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[ adjective ] not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
Examples "a steady beat" "a steady job" "a steady breeze" "a steady increase" "a good steady ballplayer" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)When we see the steady and methodical inculcation into humanity of the idea of man 's worthlessness - until redeemed - the necessity of the Devil may become evident as a weapon , a weapon designed and used time_and_time_again in every age to whip men into a surrender to a particular church or church-state '' . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)As he applied the applicator extending from the machine - which consisted_of seven differently colored neon_tubes superimposed on a rectangular base - to the supposedly diseased portions of Mrs._Shaefer 's body , Lee kept_up a steady stream of pseudo scientific mumbo-jumbo . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)Steady radiation which was presumably of thermal origin was observed from Venus at 3.15 and 9.4 cm , and from Mars and Jupiter at 3.15 cm in 1956 ( Mayer , McCullough , and Sloanaker , 1958 a , b , c ) , and from Saturn at 3.75 cm in 1957 ( Drake and Ewen , 1958 ) . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Although the tape was run for over 1 hr. , a steady state was not reached , and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built_up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate . The maximum suction was 3.25 '' of test fluid measured from the top of the block , and steady states were apparently reached with these fluids . Related terms unsteady firm fastened dependable even steadied level surefooted sure stable even unagitated |
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[ adjective ] persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature
Synonyms Examples "maintained a constant temperature" "a constant beat" "principles of unvarying validity" "a steady breeze" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)The popularity of local color literature before the Spanish-American_War , the steady currency of the Lincoln myth , the increased emphasis on the frontier west in our mass_media are cases_in_point . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)In the above development we have applied the thermodynamics_of_equilibrium ( referred to by some as thermostatics ) to the steady state . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make steady
Examples "steady your hands" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)Lolotte held a patch of leather , Rev steadied something , a tiny brad , waiting for George 's poised hammer . (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)He paused on the landing to steady his breathing and_then bent to examine the single door by the light of the weak bulb overhead . |
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[ verb ] support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Examples "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" Used in print (Thomas B. Dewey, Hunter at Large....)The pain dulled as he moved , and he steadied inside . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
Synonyms Examples "stocks are still firm" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] securely in position; not shaky
Examples "held the ladder steady" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Synonyms Examples "firm convictions" "a firm mouth" "steadfast resolve" "a man of unbendable perseverence" "unwavering loyalty" Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in a steady manner
Synonyms Examples "he could still walk steadily" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a person loved by another person
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