery traffic
车行道 carriage-way
辅助车道 lane auxiliary
双车道 two-way traffic
自行车通行 cyclists only
单行道 one way only
窄路 narrow road
潮湿路滑 slippery when wet
陡坡 steep hill
不平整路 rough road
弯路 curve road ; bend road
连续弯路 winding road
之字路 double bend road
之字公路 switch back road
下坡危险 dangerous down grade
道路交叉点 road junction
十字路 cross road
左转 turn left
右转 turn right
靠左 keep left
靠右 keep right
慢驶 slow
速度 speed
超速 excessive speed
速度限制 speed limit
恢复速度 resume speed
禁止通行 no through traffic
此路不通 blocked
不准驶入 no entry
不准超越 keep in line ; no overhead
不准掉头 no turns
让车道 passing bay
回路 loop
安全岛 safety island
停车处 parking place
停私人车 private car park
只停公用车 public car only
不准停车 restricted stop
不准滞留 restricted waiting
临街停车 parking on-street
街外停车 parking off-street
街外卸车 loading off-street
当心行人 caution pedestrian crossing
当心牲畜 caution animals
前面狭桥 narrow bridge ahead
拱桥 hump bridge
火车栅 level crossing
修路 road works
医院 hospital
儿童 children
学校 school
寂静地带 silent zone
非寂静地带 silent zone ends
交通管理 traffic control
人山人海 crowded conditions
拥挤的人 jam-packed with people
交通拥挤 traffic jam
水泄不通 overwhelm
顺挤 extrusion direct
冲挤 extrusion impact
推挤 shoved
挨身轻推 nudging
让路 give way
粗心行人 careless pedestrian
犯交通罪 committing traffic offences
执照被记违章 endorsed on driving license
危险驾驶 dangerous driving
粗心驾车 careless driving
无教员而驾驶 driving without an instructor
无证驾驶 driving without license
未经车主同意 without the owner's consent
无第三方保险 without third-party insurance
未挂学字牌 driving without a "L" plate
安全第一 safety first
轻微碰撞 slight impact
迎面相撞 head-on collision
相撞 collided
连环撞 a chain collision
撞车 crash
辗过 run over
肇事逃跑司机 hit-run driver
冲上人行道 drive onto the pavement
合乎国情，顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people
conditions of demand 需求情况
vehicle condition 车况
well-conditioned reserved vehicles 完好备用车辆数
well-conditioned vehicles 完好车辆数
well-conditiones vehicle rate 完好车率
air-conditioning allowance
空气调节津贴
Air-Conditioning Inspector
空气调节督察
Common Terms of Appointment and Conditions of Service [Common Terms]
划一聘用条款和服务条件〔划一条款〕
conditioned hours of work
规定工作时数；规定工时
conditions of service
服务条件
conditions of the public service
公务人员的服务条件
Consultation document on Civil Service Terms of Appointment and Conditions of Service
《公务员聘用及服务条件谘询文件》
At the same time, young people should be encouraged to communicate with their peers and develop their interpersonal skills, which may help them greatly to reduce dependence on their parents and are essential in the maintenance of healthy mental condition.
同时，应该鼓励年轻人和他们的同龄人交往，发展他们的交际能力，这将帮助他们极大地减少对父母的倚赖并且保持健康的精神状态。
The condition of our traffic leaves much to be desired.
我们的交通状况令人不满意。
There are two reasons for the improvement in people's living conditions. In the first place, we have been carrying out the reform and opening-up policy. Secondly, there has been a rapid expansion of our national economy. Furthermore, the birth rate has been put under control.
人民生活状况的改善原因有两点。首先，我们一直在贯彻执行改革开放政策。其次，国民经济正在迅速发展，而且出生率已经得到控制。
Zero initial condition 零初始条件
供热、供燃气、通风及空调工程 Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineering
report of changes in assets condition 资产状况变动报告
supllemental condition 附加条件
工况
working condition(operating mode)
额定工况
declared working condition
变工况
variable working condition
稳定工况
steady working condition
标准大气状况
standard atmospheric conditions
冷气客车 Air-Conditioned Car
空调系统 Air-conditioning System
When the man you like switches from what he said a year ago, or four years ago, he is a broadminded person who has courage enough to change his mind with changing conditions. When a man you don't like does it, he is a liar who has broken his promises.
当你喜欢的人改变一年前或四年前的说法时，他是个有足够勇气随时修正意见的坦荡的人；当你不喜欢的人这么做，他就是个食言的骗子。
continual requests for improved working conditions
不断要求改善工作环境
The doctor diagnosed his condition as a stomach problem.
