combination

com·bi·na·tion

C0499100 (kŏm′bə-nā′shən)n.1. The act of combining or the state of being combined.2. The result of combining.3. An alliance of persons or parties for a common purpose; an association.4. A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.5. Mathematics One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.

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com′bi·na′tion·al adj.

combination

(ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən) n1. the act of combining or state of being combined2. a union of separate parts, qualities, etc3. an alliance of people or parties; group having a common purpose4. (General Engineering) a. the set of numbers that opens a combination lockb. the mechanism of this type of lock5. (Automotive Engineering) Brit a motorcycle with a sidecar attached6. (Mathematics) maths a. an arrangement of the numbers, terms, etc, of a set into specified groups without regard to order in the group: the combinations of a, b, and c, taken two at a time, are ab, bc, ac. b. a group formed in this way. The number of combinations of n objects taken r at a time is n!/[(n – r)!r!]. Symbol: nCr. Compare permutation¹7. (Chemistry) the chemical reaction of two or more compounds, usually to form one other compound8. (Chess & Draughts) chess a tactical manoeuvre involving a sequence of moves and more than one piece ˌcombiˈnational adj

com•bi•na•tion

(ˌkɒm bəˈneɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act of combining or the state of being combined. 2. a number of things combined; mixture: a combination of ideas. 3. something formed by combining: A chord is a combination of notes. 4. an alliance of persons, parties, countries, etc. 5. the series of numbers or letters used in setting the mechanism of a combination lock. 6. the parts of the mechanism operated by this. 7. one-piece underwear uniting two garments, esp. a shirt and pants. 8. Math. a. the arranging together of elements without regard to their order. b. an arrangement thus formed. Compare permutation (def. 2). [1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin] com`bi•na′tion•al, adj.

Combination

 a union of people to achieve an aim; a collection of connected ideas, letters, or incidents. See also alliance, coalition.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	combination - a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualitieshaplotype - (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited togetheraggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholeamalgam - a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"color scheme, colour scheme - a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator"complexion - a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
	2.	combination - a coordinated sequence of chess movessequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
	3.	combination - a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe"sequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
	4.	combination - a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
	5.	combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political unitscombination in restraint of trade - (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
	6.	combination - the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to ordermathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
	7.	combination - the act of combining things to form a new wholecompounding, combiningchange of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of somethingaffixation, attachment - the act of attaching or affixing somethingconfusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"commixture, mixing, intermixture, mix, admixture, mixture - the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"fusion - the act of fusing (or melting) togetherblending, blend - the act of blending components together thoroughlyinterspersal, interspersion - the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"temperance - the act of temperingjointure, uniting, unification, conjugation, union - the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"consolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"

combination

noun1. mixture, mix, compound, blend, composite, amalgam, amalgamation, meld, coalescence A combination of factors are to blame.2. association, union, alliance, coalition, merger, federation, consortium, unification, syndicate, confederation, cartel, confederacy, cabal The company's chairman has proposed a merger or other business combination.

combination

noun1. The state of being associated:affiliation, alliance, association, conjunction, connection, cooperation, partnership.2. The result of combining:composite, compound, conjugation, unification, union, unity.3. A group of individuals united in a common cause:bloc, cartel, coalition, combine, faction, party, ring.

Translations

字码组合密码组合组合结合

combine

(kəmˈbain) verb to join together in one whole; to unite. They combined (forces) to fight the enemy; The chemist combined calcium and carbon. 使結合，聯合 使结合 (ˈkombain) noun an association of trading companies. a large manufacturing combine. 聯合企業 联合企业ˌcombiˈnation (-bi-) noun1. (the result of) combining or being combined. The town was a combination of old and new architecture. 結合，組合 结合2. a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock. He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; (also adjective) a combination lock. 開鎖的號碼組合 密码组合，字码组合 combine harvester a machine that both harvests and threshes crops. 收割脫粒聯合機 联合收割机

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