descriptive name

collocation in English

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descriptive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/us
/dɪˈskrɪp.t̬ɪv/
describing something, especially in a detailed, ...
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name
noun
uk
/neɪm/us
/neɪm/
the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ...
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(Definition ofdescriptiveandnamefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdescriptive name

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These segments usually start with a sharp and dramatic rise to a high pitch-thus thedescriptivename.
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We think it is also adescriptivename.
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A short anddescriptivenameis good for a book, yet one feels it ought to represent the content more closely than this one does.
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Each committee receives adescriptivenamethat reflects its goal.
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Thisdescriptivenamedates back to 1822 and is now established in international usage.
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Thedescriptivenamewas apparently given some years later and is now established in usage.
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An alternative term suggested as a moredescriptivenamefor the discipline is "interactive decision theory".
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It assigns each unorganized territory adescriptivename, followed by the designation unorganized territory.
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Thedescriptivenamedates back to at least 1822 and is established in international usage.
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Thedescriptivenamearose because the peak is shaped like a tooth.
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Although it is called selenium monochloride, a moredescriptivenamemight be diselenium dichloride.
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It is unknown who first gave the lake itsdescriptivename.
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Freestone is adescriptivenamereferring to the quality of the soil.
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A great many of these took the names of their originators or primary manufacturers, rather than a moredescriptivename.
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Thedescriptivenameis derived from the stratifications on a small cliff on the seaward side of the hill.
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Itsdescriptivename, which was in use as early as 1899 refers to its islands, however is a misnomer.
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Thedescriptivename"triakis icosahedron" represents a topological construction starting with an icosahedron and attaching tetrahedra to each face.
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They gave it thisdescriptivenamefrom the spectacular cavernous weathering occurring in the granite of the peak, suggestive of catacombs.
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It is adescriptivenamereferring to the size of the seed; it was used for the order containing the orchids.
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A triangle anchor is formed by clipping a length of webbing or cord through all three carabiners, creating a shape which gives the dangerous anchor itsdescriptivename.
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