医生诊断他得了胃病。
With the improving of living conditions, life span has been considerably extended.
随着生活条件的改善，人的寿命大大地延长了。
With careful treatment, your father's condition should improve.
经过精心治疗，你父亲的病情会好转的。
Why do you stand for such bad working conditions?
你们为什么去忍受这么差的工作条件？
The house was dull, old-fashioned and in bad condition.
这房子死气沉沉，式样过时，还破烂不堪。
After evaluating the patient's condition, the doctor decided to try a new drug.
对病人的病情进行检查以后，医生决定试用一种新药。
The patient's condition is serious; surgery is needed.
病人的情况很严重，需要做手术。
The chairman is pressing for improved working conditions.
主席一再要求改善工作条件。
The high winds set up dangerous driving conditions.
大风给驾车带来极大的危险。
The new hospital will be built next year, but doctors are having to work in the meantime in seriously overcrowded conditions in the old one.
新医院将于明年落成，目前，医生们还得在老医院拥挤不堪的条件下工作。
The match was abandoned at half time because of the poor weather condition.
因为天气不好，比赛举行到中途就停止了。
Spraying with water is particularly effective for discouraging red spider mite, which flourishes in dry conditions.
喷水对于阻止在干燥条件下旺盛生长的红蜘蛛螨虫有奇效。
The unions are pressing for improved working conditions.
工会一再要求改善工作条件。
This car is in good condition． 这车性能很好。
In the Warren Court era, voters asked the Court to pass on issues concerning the size and shape of electoral districts, partly out of desperation because no other branch of government offered relief, and partly out of hope that the Court would reexamine old decisions in this area as it had in others, looking at basic constitutional principles in the light of modern living conditions.
在Warren法庭时代，选民们要求法庭通过有关选区的大小和形状的问题，一方面因为出于绝望－没有什么其他的政府部门提供缓解的办法；一方面出于希望－法庭根据现代的生活条件来审视基本的宪法原则,像其他地区一样重新审查在这一地区的旧的规定。
I don't care about the price, so long as the car is in good condition.
我不计较价钱，只要车很好用就行了。
Find out what the conditions of the contract are.
弄清楚合同的条件是什么。
Weather conditions are good.
天气情况良好。
My expenditure is conditioned by my income.
我的支出受我的收入限制。
The boy was conditioned in English.
这个男孩必须补考英语。
The reporter was accused of unprofessional conduct.
那位记者被控有违反职业道德的行为。
He was granted his freedom on the condition that he leave the country.
他已获准恢复自由，条件是他离开这个国家。
I promise to return your bicycle on good condition.
我答应一定完好无损地还你的自行车。
The union struck for better work conditions.
工会为争取更好的工作条件而罢工。
As they are in such a damaged condition, we doubt we will be able to take delivery.
由于它们残损如此严重，恐怕我们无法提货。
You can see for yourselves the damaged condition and the reason why they are unassailable.
你们可以亲眼看到完好无损情况以及货物无法销售的原因。
The goods were carefully packed and shipped here in excellent condition.
货物包装得很仔细，装船很小心，在这儿完好无损。
I do not know whether you realize it, but this condition is essential to us.
我不知道你是否了解，但是，这个条件对我们是必要的。
Broad-beam condition 宽射束
Narrow beam condition 窄射束
Trigger/alarm condition 触发/报警状态
I don't know whether you realize it, but this condition is essential to us.
我不知道你是否了解，但是，这个条件对我们是必要的。
Remember the ways in which you can describe weather conditions: I hope it isn’t too hot / I hope it isn’t too hot; It’s better when it’s cooler / It’s better when it’s cooler.
记住描述天气的用语：I hope it isn’t too hot / 我希望天气别太炎热。It’s better when it’s cooler /天气凉爽会好一些。
Beijing will be so busy.
北京会是非常繁忙的。
The traffic was so heavy.
交通会是非常拥堵的。.
It was so hot, I put the air-conditioning on.
那天真是太热了，我不得不开空调。
It was so cold, I put the heating on.
那天真是太冷了，我不得不开暖气。
Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly often attributed by the living to the dead , now usually attributed by adults to children, and by childuren to adults.
Szasz Thomas, American psychiatrist
幸福是想象中的东西。从前，生者认为死者幸福，孩子则认为大人幸福。
美国精神病学家托马斯. S.
To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people.
Junius, Unidentified letter writer
要了解政府的政绩只需要观察民情。
国籍不明书信代理人朱尼厄斯
To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people.
