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/ˈɹɛkɝd, ɹəˈkɔɹd, ɹɪˈkɔɹd/
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NOUN
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a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
the prostitute had a record a mile long
he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court -
the sum of recognized accomplishments
the lawyer has a good record
the track record shows that he will be a good president -
a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
they could find no record of the purchase -
a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
his name is in all the record books
Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record' -
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques -
an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
coffee production last year broke all previous records
he tied the Olympic record
Chicago set the homicide record - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
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the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
at 9-0 they have the best record in their league
VERB
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register electronically
They recorded her singing -
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read `empty' -
be aware of
Did you register any change when I pressed the button? - make a record of; set down in permanent form
How To Use record In A Sentence
- These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
- The method enhances data recoverability in keyed database records.
- One can only guess at the research and detective work that has gone into the bald details recorded for each piece.
- By recording the spectra of several distant quasars whose light pierces the Milky Way, the spacecraft revealed some 50 ultraviolet-absorbing gas clouds around our galaxy.
- The dozen pictures she had shot during a recent bath time -- including a few of Nora rinsing with a handheld shower sprayer -- were, for Cynthia, simply part of the vast photographic record she was keeping of her family's life. Lynn Powell: Pornographer or Soccer Mom?
- But Sexton found Nicks for an easy 31-yard score on fourth down with 4: 11 left to seal it, and Nicks set the receiving record with a 22-yard catch a little later from T.J. Yates, making his first appearance in relief from a broken ankle suffered in September against Virginia Tech. