incessant meaning

incessant

ɪnˈsɛs(ə)nt/

adjective

adjective: incessant

1.

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

"the incessant beat of the music"

synonyms:

ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, unabating, interminable, endless, unending, never-ending, everlasting, eternal, perpetual, continuous, non-stop, uninterrupted, unbroken, ongoing, unremitting, persistent, relentless, unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained, unflagging, unwearying, untiring; More recurrent "incessant rain fell for several days"

antonyms:

intermittent, occasional

havoc meaning

havoc

ˈhavək/

noun

noun: havoc

1. 1.

   widespread destruction.

   "the hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc"

   synonyms:

   devastation, destruction, damage, desolation, depredation, despoliation, ruination, ruin, disaster, ravagement, waste, catastrophe More "the hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc"

   • great confusion or disorder.

     "if they weren't at school they'd be wreaking havoc in the streets"

     synonyms:

     disorder, chaos, disruption, mayhem, bedlam, pandemonium, turmoil, tumult, confusion, uproar; More commotion, upheaval, furore, shambles; informalhullabaloo, a madhouse; informala three-ring circus "hyperactive children create havoc wherever they go"

     antonyms:

     peace

verb

archaic

verb: havoc; 3rd person present: havocs; past tense: havocked; past participle: havocked; gerund or present participle: havocking

1.

lay waste to; devastate.

conviction - definition and meaning

con·vic·tion  

Noun A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court... A firmly held belief or opinion.

Synonyms belief - persuasion - condemnation - opinion - confidence

exploit : definition - meaning

ex·ploit  

Verb

Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource): "500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology".

Noun A bold or daring feat: "the most heroic and secretive exploits of the war".

Synonyms verb.   use - utilize - operate - milk noun.   feat - deed - achievement

scrap meaning

scrap
/skrap/
Noun

A small piece or amount of something, esp. one that is left over
after the greater part has been used.
A fight or quarrel, esp. a minor or spontaneous one.

Verb

Discard or remove from service (a retired, old, or inoperative
vehicle, vessel, or machine), esp. so as to convert it to scrap metal.
Engage in such a fight or quarrel.

Synonyms
noun. fragment - bit - shred
verb. reject - fight - scuffle

Important National Days for Entrance Exams

Bank exam question paper had a question on national voter's day.
Know some more important national days.

 National voter's day --- January 25
To encourage more young voters to take part in political process
Government of India has declared this day as national voter's day.
National science day --- February 28
Sir.C.V.Raman discovered Raman's effect on this day. So India
celebrates this day as national science day.

National mathematics day --- December 22
Government of India has decided to celebrate Ramanujam's birth day as
national mathematics day and 2012 as national mathematics year

National youth day – January 12
It is Swamy Vivekananda's birth day

National Teacher's day –September 5
It is the birth day of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, former president
of India

National engineer's day – September 15
It is the birth day of Sri. Visveswariah, an eminent Indian engineer
and states man. He served as chief engineer during construction of
Krishna raja sagar dam.

National Technology day – May 11
On May 11 and May 13, 1998, India conducted five nuclear tests at the
Pokhran test range in Rajasthan, India. First of the five tests were
carried out on May 11, 1998 when three nuclear devices were detonated.
So this day is celebrated as National Technology day.

National Martyr's day – January 30
It is celebrated on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

National Maritime day – April 5
On this day first Indian ship SS loyalty journeyed to United Kingdom
when sea routes were controlled by British.

National law day – November 26
On November 26 1949, the constitution of India was adopted by
constituent Assembly.
National girl child day—January 24

National Education day – November 11
It is the birth anniversary of Moulana Abul Kalam Azad, the great
freedom fighter and eminent educationist.

National postal day – October 10
 This is the extension of world postal day. World postal day is
celebrated on October 9. It was on this day (OCT 9) universal postal
union was founded.

National tourism day – January 25

National integration day – November 19
This day is celebrated in memory of late prime minister Mrs.Indra
Gandhi who fell to the bullets on this day.