Junius, Unidentified letter writer
要了解政府的政绩只需要观察民情。
国籍不明书信代理人朱尼厄斯
Any departure from the terms and conditions of the contract must be advised in writing.
任何与合同条款相背离的地方，都应以书面形式通知。
@@@ 如果
if I were you 如果我是你的话(表建议)
if it were not for 要不是(与现在事实相反的假设)
if necessary 如果必要的话
if not 如果不这样的话; 否则
if only 要是...就好了(用以表示对现时或未来的愿望)
in case of sth. 如果; 万一
on condition that 如果...;在...条件下
@@@ 好, 善, 美
all right 1.好(与OK的用法相同); 良好
2.毫无疑问地, 显然
be better off doing sth. 日子更好过, 处境更加佳
be good at 善于, 擅长于
by all means 一定; (表示答应)好的, 当然可以
change for the better 改进; 改善; 好转
cheer (sb.) up 使高兴, 使情绪好转
cope with 对付...; 妥善处理棘手之事
do a good job 干得出色, 干得好
do well 做得好, 进展得好
excel in 擅长
fawn on 讨好, 奉承
fine arts 美术
for the better 好转, 向好的方向发展
for the good of 为了对...有好处; 为了...的利益
get/be ready for 准备好
get ... right 把...做好, 把...弄对
get off the ground (指活动、事业等)顺利开始
get set 准备好开始
go well 事情顺利进行
good nature 好脾气
good temper 好心情
had better do sth. 最好还是; 应该
have (sth.) in mind 考虑好; 打算
have a heart of gold 好心肠
hit it off 相处得很好; 合得来
if only 要是...就好了(用以表示对现时或未来的愿望)
in a good mood 心情好, 高兴
in good condition 状态良好
in shape 1.在外形上
2.处于良好状态, 健康
make the best of 善处(逆境); 尽量做好
pay off 1.证明是成功的; 做...是有好处的或值得的
2.还清(债款)
prepare for 准备好, 做...打算
put away 1.把...收起来, 放好
2.存储以备他日之需, 积攒
set the stage for sth. 为某事做好准备或创造条件
superior to 好于, 优于; 高于
take a rain check (on sth.) 谢绝一番好意, 但答应日后接受
think much of 高度评价; 认为不错
too good to be true 太好以致于不现实, 令人难以置信
with flying colors 出色地
@@@ 条件
as long as 1.既然; 在...的时候(指时间)
2.只要(指条件)
on condition that 如果...;在...条件下
prerequisite for ...是必须的, ...是先决条件
set the stage for sth. 为某事做好准备或创造条件
subject to 有...的倾向, 易患...的; 取决于..., 以...为条件
in good condition 情况良好
on condition (that) 如果
When we made delivery, the goods were inperfect condition.
我们交货时，货物完好无损。
The shipment has arrived in good condition.
运到之货情况良好。
Please renew your offer on the same terms and conditions.
请按同样条件恢复报盘。
We'd like to know what you can offer as well as your sales conditions.
我们想了解你们能供应什么，以及你们的销售条件。
May I refer you to Article 5 of the General Terms and Conditions of the contract?
请您看看合同一般条款的第五条。
All terms and conditions will be the same as those in your previous contract number C70064.
所有条款与我们过去签的第C70064号合同规定的各项条款相同。
We are sure that you can sell more this year according to the marketing conditions at your end.
根据你地的市场情况，我们确信今年你们有望销得更好。
地步 extent; situation; condition
When you use If / if to talk about future possibilities or conditions, you often use verbs such as will / will; would / would ; could / could, e.g.:
If it’s sunny, Behai Park would be nice / If it’s sunny, Behai Park would be nice.
If it rains tomorrow, I will go shopping / If it rains tomorrow, I will go shopping.
当你用If /如果来谈论将来的可能性或者条件时，你经常可以使用这样的动词：will / 将要; would / 将要 ; could / 能,例如：If it’s sunny, Behai Park would be nice / 如果天气晴朗的话，北海公园将是一个好去处。
You can describe traffic conditions by saying things like: There is a lot of traffic / There is a lot of traffic; It’s very busy / It’s very busy; It’s the rush hour / It’s the rush hour.
