Pair
91pair-bond — /pair bond /, Animal Behav. v.i. 1. (of a mating couple) to form and maintain a pair bond. n. 2. See pair bond. * * * …
92pair of colours — see under ↑pair1 • • • Main Entry: ↑colour pair of colours 1. Two flags carried by a regiment, one the national ensign, the other the flag of the regiment 2. Hence, an ensigncy • • • Main Entry: ↑pair …
93pair-royal — pair royˈal noun 1. Three cards of the same denomination, esp in cribbage and in the obsolete game of post and pair 2. A throw of three dice all falling alike 3. A set of three (also pairīˈal, parīˈal and prīˈal) • • • Main Entry: ↑pair …
94pair off (with somebody) — ˌpair ˈoff (with sb) | ˌpair sbˈoff (with sb) derived to come together, especially in order to have a romantic relationship; to bring two people together for this purpose • It seemed that all her friends were pairing off. • He s always trying to… …
95pair somebody off (with somebody) — ˌpair ˈoff (with sb) | ˌpair sbˈoff (with sb) derived to come together, especially in order to have a romantic relationship; to bring two people together for this purpose • It seemed that all her friends were pairing off. • He s always trying to… …
96Pair production — Pair pro*duc tion (Physics) The simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle, such as an electron and positron, from a photon; usually due to its interaction with the strong field near a nucleus. [PJC] …
97pair-oar — pair oared, adj. /pair awr , ohr /, n. a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar. [1850 55] * * * …
98pair-bond — pa(ə)r .bänd, pe(ə)r n an exclusive union with a single mate at any one time: a monogamous relationship pair bond·ing n …
99pair–or–set clause — n: a provision in an insurance policy giving the insurer the option in the case of loss of fewer than all items in a set to restore the set to its value before the loss or pay the difference between the value before and after the loss Merriam… …
100pair production — n. a process whereby a gamma ray having an energy greater than 1.02 MeV is converted into an electron and positron pair in the strong electric field of a nucleus …
