Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which repels.
- noun Specifically, in obstetrics, an instrument used in difficult labor of animals to repel the fetus until the head and limbs can be made to present themselves normally for delivery.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, repels.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something that
repels , that which causesrepulsion .
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Examples
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The protection of the net was considered necessary, for although there could be no reasonable doubt that all the torpedoes in the harbour and river had been exploded, others might be sent out against the Syndicate's vessels; and a torpedo under a crab or a repeller was the enemy most feared by the Syndicate.
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Syndicate's vessels; and a torpedo under a crab or a repeller was the enemy most feared by the Syndicate.
The Great War Syndicate Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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Oh, they also added a flashlight, a radio, a mosquito repeller In case your breath is attracting them, all with an MP3 player.
SATY MP3 player with breath analyzer - SlipperyBrick.com 2009
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By the way, I wish Couric just STFU after the first question, let the Pulin repeller continue all her glory.
Palin Explains Why Alaska Experience Gives Her National Security Credentials 2009
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If it is near such a repeller, the system will self organise so as to move away from this state.
Archive 2008-08-01 isobel 2008
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A sharp pencil will not stand on its point repeller, but it will move through a number of leaning positions as it falls on to its side.
Archive 2008-08-01 isobel 2008
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A sharp pencil will not stand on its point repeller, but it will move through a number of leaning positions as it falls on to its side.
Self Organisation versus Self Direction and Self Regulation, and Learner Autonomy isobel 2008
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If it is near such a repeller, the system will self organise so as to move away from this state.
Self Organisation versus Self Direction and Self Regulation, and Learner Autonomy isobel 2008
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And when they try to find out what is going on, they suddenly find themselves locked in by the refinery's repeller fence, with a group of nasty-looking soldiers who are reactivating the machines to refine odic force.
HH Com 194 (190) Miss Snark 2006
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And when they try to find out what is going on, they suddenly find themselves locked in by the refinery's repeller fence, with a group of nasty-looking soldiers who are reactivating the machines to refine odic force.
Archive 2006-12-17 Miss Snark 2006
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