medical : happening after death
▪ a postmortem examination
2.recede(v.)
[no obj] 1) : to move away gradually
▪ The floodwaters slowly receded. ▪ I felt sad as I watched the ship recede from view.
▪ The floodwaters slowly receded. ▪ I felt sad as I watched the ship recede from view.
2) : to become smaller or weaker
▪ We listened as the sound of the sirens receded [=faded] into the distance. ▪ The pain from my headache slowly began to recede.
▪ We listened as the sound of the sirens receded [=faded] into the distance. ▪ The pain from my headache slowly began to recede.
3) ◊If your hair is receding, you are gradually losing the hair that is at the front of your head.
▪ His hair started receding when he was in his thirties. ▪ He has a receding hairline.
▪ His hair started receding when he was in his thirties. ▪ He has a receding hairline.
4) ◊A receding chin/forehead is a chin/forehead that slants backward.
3.reclaim(v.)
[+ obj] 1) : to get back (something that was lost or taken away)
▪ Sons and daughters are proudly reclaiming the traditions that their parents had forgotten. ▪ She reclaimed the title of world champion this year. ▪ You might be able to reclaim some of the money you contributed.
2) : to make (land) available for use by changing its condition
▪ Environmental groups have been reclaiming contaminated sites. ▪ Acres of land were reclaimed by conservationists. ▪ reclaimed swampland
3) : to get (a usable material) from materials that have been used before
▪ The factory reclaims fibers from textile wastes. ▪ These bottles were made from reclaimed [=(more commonly) recycled] plastic.
▪ Sons and daughters are proudly reclaiming the traditions that their parents had forgotten. ▪ She reclaimed the title of world champion this year. ▪ You might be able to reclaim some of the money you contributed.
▪ Environmental groups have been reclaiming contaminated sites. ▪ Acres of land were reclaimed by conservationists. ▪ reclaimed swampland
▪ The factory reclaims fibers from textile wastes. ▪ These bottles were made from reclaimed [=(more commonly) recycled] plastic.
4.recrimination(n.)
: an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you [count] ▪ The discussion turned into a heated debate with recriminations flying back and forth. [noncount] ▪ The meeting ended with bitterness and recrimination. ▪ words of recrimination
5.refract(v.)
[+ obj] technical, of an object or substance : to make (light) change direction when it goes through at an angle
▪ Prisms refract light. ▪ Light is refracted when it hits water.
▪ Prisms refract light. ▪ Light is refracted when it hits water.
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