initial description

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialanddescription

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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description
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/us
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/
something that tells you what something or someone ...
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(Definition ofinitialanddescriptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinitial description

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Theinitialdescriptionof cooking was later modified and expanded, taking the food chosen into account.
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This is an unrealistic assumption in domains such as interactive fault diagnosis, where it is natural for users to provide only a briefinitialdescriptionof the problem.
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What he has said does not conflict with myinitialdescriptionof it.
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Their conclusions have been disputed; soon after theinitialdescription, other researchers published a paper where they asserted that the heart is really a concretion.
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Hisinitialdescriptionof teacher knowledge included curriculum knowledge, and knowledge of educational contexts.
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In hisinitialdescriptionof athetosis, the extent of the uncontrolled movement was limited to the fingers and toes.
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Since theinitialdescriptionof dynamical diseases, a large number of researchers have analyzed mathematical models of physiological systems.
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Some species may have been referred to other genera subsequent to theirinitialdescription.
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After theinitialdescription, a second herbarium collection was made in 1985.
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Because theinitialdescriptionof the ship described its landing capability, four small hatches on the ventral hull were included on both the ship miniature and model.
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From the double assessment technique, we still cannot tell how accurate people really are in their initial descriptions of the flashbulb circumstances.
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This may not be the case, for example if theinitialdescriptionfails to reflect some aspect of the preparation of the system which later becomes relevant.
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Follow-up ' reflective conversations ' with the nurses clarified and developed the researcher's initial descriptions of the data.
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Initial descriptions of vicious snakes might then be drawn and redescribed as wavy lines.
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Initial descriptions from online stores stated it would contain four tracks based on two original songs.
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Initial descriptions of the genus included suspicions that the plethora of stalked capitate glands on the upper surfaces of leaves was an indication that these species may be carnivorous.
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