Tolerances
noun, verb
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of tolerance form-of, plural
"This is known as the law of tolerances. Tolerances range along a continuum [...]. Some organisms have wide ranges of tolerances and others have narrow ones."
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of tolerance form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Example
More examples"Printing firms around the world are generally willing to pay perhaps a 20-percent premium to buy a printing press from Germany, because the German presses are very solidly built and are machined to exacting tolerances."