excess

  • 21excess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. immoderation, intemperance, dissipation, indulgence; superabundance, superfluity, extravagance, exorbitance; redundance, remainder.See sufficiency. Ant., moderation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [More than… …

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  • 22excess — [ɪkˈses] noun I 1) [singular/U] a larger amount of something than is usual or necessary Tests revealed an excess of alcohol in the driver s blood.[/ex] 2) excesses [plural] behaviour that is thought to be wrong because it is too extreme the worst …

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  • 23excess — n. & adj. n. 1 the state or an instance of exceeding. 2 the amount by which one quantity or number exceeds another. 3 exceeding of a proper or permitted limit. 4 a the overstepping of the accepted limits of moderation, esp. intemperance in eating …

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  • 24Excess-3 — Le code décimal binaire Excess 3 (XS 3), aussi appelé représentation biaisée ou Excess N, est un système numérique utilisé sur quelques vieux ordinateurs qui utilisent un nombre N prédéfinit comme nombre biaisant. En XS 3, les nombres sont… …

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  • 25excess — noun a) The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; …

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  • 26excess — 1. noun 1) an excess of calcium Syn: surplus, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity, glut Ant: lack, dearth 2) the excess is turned into fat Syn …

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  • 27excess — избыточный excess surplus value избыточная прибавочная стоимость excess pressure effect влияние избыточного давления excess demand избыток спроса; избыточный спрос excess demand vector вектор избыточного спроса excess capacities избыточные;… …

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  • 28excess — 1. noun 1) an excess of calcium Syn: surplus, surfeit, over abundance, superabundance, superfluity, glut 2) the excess is turned into fat Syn: extra, surplus, remainder, rest …

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  • 29excess — noun 1. /əkˈsɛs / (say uhk ses), /ˈɛk / (say ek ) the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree. 2. /əkˈsɛs / (say uhk ses), /ˈɛk / (say ek ) the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another. 3. /əkˈsɛs / (say uhk ses), /ˈɛk /… …

  • 30excess — ex•cess [[t]ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs[/t]] n. 1) the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree: The package weighed in excess of fifty pounds[/ex] 2) the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another 3) an extreme or excessive amount or… …

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