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defence
Noun
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Defence is the process of protecting.
The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.
Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.
Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.
Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.
When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.
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In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.
His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.
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The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.
I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.
LED
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noun
(= light-emitting diode)
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
technology
Noun
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Technology is the tools, equipment, and activities that come from scientific knowledge.
Modern technology such as computers, robots, and wireless communications, can reduce the cost of doing business. (can make the cost smaller.)
The 1800s saw a gradual development (growth in small steps) of new technologies in farming and transportation.