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[ noun ] a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
Examples "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution" "an insurance policy is a good safeguard" "we let our guard down" Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)Argon was also blown at low velocities ( mass flow_rate **f ) through a tube coaxial with the cathode as an additional precaution against contamination of the arc by air . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)The bubble was filled to the top and special precautions were taken to prevent any sample from remaining in the capillary . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Extraordinary precautions were taken so that no stranger be allowed_in the city and no citizen within the enclosure surrounding the scaffold . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the trait of practicing caution in advance
Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)The Mecholyl and noradrenalin tests applied with certain precautions are reliable indicators of this central autonomic balance , but for the sake of correlating autonomic and clinical states , and of studying the effect of certain therapeutic procedures on central autonomic reactions , additional tests seem to be desirable . Related terms |
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[ noun ] judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
Synonyms Examples "he exercised caution in opening the door" "he handled the vase with care" Related terms |
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