flavor has definitions from the fields of psychology,food,high energy physics
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[ noun ] (psychology,food) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

The flavor is neither sweet , like a pear , nor tart like an orange ; it is subtle and rather bland , nut like .

It is a flavor that might take a_little getting used_to - not because it is unpleasant , but because the flavor is hard to define in the light of our experience with other fruits .

It is a flavor that might take a_little getting used_to - not because it is unpleasant , but because the flavor is hard to define in the light of our experience with other fruits .

2
[ noun ] the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

Examples

"the feel of the city excited him" "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting" "it had the smell of treason"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

The flavor of Baltimore 's Florida_Grapefruit_League news ripened considerably late today when the Orioles were advised that Ron_Hansen has fulfilled his obligations under the Army 's military training_program and is ready for belated spring_training .

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Moreover , the piece is written in five movements , rather_than the conventional four of most quintets , and this gives the opus a serenade or divertimento flavor .

3
[ verb ] (food) lend flavor to

Synonyms

flavour season

Examples

"Season the chicken breast after roasting it"

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[ noun ] (high energy physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks

Synonyms

flavour

Related terms

kind particle_physics

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