- refinement
- совершенствование; доводка (конструкции); очистка
English-Russian dictionary of terminology cable technology.
English-Russian dictionary of terminology cable technology.
Refinement — may refer to:* Equilibrium refinement, the identification of actualized equilibria in game theory * Program refinement, the verifiable transformation of a formal specification into source code which can be compiled into an executable program *… … Wikipedia
Refinement — Re*fine ment (r?*f?n ment), n. [Cf. F. raffinement.] 1. The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas. [1913 Webster] The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refinement — UK US /rɪˈfaɪnmənt/ noun ► [U] PRODUCTION the process of making a substance pure: »The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine. ► [C or U] a small change that improves something: »These refinements have increased the machine… … Financial and business terms
refinement — [n1] cleansing clarification, cleaning, depuration, detersion, distillation, draining, filtering, processing, purification, rarefaction, rectification; concept 165 Ant. corruption, dirtying, pollution refinement [n2] cultivation, civilization… … New thesaurus
refinement — index amendment (correction), amenity, civilization, clarification, courtesy, decorum, development ( … Law dictionary
refinement — (n.) 1610s, act or process of refining, from REFINE (Cf. refine) + MENT (Cf. ment). Meaning fineness of feeling is from 1708 … Etymology dictionary
refinement — *culture, cultivation, breeding Analogous words: suavity, urbanity (see corresponding adjectives at SUAVE): courtesy, politeness, civility (see corresponding adjectives at CIVIL): *elegance, grace, dignity Antonyms: vulgarity … New Dictionary of Synonyms
refinement — ► NOUN 1) the process of refining. 2) an improvement or clarification brought about by the making of small changes. 3) cultured elegance or superior taste … English terms dictionary
refinement — [ri fīn′mənt] n. 1. a) a refining or being refined b) the result of this 2. delicacy or elegance of language, speech, manners, etc.; polish; cultivation 3. a development; improvement; elaboration 4. a fine distinction; subtlety … English World dictionary
refinement — noun 1 improvement to/on sth; process of improving sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ A greater refinement of the categorization is possible. ▪ extra, further ▪ constant … Collocations dictionary
refinement — re|fine|ment [rıˈfaınmənt] n 1.) an improvement, usually a small one, to something ▪ The new model has a number of refinements. 2.) something which is an improved ↑version of an existing product, system etc refinement of ▪ The new theory is a… … Dictionary of contemporary English