Definition of Response

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response
n. reply, answer, reaction

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Response Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Response
(n.)
The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.
  
(n.)
The act of responding.
  
(n.)
Reply to an objection in formal disputation.
  
(n.)
An answer or reply.
  
(n.)
A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.
  
(n.)
A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.
  

WordNet 2.0
response

Noun
1. a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
(hypernym) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
(hyponym) reaction
2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
(synonym) reaction
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(hyponym) automatism
3. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
(synonym) answer, reply
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) rescript
4. the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
(synonym) reception
(hypernym) greeting, salutation
5. a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
(hypernym) phrase
6. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
(synonym) reply
(hypernym) speech act
(hyponym) counterblast

hEnglish - advanced version
response

response
responsibleness n : a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" [syn: responsibility]
[ant: irresponsibility, irresponsibility]



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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Goreb
Goreb = n. a response

Gorheb
Gorheb = n. a response

Gwelyddu
Gwelyddu = v. to take response


Response Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
response
In medicine, an improvement related to treatment.


Response Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
response
1. A reply to a query. (188 ) 2. In data transmission, the content of the control field of a response frame advising the primary station concerning the processing by the secondary station of one or more command frames. 3. The effect of an active or passive device upon an input signal.


Response Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Response
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Divorcesource.com Dictionary
RESPONSE
the formal document filed by the defendant (respondent) to answer the complaint or summons.


Response Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Learning, Performance and Training Definitions
response
Any behavior that results from a stimulus or stimuli. In instruction, it designates a wide variety of behavior which may involve a single word, selection among alternatives (multiple choice), the solution of a complex problem, the manipulation of buttons or keys, etc.


Response Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Response Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Response
A response is the following:
  • Often a response is the result of a stimulus.
  • Usually a response is a reply to a query.
  • In data transmission, a response is the content of the control field of a response frame advising the primary station concerning the processing by the secondary station of one or more command frames.
  • In telecommunications, a response is the effect of a driving signal upon an active or passive device. An output resulting from an input.
  • In liturgy, a response (symbol "R/" or "℟") is a line spoken or sung by a congregation or sung by a choir, answering a versicle.
  • In emergency management, response is one of four phases in the emergency management cycle.

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