accentor
- n small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
accentual system
- n the system of accentuation used in a particular language
accentuation
- n the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
- n the act of giving special importance or significance to something
acceptability
- n satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
acceptableness
- n satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards
acceptance
- n the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years - n the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
the proposal found wide acceptance - n the state of being acceptable and accepted
torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club - n (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)
- n banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
- n a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- n the act of taking something that is offered
her acceptance of the gift encouraged him
he anticipated their acceptance of his offer
acceptance sampling
- n a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected