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slack(4) (iou)



slack noun3. [slak] M16.
[from SLACK adjective or verb. Cf. SLATCH.]
The passing of time. rare. Only in M16.
a. A period of comparative inactivity, esp. in trade; an abatement, a lull. M17.
b. A lessening of a speed limit, esp. on a railway line. L19.
c. In critical path analysis, the length of time by which a particular event can be delayed without delaying the completion of the overall objective. M20.
a. A cessation in the strong flow of a current or of the tide, esp. at high or low water. M18.
b. A stretch of comparatively still water in a river or the sea. E19.
Coarse Fishing In the 'slacks' two members of the Yale team..had caught a gudgeon.
The slack or unstrained part of a rope, sail, etc.; transf. a space between vehicles or railway carriages in a line. L18.
K. Kesey He..heaved harder on the pole..and reeled the slack.
b. A loose part of a garment; spec. the seat of a pair of trousers. colloq. M19.
W. de la Mare She gripped him by the slack of his coat.
In pl. Trousers; esp. full-length loosely cut trousers for informal wear. E19.
H. Williamson He wore..breeches; Other subalterns had changed into slacks.
Impertinence, cheek. dial. & US colloq. E19.
Prosody. An unstressed syllable. L19.
A prostitute. slang. M20.
Phrases: cut a person some slack, give a person some slack N. Amer. slang show a person understanding or restraint, give a person a chance. hold on the slack arch. slang skulk, be lazy. take up the slack use up a surplus, make up a deficiency; avoid an undesirable lull.
Comb.: slack adjuster an automatic device on a vehicle which compensates for variations caused by brake wear; slack suit US informal wear comprising a pair of slacks with matching jacket or shirt; slack variable Math. a variable which expresses the difference between the two sides of an inequality.

Burette (medicine)


burette
<chemistry> An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock.

Origin: F, can, cruet, dim. Of buire flagon.

Source: Websters Dictionary