Eliminated
[ɪ'lɪmɪnetɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Eliminate
Editor: Stacy
Examples
- That was one regiment which had been eliminated from Lee's force by this crumbling process. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Compression pumps have eliminated this difficulty, and to-day fresh air is constantly pumped into the mines to supply the laborers there. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It can be successful with that bridge eliminated. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The danger of overloading may be eliminated by inserting in the circuit a fuse or other safety device. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The invention of the windmill was a great boon to country folks because it eliminated from their always busy life one task in which labor and time were consumed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When thy man is eliminated, cross the bridge to me. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Curves were modified, and grades eliminated where possible by the erection of numerous trestles. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence, iron and steel were entirely eliminated in its construction, copper being used for fixtures for steam and water piping, and, indeed, for all other purposes where metal was employed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In this way, by straining the whole outfit up to its elastic limit in opposite directions, the torsion was practically eliminated, and after that the governors ran together all right. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- How far can it be eliminated or modified by education? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- To determine the proper proportions of these gases, to know which should be increased or wholly or partly eliminated, required the careful labours of patient chemists. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This attribute was common to most of Lily's set: they had a force of negation which eliminated everything beyond their own range of perception. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- If overtones could be eliminated, then middle C, or any other note on the piano, would be indistinguishable from that same note sounded on any other instrument. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Stacy