exercise+of+skill
21exercise — n. & v. n. 1 activity requiring physical effort, done esp. as training or to sustain or improve health. 2 mental or spiritual activity, esp. as practice to develop a skill. 3 (often in pl.) a particular task or set of tasks devised as exercise,… …
22exercise — noun 1》 physical activity carried out for the sake of health and fitness. 2》 an activity carried out for a specific purpose: an exercise in public relations. ↘a task set to practise or test a skill. ↘a military drill or training manoeuvre …
23exercise — 1. noun 1) exercise improves your heart Syn: physical activity, a workout, working out; gymnastics, sports, games, physical education, physical training, aerobics, body conditioning, calisthenics; informal phys ed 2) Mr. Nixon s translation… …
24exercise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drill (see exertion); (pl.) ceremonies (see rite). v. perform, use; train, drill; disturb (see discontent). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Action, undertaken for training] Syn. practice, exertion, drill,… …
25Dreyfus model of skill acquisition — In the fields of education and operations research, the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition is a model of how students acquire skills through formal instruction and practicing. Brothers Stuart and Hubert Dreyfus proposed the model in 1980 in an… …
26five-finger exercise — noun a) A musical composition for the piano, designed to require the use of all the fingers of the hand for the purpose of skill development. It was the singular room which Carlyle had constructed in the hopes that he could shut out all the… …
27Live fire exercise — A live fire exercise is any exercise in which a realistic scenario for the use of specific equipment is simulated. In the popular lexicon this is applied primarily to tests of weapons or weapon systems that are associated with the various… …
28Planche (exercise) — A Planche is a skill in gymnastics in which the body is held parallel to the ground, giving the illusion of floating. It is a move that requires a great deal of strength and balance. There are many variations of a Planche, although only two are… …
29finger exercise — finger exercise, 1. a sequence of notes, scales, or chords performed on a musical instrument chiefly to strengthen or exercise the fingers. 2. an exercise in the techniques of any art or skill …
30Five finger exercise — A five finger exercise is a musical composition designed primarily for the purpose of exercising all one s fingers. By analogy, the term is also used to describe exercises solely for the development of a skill: for example, asking students solved …
