OCD
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number of occurrences of any word, within the text, A
2[u]
~ (of
sth) the fact of sth
happening or existing £; f±J M;
a link between the occurrence of skin cancer and the use of computer
monitors
OCD /,au si: 'di:; NAmE,ou/ abbr. obsessive compulsive
DISORDER ) SE; 3£i&fE
ocean Our /'aujn; NAmE'ouJn/ noun 1 (usually the ocean) [sing.] (especially
NAmE) the mass of salt water
that covers most of the earth’s surface A ; M # : the depths of the ocean # Htfj H &h 0 People were swimming in the ocean
despite the hurricane warning. AfTHfi^ 0
The
plane hit the ocean several miles offshore. A fjl A 5E O Our beach house is just a couple
of miles from the ocean.
0 an ocean liner 0 Ocean levels are
rising. A
ffi IE # ± ifr <, 2 (usually Ocean) [C] one of the five
large areas that the ocean is divided into ( 3l A W 2. — ) # : the Antarctic/Arctic/Atlantic/
Indian/Pacific
Ocean it$£f$;
jC A#; A ffl #; EP‘k #; A A# o note at sea fTTfTl an ocean of sth (BrE also oceans of sth) (informal) a large amount of sth A g; Aft — more at drop n.
ocean arium /.auXa'neariam; NAmE .ouja'neriam/ noun an extremely large
container in which fish and other sea creatures are kept to be seen by the
public or to be studied by scientists A M 'M W A tt — see also
AQUARIUM
ocean-front /'auJnfrAnt; NAmE 'ou-/ adj, (NAmE) located on land near
the ocean an
oceanfront hotel
'ocean-going
adj. [only before noun] (of ships $£) made for crossing the sea or ocean, not
for journeys along the coast or up rivers
Ocea nia /.ausi'ainia; -Ji-; NAmE .ouji-/ noun [u] a large region of the
world consisting of the Pacific islands and the seas around them A#$H
ocean ic /.auJTaemk; NAmE .ouji-/ adj. [usually before noun] (technical A iH) connected with the
ocean % # tft; oceanic fish
ocean og raphy /.auja'nografi; NAmE .ouja'naig-/ noun [U] the scientific study
of the ocean ► ocean-og-
raph-er noun
.ocean 'trench noun = trench(3)
oce-iot /'nsalDt; NAmE 'aisalait; 'ous-/ noun a wild animal of the cat
family, that has yellow fur with black lines and spots, found in Central and
m)
och /Dk; nx; NAmE a:k; a:x/ exclamation (ScotE, IrishE) used to express the fact
that you are surprised, sorry, etc. ( ) m, Och, aye (= Oh,
yes). PR, ft,
oche /'Dki; NAmE 'a:ki/ noun [sing.] the line which players
must stand behind in the game of darts (
$|5
ochre (US also ocher) /'auka(r); NAmE 'ou-/ noun [U] 1 a type of red or yellow
earth used in some paints and dyes ±; 2 the
red or yellow colour of ochre
±n&
ocker /'Dka(r); NAmE 'a:k-/ noun (AustralE, informal) a rude or aggressive
Australian man )g.# ( iStAffc# ) (P ?IAf'J3EA ► ocker adj.
o’clock
/a'klnk;
NAmE a'klaik/ adv. used with the numbers l
to 12 when telling the time, to mean an exact hour ( A
A SI A ) •••,&#: He left between five and
at/after/before
OCR abbr. (computing if) optical character recognition
octa-gon /'Dktagen; NAmE 'aiktagain/ noun (geometry Jl fnj) a flat shape with
eight straight sides and eight
angles ; A# Tb> oc-tag-on-a! /Dk'taeganl; NAmE
aik't-/ adj.: an octagonal coin AM
octa
he dron /.Dkta'hiidran;
-'hed-; NAmE 'a:k-/ noun (geometry /If5!) a
solid figure with eight flat sides, especially one whose sides are eight equal
triangles A tSf — picture o solid
oc-tam-eter /Dk'taemita(r);
NAmE aik't-/ noun [U] (technical A iff) a line of poetry
consisting of eight feet (= units
of sound with two syllables) A<P§fc#ff
oc tane /'nktein; NAmE 'a:k-/ noun a chemical substance
in petrol/gas, used as a way of measuring its quality
high-octane fuel
oct-ave /'Dktiv;
NAmE 'a:k-/ noun (music ^) the difference
(called the interval) between the
first and last notes in a series of eight notes on a scale A®; /VS # Pft : to play an octave higher # # — A A S 0
Orbison’s
vocal range spanned three octaves. J| A Eft If
oc tavo /Dk'teivau; -'ta:v-; NAmE a:k-; -vou/ noun (pi. -os) (technical Ain) a size of a book page
that is made by folding each sheet of paper into eight leaves (= 16 pages) A# A
octet /Dk'tet;
NAmE a:k-/ noun 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of eight singers
or musicians A ft B| £1 A ; A £ # 0
2 [C] a piece of music for
eight singers or musicians
AS# ( ft ) ; Aft PI ( ® )
octo- /'Dktau-;
NAmE 'aiktou-/ (also oct-) combining form (in nouns, adjectives
and adverbs gijis]) eight; having eight /V; A ■ • ■ ift:
octagon AMM
Oc-tO-ber tHr /Dk'tauba(r); NAmE aik'tou-/ noun [U, C] (abbr. Oct.)
the l oth month of the
year, between September and November A M To see how October is used,
look at the examples at
April. * October ift ft is] ^
April
oc to gen ar ian /,nktad3a'nearian; NAmE,a:ktad3a'ner-/ noun a person between 80 and
89 years old A All!; A; 80S89^^A
octo pus /'nktapas; NAmE 'a:k-/ noun [C, U] (pi. octopuses) a sea creature with a
soft round body and eight long tentacles
(= long thin parts like arms), that is sometimes used for food
'octopus trousers (BrE) (NAmE 'octopus pants) noun [pi.] trousers/pants
which have many strips of material hanging from them )
octo syl lable /‘Dktausilabl; NAmE 'aiktou-/ noun (technical Ain) a line of
poetry consisting of eight syllables A # A # fr ► octo-syl-lab-ic /.nktausi'laebik; NAmE 'aiktou-/ adj.
ocu-lar /'nkjala(r); NAmE 'a:k-/ adj. [only
before noun] 1 (technical Ain)
connected with the eyes IK ; IK If : ocular muscles IK nPIII 1^1 2 (formal) that can be seen Rj M Itt: ocular proof