Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
vanish , v. - (Math.) a fraction which reduces to the form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable.
- (Persp.) the intersection of the parallel of any original plane and the picture; one of the lines converging to the vanishing point.
- (Persp.) the point to which all parallel lines in the same plane tend in the representation.
- (Phon.) stress of voice upon the closing portion of a syllable.
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- adjective that
vanishes - verb Present participle of
vanish .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden or mysterious disappearance
- noun a sudden disappearance from sight
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Examples
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Many of these foreclosed properties are vanishing from the real estate listings, rocking the state's housing market.
The echo of empty homes Brady Dennis 2010
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Mobile Crunch reports that: With the BlackBerry Storm vanishing from the shelves at big city Verizon shops around the nation, folks have been looking for an explanation for the shortage.
How was “65″ confused as “82″ Not a sheep 2009
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This is their desperate last chance to keep their party from vanishing from the face of the earth. the modern day whigs.
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Many of these foreclosed properties are vanishing from the real estate listings, rocking the state's housing market.
Florida community feels ripple effects as paperwork issues stall foreclosures Brady Dennis 2010
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Many of these foreclosed properties are vanishing from the real estate listings, rocking the state's housing market.
Florida community feels ripple effects as paperwork issues stall foreclosures Brady Dennis 2010
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Your party is vanishing from the face of the earth before youre very eyes and progressives are marching forward.
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The original Polish rules, adopted by Poland's parliament for almost a century, ended with Poland vanishing from the map of Europe.
Carl Pope: Ending America's Polish Paralysis Carl Pope 2010
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Dinosaur genera were vanishing from the fossil record long before the K/T boundary.
October 24th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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Many of these foreclosed properties are vanishing from the real estate listings, rocking the state's housing market.
Florida community feels ripple effects as paperwork issues stall foreclosures Brady Dennis 2010
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The stain vanishing into the knot reminds me of something I forgot.
Cathedral 2008
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