The following words and phrases will help you to understand the text

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 426.

Word study

2. Translate the following definitions and memorize the terms:

to define– to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: In this dictionary 'reality' is defined as 'the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be'.

domain– an area of interest or an area over which a person has control: She treated the business as her private domain. These documents are in the public domain

application – a way in which something can be used for a particular purpose: The design has many applications. The application of this research in the treatment of cancer...

to implement –to put a plan or system into operation: The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.

approximation – a guess of a number that is not exact but that is close: Could you give me a rough approximation of how many people will be coming? What he said bore no approximation whatsoever to the truth (= was not at all like the truth).

bandwidth – 1)the amount of information that can be sent between computers, through a telephone wire, etc: The system will handle not only telephone calls and data messages but other signals that need high bandwidth, for instance those that encode TV pictures. 2) the range of frequencies used to send information over a distance using telephone wires.

cell – a small part of something: the cells of a honeycom.

jitter–vibration

flawlessly –perfectly or without mistakes

robust – (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail: a robust pair of walking boots; a robust economy

to convert - to change or adapt the form, character, or function of; transform.

to shrink – to become or make smaller in size or amount.

3. Match the following English words with their Russian equivalents:

4. Match the following words with their synonyms:

5. Try to guess what words are jumbled here: