total : Idioms & Phrases

• . (Opt.) Same as Critical angle, under Critical.

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• noun the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers
  

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• noun the final aggregate
  summation; sum.
  
  • the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered

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• . See Abstinence, n., 1.

Webster 1913

• noun loss of all ability to communicate
  global aphasia.
  

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• noun total absence of light
  black; lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness.
  
  • they fumbled around in total darkness
  • in the black of night

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• noun the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin
  

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• . (Theol.) See Original sin, under Original.

Webster 1913

• noun an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured
  

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• noun (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
  H; heat content; enthalpy.
  
  • enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work

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• noun surgical removal of the uterus and cervix
  

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• noun administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
  TPN; hyperalimentation.
  

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