| absorbance | (noun) (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: optical density, photographic density, transmission density |
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| disturbance | (noun) the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | - |
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| (noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: affray, fray, ruffle |
| (noun) activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption | Synonyms: perturbation |
| (noun) electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | Synonyms: interference, noise |
| (noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult | Synonyms: commotion, disruption, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do |
| (noun) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness | Synonyms: folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder |
| (noun) an unhappy and worried mental state | Synonyms: perturbation, upset |
| garbanzo | (noun) large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried | Synonyms: chickpea |
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| (noun) the seed of the chickpea plant | Synonyms: chickpea |
| riverbank | (noun) the bank of a river | Synonyms: riverside |
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| suburbanite | (noun) a resident of a suburb | - |
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| turban | (noun) a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head | - |
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| (noun) a small round woman's hat | Synonyms: pillbox, toque |
| urbanisation | (noun) the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | Synonyms: urbanization |
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| (noun) the condition of being urbanized | Synonyms: urbanization |
| urbanity | (noun) polished courtesy; elegance of manner | - |
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| (noun) the quality or character of life in a city or town | - |
| urbanization | (noun) the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | Synonyms: urbanisation |
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| (noun) the condition of being urbanized | Synonyms: urbanisation |