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notch | American Dictionary

notch
noun[ C ]
us/nɑtʃ/

notchnoun[C] (CUT)

a cut in a hard surface:
The rope had jammed in a V-shaped notch.

notchnoun[C] (POSITION)

an imaginary point or position in a comparison of amounts or values; degree:
Suddenly he raised his voice a notch.
notch
verb[ T ]
us/nɑtʃ/

notchverb[T] (RECORD)

to achieve or keep a record of something:
Her band notched another Grammy Award last night.

notchverb[T] (CUT)

to cut a notch in a hard surface:
He notched the end of the beam.

notch | Business English

notch
noun[ C ]
uk /nɒtʃ/us
a point or position in a system that is used to compare values:
The unemployment rate crept up another notch in September.

Examples of notch

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These degrees of freedom are represented by physical dimensions such as the depth of a notch or the angle of a bend.
For 6 small objects, in contrast, vertical displacement leaves no large shape for the notches to flank, which may make symmetry less useful.
The size and shape of the notch varies, and some of the instrument's length is usually decorative.
In the latter schedule, resources are distributed among the project dates, and the rectangular histogram is sporadically notched while the low energy value is maintained.
The ears have a sunken center and two frontal notches to depict the small central projection of cartilage (the "tragus").
Notch and double bump experiments using the 200 1 00 mm linear shock tube.
It has wellpreserved leather straps (and no trace of a heel strap) and has a notch or groove running the length of the underside.
There is a distinct carnassial notch on the paracristid (not preserved on the protocristid).
Notch-receptor activation on neural progenitor cells, by binding to ligands expressed by neighbouring cells, could be a fundamental process in the neurogenic niche.
This will enable use of a notch filter to filter out incident wavelength reflections while allowing recording of the fluorescent signal.
Similarly, notching can precede any other operation but cannot be per formed after bending or stamping.
On the right side, the canine is similarly notched; the lateral incisor is missing; and the medial incisor has not been altered.
There is a similar notch, 1.27 cm (0.5 in) wide, cut in the middle along the length of the entire underside of the ski.
Included in its otherwise very traditional monthly magazine is splendid material and advice for campaigning pensioners, with notable victories notched up.
The occipital lobes were limited by the interhemispheric sulci, the parieto-occipital fissure, and the temporo-occipital notch.
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