National pollution prevention day – December 2
The National pollution prevention day is observed on dec 2   as the
anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy.

The Definition of Gorgeous meaning and synonyms

gor·geous/ˈgôrjəs/
Adjective:
Beautiful; very attractive.
Very pleasant.
Synonyms:
splendid - magnificent - glorious - superb - grand

Definition of dignified

dig·ni·fied/ˈdigniˌfīd/

Adjective:	Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.
Synonyms:	stately - majestic

unveil - definition of unveil

un·veil/ˌənˈvāl/

Verb:

Remove a veil or covering from, esp. uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony: "the mayor unveiled a plaque". Show or announce publicly for the first time: "the manufacturer unveiled plans for expanding into aviation".

Definition of flirted

flirtedpast participle, past tense of flirt (Verb)

Verb:

Behave as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but without serious intentions: "it amused him to flirt with her". Experiment with or show a superficial interest in (an idea, activity, or movement) without committing oneself to it seriously.

What is digital TV?

Digital TV, often abbreviated as DTV, is the broadcasting of television via digital signals – the pictures and sound are converted into digital signals and compressed before being broadcast, while the analog signals cannot be compressed.

What is a digital TV transition?

Digital TV transition, also known as digital TV switchover in some countries, is the process of rendering the older, analog television broadcasting obsolete and replacing it with digital TV broadcasting. The process was completed in the United States by June 12th 2009 after several delays, and other industrial countries have passed legislation taking steps in the same direction.

In Germany, the digital TV transition began in the Berlin area and the terrestrial digital TV transition was completed in 2009 in the rest of the country, while the existing analog cable and analog satellite broadcasting will be switched off in 2012. In the United Kingdom the process has started in 2008 and should be completed by the end of 2010, while all of the Scandinavian countries have already successfully completed the transition from analog to digital TV.

Digital TV vs. analog TV

Digital TV vs. analog TV: what are the advantages of digital TV broadcasting?

As already mentioned, the main advantage of the digital TV transmitting is that the television signal can be compressed, much like the files on a computer's hard drive. This enables the transmitting of as much as five times more information, using the same amount of bandwidth and this automatically results in the ability to broadcast more channels, without having to expand the frequency bandwidth.

The digital TV also offers new features like interactivity, on-screen listings, and wide screen pictures, and new services and packages like telephony, high-speed broadband Internet, and premium channels; subtitling and audio descriptions are also possible and likely to benefit older and disabled viewers.

The video signal in digital TV is encoded by using the MPEG-2 standard, which although has its disadvantages, still provides much better image quality than the standard NTSC analog image. Some digital TV programs are available with Dolby Digital AC-3 sound, which is the same audio encoding system that has been used in movie theaters and offers superb quality sound.

Another great characteristic of the digital TV broadcasting is that it keeps the quality of its signal – the analog TV signal weakens as the signal is transmitted farther away from the broadcasting station and this results in poorer picture and sound quality in the remote areas. The digital signal retains its quality, no matter how far the receiver is from the broadcasting station, as long as he is capable of receiving that signal.

Are there any drawbacks to switching to digital TV?

Although the digital TV is seen as a step in the right direction, it has its disadvantages with the two main concerns being the cost of the digital TV transition and the fact that many households had to either buy new, digitally enabled TV sets, or purchase analog-to-digital converters for each existing TV set in order to be able to watch digital TV.

Another concern was raised by the fact that the transition dramatically increased the disposal of old TV sets and their recycling is not always easy and is very costly. You don't even need to buy a digital tv antenna.

Overall, the digital TV advantages far outweigh its disadvantages and in the near future we are likely to see even more new and exciting features and services that will dramatically change the way we are informed and entertained!