你可以这样描述交通状况：There is a lot of traffic / 交通很拥挤; It’s very busy / 交通很繁忙; It’s the rush hour / 现在是高峰时刻。
必要条件 [bì yào tiáo jiàn] /requirement/necessary condition (math)/
辩证施治 [biàn zhèng shī zhì] /diagnosis and treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's condition/
病况 [bìng kuàng] /state of an illness/patient's condition/
病情 [bìng qíng] /state of an illness/patient's condition/
病势 [bìng shì] /degree of seriousness of an illness/patient's condition/
不对劲 [bù duì jìn] /not in good condition/
处于 [chǔ yú] /be (in some state, position, or condition)/
大包大揽 [dà bāo dà lǎn] /(idiom) not worry about conditions or responsibilities, but rather take it all; all round contract/
大局 [dà jú] /general situation/present conditions/
地步 [dì bù] /condition/plight/extent/
风土人情 [fēng tǔ rén qíng] /local conditions (human and environmental)/
国情 [guó qíng] /(n) country's basic condition or state/
回归 [huí guī] /to return (to previous condition)/Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty/to regress/
教养 [jiào yǎng] /(n) upbringing; early conditioning/(v) bring up; nurture and train/
境 [jìng] /border/place/condition/boundary/circumstances/territory/
具备 [jù bèi] /possess/have/be equipped with/be able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)/
空调 [kōng tiáo] /(n) air conditioning/
气候状况 [qì hòu zhuàng kuàng] /climatic conditions/atmospheric conditions/
势 [shì] /conditions/influence/tendency/
条件 [tiáo jiàn] /condition/prerequisite/factor/
外观 [wài guān] /(n) exterior condition; exterior appearance/
制约 [zhì yuē] /to restrict/condition/
状 [zhuàng] /accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/
状况 [zhuàng kuàng] /condition/state/situation/
Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions.
死亡是正常的；我们的基因决定我们即使在最理想的环境里也会解体和灭亡。
This, in brief, is what the Futurist says: for a century, past conditions of life have been conditionally speeding up, till now we live in a world of noise and violence and speed.
简而言之，未来派诗人宣称：一个世纪以来，过去的生活一直在有条件地急剧变化；现在，我们生活在一个充斥着喧嚣、暴力和快节奏的世界之中。
Consequently, our feelings, thoughts and emotions have undergone a corresponding change.
因此，我们的感情、思想和情绪都经历了相应的变化。
Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell.
城市里的日本人长期忍受着漫长的上下班来回路程和拥挤不堪的居住条件，随着旧的群体家庭道德观的削弱，令人不舒服的结果开始显现出来。
For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says.
对于居住于达尔文现年54岁的肺癌患者利奥德·尼克森来说，这个法律意味着他可以平静地生活下去而无须整天惧怕即将来临的苦难：因呼吸困难而在煎熬中痛苦地死去。“从思想上说，我并不害怕死，但我怕的是怎样死，因为我在医院看到过病人在缺氧时苦苦挣扎，用手抓他们的面罩时的情景，”他说。
The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
过去30年间公共教育所表现出的对特殊儿童的巨大关注表明了存在于我们社会中的那种强烈的感受，即所有公民，不论情况特殊与否，都应该得到全面发展其能力的机会。
{adj: Dickensian} of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)
{adj: Fahrenheit} of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
"water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"
{adj: Pavlovian} of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments
"Pavlovian conditioning"
{adj: X-linked} relating to genes or characteristics or conditions carried on the X chromosome
"an X-linked mutation"
{adj: a-ok, a-okay} in perfect condition or order
{adj: absolute, total, unconditioned} without conditions or limitations
"a total ban"
{adj: accepted, recognized, recognised} generally approved or compelling recognition
"several accepted techniques for treating the condition"
"his recognized superiority in this kind of work"
{adj: ace, A-one, crack, fantastic, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops} of the highest quality
"an ace reporter"
"a crack shot"
"a first-rate golfer"
"a super party"
"played top-notch tennis"
"an athlete in tiptop condition"
"she is absolutely tops"
{adj: actual, existent} presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
"the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"
"actual and imagined conditions"
<-> potential
{adj: adverse, harmful, inauspicious, untoward} contrary to your interests or welfare
"adverse circumstances"
"made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
{adj: aged, ripened} of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
"mature well-aged cheeses"
{adj: air-conditioned} cooled by air conditioning
{adj: all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory} being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
"an all-right movie"
"the passengers were shaken up but are all right"
"is everything all right?"
