be+abundant

  • 21Abundant number — Number Num ber (n[u^]m b[ e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.] 1. That which admits of being… …

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  • 22abundant — adjective a) Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity. , [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination b) Richly… …

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  • 23abundant — a|bun|dant [ ə bʌndənt ] adjective FORMAL existing or available in large quantities: The country has an abundant supply of fossil fuels. Rainfall is abundant in the region …

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  • 24abundant — UK [əˈbʌndənt] / US adjective formal existing or available in large quantities The country has an abundant supply of fossil fuels. Rainfall is abundant in the region …

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  • 25abundant number — noun : an imperfect number that is less than the sum of all its divisors (as 12) * * * Math. a positive number that is less than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 12, which is less than the sum of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 …

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  • 26abundant number — Imperfect Im*per fect, a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im not + perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See {Perfect}.] 1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient. [1913 Webster] Something he… …

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  • 27abundant number — noun A number that is less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself. The factors of 30 are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15 and 30, and 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 6 + 10 + 15 = 42, which is greater than 30, so 30 is an abundant number. Syn: excessive number …

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  • 28abundant — adj. Abundant is used with these nouns: ↑crop, ↑evidence, ↑harvest, ↑mineral, ↑rainfall, ↑remains, ↑resource, ↑supply, ↑wildlife …

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  • 29abundant in — having plenty of. → abundant …

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  • 30abundant — adjective present in large quantities; plentiful. ↘(abundant in) having plenty of. Derivatives abundantly adverb …

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