method : Idioms & Phrases

• the inductive method. See Induction.

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• noun natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
  basal body temperature method.
  

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• noun natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
  basal body temperature method.
  

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• noun a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
  Bradley method.
  

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• noun a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
  Bradley method.
  

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• noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
  calendar method; calendar method of birth control; rhythm method; rhythm.
  

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• noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
  calendar method; calendar method of birth control; rhythm method; rhythm.
  

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• (Math.), a process invented for the purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis, depending upon the principle that every figure formed by the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has for measure the product of the line or surface by the length of the path of its center of gravity; sometimes called theorem of Pappus, also, incorrectly, Guldinus's properties. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus.

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• noun birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
  contraception.
  

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• noun making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
  eclecticism.
  

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• that in which the medicine enters the system through the skin, being applied either to the sound skin, or to the surface denuded of the cuticle by a blister.

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• noun the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses
  

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• noun a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
  Gram stain; Gram method; Gram's procedure; Gram's stain.
  

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• noun a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
  Gram stain; Gram method; Gram's procedure; Gram's stain.
  

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• the method of scientific analysis or investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of curves or other figures; as the daily changes of weather by means of curves, the abscissas of which represent the hours of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature.

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• . See Philosophical induction, under Induction.

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• noun a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing
  Lamaze method.
  

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• noun a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing
  Lamaze method.
  

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• noun a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged
  Leboyer method.
  

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• noun a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged
  Leboyer method.
  

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• the method of finding a ship's longitude by comparing the local time of taking (by means of a sextant or circle) a given lunar distance, with the Greenwich time corresponding to the same distance as ascertained from a nautical almanac, the difference of these times being the longitude.

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• noun a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students
  maieutic method.
  

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• noun an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
  method.
  

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• noun a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
  accounting system; accounting.
  

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• noun the best method to achieve a desired result
  

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• noun the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
  differential calculus.
  

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• noun a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve
  least squares.
  

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• (Physics.), a zero method. See under Zero.

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• noun natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
  ovulation method.
  

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• noun natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
  ovulation method.
  

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• noun a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
  powder photography; powder technique.
  

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• noun a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
  Read method.
  

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• noun a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
  Read method.
  

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• noun a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
  relaxation.
  

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• noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
  calendar method; calendar method of birth control; rhythm method; rhythm.
  

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• noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
  calendar method; calendar method of birth control; rhythm method; rhythm.
  

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• noun a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
  

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• the method employed in exact science and consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and experiment. (b) generalization of the results into formulated "Laws" and statements.

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• (Bot.), a method of classification proposed by Linnæus, founded mainly on difference in number and position of the stamens and pistils of plants.

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• noun a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students
  maieutic method.
  

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• noun a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
  statistical procedure.
  

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• noun (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life
  straight-line method.
  

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• noun (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life
  straight-line method.
  

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• noun the principles and methods of instruction
  pedagogy; pedagogics.
  

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• noun teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words
  

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• noun a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
  pulling out; coitus interruptus; onanism; withdrawal.
  

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• (Physics), a method of comparing, or measuring, forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as contrasted with methods in which the deflection is observed directly; called also null method.

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• (Math.), the method used for finding the value of unknown quantities by direct search, in investigation, or in the solution of problems. R.

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