"everything's fine"
"things are okay"
"dinner and the movies had been fine"
"another minute I'd have been fine"
{adj: alterable} capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic
"alterable clothing"
"alterable conditions of employment"
<-> unalterable
{adj: ametropic} of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina
<-> emmetropic
{adj: appalling, dismaying} causing consternation
"appalling conditions"
{adj: applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy} worthy of high praise
"applaudable efforts to save the environment"
"a commendable sense of purpose"
"laudable motives of improving housing conditions"
"a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"
{adj: appropriate} suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
"a book not appropriate for children"
"a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"
"it seems that an apology is appropriate"
<-> inappropriate
{adj: aversive} tending to repel or dissuade
"aversive conditioning"
{adj: axenic} (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions
"axenic conditions"
"germfree animals"
{adj: bad, spoiled, spoilt} (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
"bad meat"
"a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
{adj: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down} in deplorable condition
"a street of bedraggled tenements"
"a broken-down fence"
"a ramshackle old pier"
"a tumble-down shack"
{adj: bent} altered from an originally straight condition
"a bent wire"
{adj: better off} in a more fortunate or prosperous condition
"she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"
"is better off than his classmate"
{adj: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low} subdued or brought low in condition or status
"brought low"
"a broken man"
"his broken spirit"
{adj: cardiovascular} of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
"cardiovascular conditioning"
{adj: central} in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
"a central position"
"central heating and air conditioning"
<-> peripheral
{adj: chaotic} of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions
{adj: civil} of or in a condition of social order
"civil peoples"
{adj: conditional} imposing or depending on or containing a condition
"conditional acceptance of the terms"
"lent conditional support"
"the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
<-> unconditional
{adj: conditioned, in condition} physically fit
"exercised daily to keep herself in condition"
{adj: conditioned, learned} established by conditioning or learning
"a conditioned response"
<-> unconditioned
{adj: conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, tributary} tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
"working conditions are not conducive to productivity"
"the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"
"a contributory factor"
{adj: contingent, contingent on, dependent on, dependant on, depending on} determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established
"arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
{adj: correctable} capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent
"a correctable image"
{adj: corrective} tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
"corrective measures"
"corrective lenses"
{adj: crude, primitive, rude} belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
"the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"
"primitive movies of the 1890s"
"primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"
{adj: deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched} of very poor quality or condition
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"
"woeful treatment of the accused"
"woeful errors of judgment"
{adj: digestible} capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
<-> indigestible
{adj: direct, unmediated} having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
"in direct sunlight"
"in direct contact with the voters"
"direct exposure to the disease"
"a direct link"
"the direct cause of the accident"
"direct vote"
{adj: dormant, hibernating, torpid} in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
"dormant buds"
"a hibernating bear"
"torpid frogs"
{adj: dysfunctional, nonadaptive} (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
"dysfunctional behavior"
{adj: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant} able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"
"a flexible personality"
"an elastic clause in a contract"
{adj: elemental} relating to severe atmospheric conditions
"a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard
{adj: emmetropic} of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina
<-> ametropic
{adj: environmental} of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
"environmental factors"
{adj: epiphytotic} (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area
"an epiphytotic blight of potatoes"
"epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture"
{adj: equatorial} of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
"equatorial heat"
{adj: ergodic} positive recurrent aperiodic state of stochastic systems; tending in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
{adj: extensive} of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
"producing wheat under extensive conditions"
"agriculture of the extensive type"
<-> intensive
{adj: extinguished} of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
{adj: facultative} able to exist under more than one set of conditions
"a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte"
<-> obligate
{adj: fearful, frightful} extremely distressing
"fearful slum conditions"
"a frightful mistake"
{adj: fitter, healthier} improved in health or physical condition
{adj: flyblown, squalid, sordid} foul and run-down and repulsive
"a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
"a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
"squalid living conditions"
"sordid shantytowns"
{adj: generative, procreative, reproductive} producing new life or offspring
"the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"
"the reproductive or generative organs"
{adj: given, granted} acknowledged as a supposition
"given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"
{adj: good, sound} in excellent physical condition
"good teeth"
"I still have one good leg"
"a sound mind in a sound body"
{adj: hardy} able to survive under unfavorable conditions
"strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"
"camels are tough and hardy creatures"
{adj: hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous} grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"
"a hideous pattern of injustice"
"horrific conditions in the mining industry"
{adj: hysteric, hysterical} characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
"during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein
"hysterical amnesia"
{adj: igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous} produced under conditions involving intense heat
"igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"
"igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"
"pyrogenic strata"
{adj: immune} relating to the condition of immunity
"the immune system"
{adj: independent} not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
{adj: inhibited} held back or restrained or prevented
"in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
<-> uninhibited
{adj: intensive} of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
"intensive agriculture"
"intensive conditions"
<-> extensive
