(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.
verb
present participle of chuck
chunking
chunking
noun
(computing) The division of memory or data etc. into smaller units for easier processing.
(mathematics, education) The partial-quotients method for solving simple division problems by repeated subtraction.
(psychology) A strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by recoding information.
(writing) A method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier, using such methods as bulleted lists, short subheadings, or short sentences with one or two ideas per sentence.
The process of reducing something to short, thick pieces, usually using a hammer or a crowbar.
verb
present participle of chunk
garookuh
garookuh
noun
(archaic) A small fishing vessel of the Persian Gulf.
gunkhole
gunkhole
noun
(nautical) A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
verb
(nautical) To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
gurkhali
gurmukhi
gurmukhi
Proper noun
An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language, and subsequently also adapted to write other lects, such as Braj Bhasha, Hindi, Sanskrit and Sindhi.
huskings
huskings
noun
plural of husking
katchung
katchung
noun
(India) Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
kithogue
kugelhof
shucking
shucking
noun
An event at which something is shucked.
verb
present participle of shuck
thunking
thunking
noun
(computing) The use of thunks (data mappings).
verb
present participle of thunk
tughriks
tughriks
noun
plural of tughrik
unknight
unknight
verb
(transitive) To deprive of knighthood.
wangchuk
yukaghir
yukaghir
Proper noun
A language family consisting of two closely related languages spoken in Siberia.