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discharge
has definitions from the fields of military,arms,work,physics,electricity,biology,criminal law
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[ noun ] the sudden giving off of energy
Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)A previously extinguished conditioned_reaction was restored in monkey A and was associated with typical signs of emotional excitement including sympathetic discharges . Thus cortico-fugal discharges induced by topical application of strychnine to a minute area in the neocortex summate with spikes present in the hypothalamus and cause increased convulsive discharges . Thus cortico-fugal discharges induced by topical application of strychnine to a minute area in the neocortex summate with spikes present in the hypothalamus and cause increased convulsive discharges . Consequently , if for any reason the hypothalamic excitability falls below the physiological level , the lessened hypothalamic cortical discharges lead to a diminished state of activity in the cortex with consequent reduction in the cortico-fugal discharges . Consequently , if for any reason the hypothalamic excitability falls below the physiological level , the lessened hypothalamic cortical discharges lead to a diminished state of activity in the cortex with consequent reduction in the cortico-fugal discharges . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of venting
Synonyms Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)Henrietta was discovering in the process of writing , as the born writer does , not merely a channel for the discharge of accumulated information but a stimulus to the development of the creative powers of observation , insight and intuition . (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)The idea here is one of discharge but this must stand in opposition to a second view , Plato 's notion of the arousal of emotion . (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)The element is inserted in the discharge circuit in_place_of the exploding wire , and the calorimetric heating of the element is measured with high accuracy . |
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[ verb ] complete or carry out
Examples "discharge one's duties" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The sole guidance given the Court for discharging the task committed to it was this : `` The judgment must therefore be reversed and the cause remanded to the District_Court for a determination , after further hearing , of the equitable relief necessary and appropriate in the public interest to eliminate the effects of the acquisition offensive to the statute . (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Two millions were added to what had been set_aside for it in Mrs._Meeker 's lifetime , and the proviso made that as long as Brian_Thayer continued to discharge his duties as administrator of the fund to the satisfaction of the board_of_trustees ( hereinafter appointed by the bank administering the estate ) he was to be retained in his present capacity at a salary commensurate with the increased responsibilities enlargement of the fund would entail . Related terms |
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[ verb ] pour forth or release; esp. of liquids
Used in print (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)The effluent was collected through two pipes and discharged to the Blue_River through a surface drainage_ditch . The suspended solids discharged in the effluent were found to be the major source of the BOD . |
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[ noun ] (biology) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Examples "the discharge of pus" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)Here I do not mean catharsis , the discharge of emotion . Related terms |
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[ verb ] eliminate, as of bodily substances
Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He was discharged from the hospital after a two day checkup and he and his parents had what Mr._McKinley described as a `` celebration lunch '' at the cafeteria on the campus . |
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[ noun ] a substance that is emitted or released
Synonyms Related terms material vaginal_discharge effluvium transudate rheum exudate |
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[ verb ] free from obligations or duties
Synonyms Used in print (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)if a receiver or trustee for any such partnership or corporation has been duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United_States and has not been discharged prior to the date of payment , payment shall be made to such receiver or trustee in accordance with the order of the court ; Related terms take_over cut divest cashier clear disinvolve liberate liberation dismissal |
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Synonyms Used in print (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)During the discharge the magnetic_forces set_up by the passage of current cause the edges of the foil to roll inward toward its center_line , thus allowing light to pass into the camera . Related terms electrical_conduction brush_discharge flashover corona_discharge spark |
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[ verb ] (criminal law) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Examples "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)After reading his statement discharging the 23 d ward case , Karns told Wexler that if the seven cases scheduled for trial also involved persons who had been subpoenaed , he would dismiss them . |
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[ verb ] (arms) go off or discharge
Examples "The gun fired" Used in print (The Providence Journal,...)Bernard_Parrillo , 20 , of 19 Fletcher_Ave. , Cranston , was admitted to Roger_Williams_Hospital shortly before 11 : 30 a. m. yesterday after a hunting accident in_which a shotgun he was carrying discharged against his heel . |
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[ verb ] become empty or void of its content
Synonyms Examples "The room emptied" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a formal written statement of relinquishment
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[ verb ] (military) release from military service
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[ noun ] (work) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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[ noun ] (military,arms) the act of discharging a gun
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