{adj: kept up, maintained, well-kept} kept in good condition
{adj: legitimate, logical} based on known statements or events or conditions
"rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
{adj: livable, liveable} fit or suitable to live in or with
"livable conditions"
<-> unlivable
{adj: meteorologic, meteorological, meteoric} of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
"meteorological factors"
"meteorological chart"
"meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena"
{adj: migrant, migratory} habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
"appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"
"migratory workers"
{adj: mint} as if new
"in mint condition"
{adj: mobile} capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
"a highly mobile face"
{adj: multifactorial} involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)
{adj: negative, disconfirming} not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
"the HIV test was negative"
<-> positive
{adj: no-go} not functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceeding
"the space launch was no-go"
<-> go
{adj: obligate} restricted to a particular condition of life
"an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"
<-> facultative
{adj: operating} involved in a kind of operation
"the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
{adj: original} preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
"the original inhabitants of the Americas"
"the book still has its original binding"
"restored the house to its original condition"
"the original performance of the opera"
"the original cast"
"retracted his original statement"
{adj: pathological} caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
"a pathological liar"
"a pathological urge to succeed"
{adj: permanent, lasting} continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
"permanent secretary to the president"
"permanent address"
"literature of permanent value"
<-> impermanent
{adj: permanent} not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
"permanent brain damage"
{adj: positive, confirming} indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
"a positive pregnancy test"
<-> negative
{adj: preconditioned} having already been put into a suitable condition
"a surface preconditioned to receive paint"
"customers preconditioned to buy a product"
{adj: predisposed} made susceptible
"because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease"
{adj: prerequisite} required as a prior condition or course of study
{adj: preserved} kept intact or in a particular condition
<-> destroyed
{adj: proper, right, suitable, suited} appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
"everything in its proper place"
"the right man for the job"
"she is not suitable for the position"
"he is not a suitable husband for her"
{adj: ready} completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
"get ready"
"she is ready to resign"
"the bridge is ready to collapse"
"I am ready to work"
"ready for action"
"ready for use"
"the soup will be ready in a minute"
"ready to learn to read"
<-> unready
{adj: reconstructive, rehabilitative} helping to restore to good condition
"reconstructive surgery"
"rehabilitative exercises"
{adj: redeemable} recoverable upon payment or fulfilling a condition
"redeemable goods in a pawnshop"
{adj: renewed} restored to a new condition
"felt renewed strength"
{adj: right} in or into a satisfactory condition
"things are right again now"
"put things right"
{adj: rugged, tough} very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
"a rugged competitive examination"
"the rugged conditions of frontier life"
"the competition was tough"
"it's a tough life"
"it was a tough job"
{adj: sanitary, healthful} free from filth and pathogens
"sanitary conditions for preparing food"
"a sanitary washroom"
<-> unsanitary
{adj: satisfactory} giving satisfaction
"satisfactory living conditions"
"his grades were satisfactory"
<-> unsatisfactory
{adj: shakedown} intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
"a shakedown cruise"
{adj: simulated} reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character
"under simulated combat conditions"
{adj: slummy} (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty
"a slummy part of town"
"slum conditions"
{adj: soft, flabby, flaccid} out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
"he was too soft for the army"
"flabby around the middle"
"flaccid cheeks"
{adj: solid, strong, substantial} of good quality and condition; solidly built
"a solid foundation"
"several substantial timber buildings"
{adj: sound} in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
"a sound timber"
"the wall is sound"
"a sound foundation"
<-> unsound
{adj: specific} being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
"quinine is highly specific for malaria"
"a specific remedy"
"a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
<-> nonspecific
{adj: stable} resistant to change of position or condition
"a stable ladder"
"a stable peace"
"a stable relationship"
"stable prices"
<-> unstable
{adj: subhuman} unfit for human beings
"subhuman conditions of life"
{adj: subtropical, subtropic, semitropical, semitropic} of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
"even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"
{adj: tapped} in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
"latex from tapped rubber trees"
<-> untapped
{adj: tender} (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
"tender green shoots"
{adj: three-dimensional, 3-dimensional, third-dimensional, three-d} involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth
"lifelike three-dimensional characters"
"a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government"
"they shot the movie in three-D"
{adj: tolerant, resistant} able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
"the plant is tolerant of saltwater"
"these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"
"the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"
{adj: trained} shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
"a trained mind"
"trained pigeons"
"well-trained servants"
<-> untrained
{adj: true-to-life, true to life} representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are
"the novel about ghetto life was true to life"
"true-to-life duck decoys"
{adj: unadapted, unadjusted} not having adapted to new conditions
"several unadjusted refugees"
{adj: unconditioned, innate, unlearned} not established by conditioning or learning
"an unconditioned reflex"
<-> conditioned
{adj: understood} fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
"the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear"
<-> ununderstood
{adj: unfavorable, unfavourable} not encouraging or approving or pleasing
"unfavorable conditions"
"an unfavorable comparison"
"unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
<-> favorable
{adj: unfit} not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
"fat and very unfit"
"certified as unfit for army service"
"drunk and unfit for service"
<-> fit
{adj: unhealthful} detrimental to good health
"unhealthful air pollution"
"unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"
<-> healthful
{adj: unique} (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
"a species unique to Australia"
{adj: unrentable} not able or fit to be rented
"the house was unrentable in that condition"
<-> rentable
{adj: unsanitary, insanitary, unhealthful} not sanitary or healthful
"unsanitary open sewers"
"grim and unsanitary conditions"
<-> sanitary
{adj: unsound} not in good condition; damaged or decayed
