English noun: tare |
1. | tare (possession) an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods |
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| Broader (hypernym) | adjustment, allowance |
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2. | tare (plant) any of several weedy vetches grown for forage |
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| Broader (hypernym) | vetch |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | hairy tare, hairy vetch, Vicia villosa |
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| Member meronym | genus Vicia, Vicia |
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3. | tare (plant) weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous |
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| Synonyms | bearded darnel, cheat, darnel, Lolium temulentum |
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| Broader (hypernym) | rye grass, ryegrass |
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4. | tare (attribute) the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo |
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| Broader (hypernym) | weight |
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5. | tare (artifact) (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals |
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| Broader (hypernym) | balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer |
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| Domain category | chemical analysis, qualitative analysis |
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