known reference

collocation in English

meaningsofknownandreference

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known
adjective
uk
/nəʊn/us
/noʊn/
used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood ...
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reference
noun
uk
/ˈref.ər.əns/us
/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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(Definition ofknownandreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofknown reference

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Another solution to the problem is to determine the absolute locations of both parts with respect to aknownreferenceframe.
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To assess diagnostic methods, it was necessary to conduct an independent comparison with aknownreferencemethod.
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Shearography uses the test object itself as theknownreference; it shears the image so a double image is created.
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The firstknownreferenceto this form of jokes was in the late 1940s.
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The lastknownreferenceto the distillery business is an 1808 whiskey advertisement.
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Its earliestknownreferencein print is 1975.
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The lastknownreferenceto the office of "vestararius" appears in 1033.
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A wind-off image at aknownreferencecondition which is typically standard atmospheric conditions with the tunnel turned off.
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A correction profile can then be built using the difference between the camera result values and theknownreferencevalues.
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The firstknownreferenceto a bridge goes back to 1004 and originally it was probably a wooden trestle construction or a drawbridge.
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First, the substance of interest must be in intimate contact with theknownreferencematerial.
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This is the firstknownreferenceto the game in print.
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Some phonautographs included a tuning fork or other means of simultaneously recording aknownreferencefrequency.
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A transit ofknownreferencepoints creates a position line which can be plotted on a map or nautical chart.
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Alternatively, the same skill which allows someone to hear a melody for the first time and name the notes relative to someknownreferencepitch.
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Thus, instead of using aknownreferencepulse as the gate, the second unknown pulse was used as the gate.
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Mores also specified that the chief official should be called an actuary - the earliestknownreferenceto the position as a business concern.
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This article is the earliestknownreferenceto peg solitaire.
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