"an unsound foundation"
<-> sound
{adj: unstable} lacking stability or fixity or firmness
"unstable political conditions"
"the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"
"an unstable world economy"
<-> stable
{adj: untrained} not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training
"an untrained voice"
"untrained troops"
"young minds untrained in the habit of concentration"
<-> trained
{adj: weightless} having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light
"floating freely in a weightless condition"
"a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth"
"jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric"
<-> weighty
{adj: worsened} made or become worse; impaired
"troubled by the worsened economic conditions"
"the worsened diplomatic relations"
{adj: worse} (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
"this road is worse than the first one we took"
"the road is in worse shape than it was"
"she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"
<-> better
{adj: worst} (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
"the worst player on the team"
"the worst weather of the year"
<-> best
{adv: aloft} in the higher atmosphere above the earth
"weather conditions aloft are fine"
{adv: artificially, unnaturally, by artificial means} not according to nature; not by natural means
"artificially induced conditions"
<-> naturally
{adv: at best, at the best} under the best of conditions
"at best we'll lose only the money"
<-> at worst
{adv: at worst, at the worst} under the worst of conditions
"at worst we'll go to jail"
<-> at best
{adv: back} in or to or toward an original condition
"he went back to sleep"
{adv: behind} remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
"when he died he left much unfinished work behind"
"left a large family behind"
"the children left their books behind"
"he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
{adv: conditionally, not absolutely} subject to a condition
"he accepted the offer conditionally"
<-> unconditionally
{adv: hard} into a solid condition
"concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
{adv: infrequently} not many times
"in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room"
<-> frequently
{adv: meteorologically} with respect to the weather
"meteorologically bad conditions"
{adv: normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly, ordinarily} under normal conditions
"usually she was late"
<-> remarkably
{adv: precipitously, sharply} very suddenly and to a great degree
"conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"
"prices rose sharply"
{adv: so} in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
"They're happy and I hope they will remain so"
"so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
{adv: still} with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
"it's still warm outside"
"will you still love me when we're old and grey?"
<-> no longer
{adv: unconditionally} not subject to a condition
"he accepted the offer unconditionally"
<-> conditionally
{adv: under the circumstances} because of prevailing conditions
"under the circumstances I cannot buy the house"
{n: Actifed} trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
{n: Apgar score} an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
{n: Camus, Albert Camus} French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
{n: Chartism} the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
{n: Chartist} a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
{n: Department of Labor, Labor Department, Labor, DoL} the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
{n: Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC} a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
{n: Elysium} a place or condition of ideal happiness
{n: Galois, Evariste Galois} French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832)
{n: Gulf War syndrome, Persian Gulf illness} a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders
{n: Heteromyidae, family Heteromyidae} small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
{n: Hirschsprung's disease, congenital megacolon} congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon
{n: LDL cholesterol} the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions
{n: Legionella pneumophilia, legionella} the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
{n: Liberal Party} a major political party in Great Britain in the 19th century; now the third largest; advocated reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people
{n: Newgate} a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
{n: Pavlov, Ivan Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov} Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)
{n: Saint Anthony's fire} any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions
{n: Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Nellie Bly} muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
{n: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance} a state or condition markedly different from the norm
{n: abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition} an abnormal condition
<-> normality
{n: abocclusion} the condition in which the upper teeth do not touch the lower teeth when biting
{n: abrachia} the condition of having no arms
{n: absolution} the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
{n: acathexis} (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual
{n: accretion} (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
{n: acholia, cholestasis} a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
{n: adaptation, adaption, adjustment} the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
{n: adaptation} (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
{n: affliction} a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
{n: agalactia, agalactosis} a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
{n: aggravation, exacerbation} action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
"the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
{n: agreeableness, amenity} pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
"a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"
"he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age"
<-> disagreeableness
{n: air alert} the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation
"aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert"
{n: air conditioner, air conditioning} a system that keeps air cool and dry
{n: albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil} a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
{n: aldosteronism, hyperaldosteronism} a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone
{n: alert, qui vive} condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
"bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
{n: alkalinuria, alkaluria} a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline
{n: allopurinol, Zyloprim} a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
{n: alveolitis} inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic
{n: amphidiploidy} the condition of being amphidiploid
{n: amputation} a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
{n: amyxia} a condition in which no mucus in produced
{n: anchorage} the condition of being secured to a base
"the plant needs a firm anchorage"
"the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"
{n: angina pectoris, angina} a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
{n: animation, life, living, aliveness} the condition of living or the state of being alive