Truce - Definition

truce/tro͞os/

Noun:	An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time: "the guerrillas called a three-day truce".
Synonyms:	armistice - respite - cease-fire

deprived - definition of deprived

Adjective:	Suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits. (of a person) Suffering a lack of a specified benefit that is considered important.
Synonyms:	devoid

felicitate - definition of felicitate

Verb:
Congratulate.
Synonyms:
congratulate - compliment - greet

Meaning of raided

raided past participle, past tense of raid (Verb)
Verb:

1. Conduct a raid on: "officers raided thirty homes".
2. Quickly and illicitly take something from (a place).

VLSI Terminology: Definition of process technology

Definition of: process technology 

With regard to digital integrated circuits, process technology refers to the particular method used to make silicon chips. The driving force behind the manufacture of integrated circuits is miniaturization, and process technology boils down to the size of the finished transistor and other components. The smaller the transistors, the more transistors in the same area, the faster they switch, the less energy they require and the cooler the chip runs (given equal numbers of transistors).

Measured in Nanometers
The size of the features (the elements that make up the structures on a chip) used to be measured in micrometers. A 3 µm process technology, also called a "technology node" and "process node," referred to a silicon chip with features three micrometers in size. Today, features are measured in nanometers. A 45 nm process technology refers to features 45 nm or 0.45 µm in size.

Elements Measured
Historically, the process technology referred to the length of the silicon channel between the source and drain terminals in field effect transistors (see FET). The sizes of other features are generally derived as a ratio of the channel length, where some may be larger than the channel size and some smaller. For example, in a 90 nm process, the length of the channel may be 90 nm, but the width of the gate terminal may be only 50 nm.

An Example of Progress
Consider that the process technology of the first 486 chip in 1989 was one micron (1,000 nanometers). By 2003, the state-of-the-art decreased to 90 nm ("90 nano"). In 15 years, feature sizes were reduced by slightly less than one millionth of a meter. What may seem like a minuscule, microscopic change to the casual observer took thousands of man years and billions of dollars worth of research and development. Note the huge variance in semiconductor feature sizes starting in the 1950s (see chart below).

Chips Are Nanotechnology
Intel introduced 45 nm processors in 2008. To understand how tiny 45 nanometers is, it would take two thousand 45 nm objects laid side-by-side to equal the thickness of one human hair.

In 2010, 32 nm chips were introduced, and feature sizes as low as 11 nm are expected in the future. For some time, chips have been in the realm of nanotechnology, which refers to elements 100 nanometers and smaller.

read more at http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=process+technology&i=49759,00.asp

Definition of: feature size

Definition of: feature size 

The size of the elements on a chip, which is designated by the "DRAM half pitch." The smallest feature size is generally smaller than the feature size for a technology generation (technology node). For example, the 180 nm technology generation will have gate lengths smaller than 180 nm.

Definition of: DRAM half pitch 

The common measure of the technology generation of a chip. It is half the distance between cells in a dynamic RAM memory chip. For example, in 2002, the DRAM half pitch had been reduced to 130 nm (.13 micron). By 2006, it had shrunk to 65 nm (.065 micron).

source :http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=feature+size&i=43075,00.asp

Meaning conquering

conqueringpresent participle of con·quer (Verb)

Verb:

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force. Successfully overcome (a problem or weakness).

Download the admit card of UPSC CDS(Combined Defence Services Examination) 2012 (I)

Unlike past, from 2012 onwards  candidates will be able to download their exam admit card at UPSC website. Yes, you heard it. From now on even UPSC admit card will be available online.

Though little late but it seems that even UPSC is learning that it is much better to upload admit card on Internet, rather than sending it by post or asking the candidates to visit UPSC office physically for duplicate hall ticket. A press note which has appeared in The Times of India, main paper and not in Ascent has confirmed the same.

To Download Combined Defence Services Examination admit card  Click  here 

http://upsc.nic.in/onlineadmitcard/main.aspx for 12.02.2012 exam.

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Meaning of flee

Verb:	Run away from a place or situation of danger: "a man was shot twice as he fled from five masked youths". Run away from (someone or something): "he was forced to flee the country".
Synonyms:	escape - run away - fly - abscond - get away - shun