"while there's life there's hope"
"life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
{n: armored car, armoured car} an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables
"the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car"
{n: asphyxia} a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
{n: association, connection, connexion} the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
"conditioning is a form of learning by association"
{n: atresia} an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
{n: attack} a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
"an attack of diarrhea"
{n: attention deficit disorder, ADD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage, MBD} a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
{n: attractor, attracter} (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
{n: audit} a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
"he made an audit of all the plants on his property"
"an energy efficiency audit"
"an email log audit"
{n: automation} the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
"automation increases productivity"
{n: aversive conditioning} conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
{n: axis} a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
{n: bail} the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
"he is out on bail"
{n: baldness, phalacrosis} the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
{n: barrier, roadblock} any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
"intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
{n: belt} an elongated region where a specific condition is found
"a belt of high pressure"
{n: biohazard} hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions
{n: blepharism} condition in which a person blinks continuously
{n: blight} a state or condition being blighted
{n: blood dyscrasia} any abnormal condition of the blood
{n: bomb} an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
{n: boundary condition} (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
{n: brightness constancy} the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination
{n: brutalization, brutalisation} the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner
{n: business index} a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions
"this business index is computed relative to the base year of 1995"
{n: capitulation, fall, surrender} the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
{n: carbon monoxide poisoning} a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas
"carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood"
{n: ceiling} maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
{n: cervical disc syndrome, cervical root syndrome} an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia
{n: chaos} (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
{n: characteristic, device characteristic} any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
{n: childlessness} the condition of being without offspring
{n: chlorthalidone, Hygroton, Thalidone} a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
{n: choking} a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
{n: circumstance, condition, consideration} information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
"another consideration is the time it would take"
{n: circumstance} a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
{n: city planning, town planning, urban planning} determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
{n: classical conditioning} conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex
{n: clean bill of health} an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition
"the doctor gave him a clean bill of health"
{n: clubbing} a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease
{n: color constancy, colour constancy} the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions
{n: colpoxerosis} a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry
{n: compensating balance, offsetting balance} a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank
"the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is reduced but the interest paid is unchanged"
{n: complexion, skin condition} texture and appearance of the skin of the face
{n: complication} a situation or condition that is complex or confused
"her coming was a serious complication"
{n: concentration camp, stockade} a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
{n: concentration camp} a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions
{n: condemnation} the condition of being strongly disapproved of
"he deserved nothing but condemnation"
{n: condition, experimental condition} the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
{n: condition, precondition, stipulation} an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
{n: condition, shape} the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
{n: condition, status} a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair"
"the current status of the arms negotiations"
{n: condition, term} (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
"the contract set out the conditions of the lease"
"the terms of the treaty were generous"
{n: conditional reflex, conditioned reflex, acquired reflex, conditional reaction, conditioned reaction, conditional response, conditioned response} an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus
{n: conditional sale} a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)
{n: conditioned avoidance, conditioned avoidance response} a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus
{n: conditioned emotional response, CER, conditioned emotion} an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning
{n: conditioned stimulus} the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response
{n: conditioner} exercise that conditions the body
"farm work can be a good conditioner"
{n: conditioning} a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
{n: condition} a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
"the human condition"
{n: constancy, perceptual constancy} (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
{n: construction} drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
"the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
{n: contact} the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
"litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
{n: control condition, control} a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
"the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
{n: convertible bond} a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
{n: corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid} a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
"adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
{n: counter conditioning} conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus
"counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy"
{n: culture shock} a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes
{n: damping off} a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture
{n: dandruff} a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
{n: danger} the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
"you are in no danger"
"there was widespread danger of disease"
<-> safety
{n: decline, declination} a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
<-> improvement
{n: degenerative disorder} condition leading to progressive loss of function
{n: deification} the condition of being treated like a god
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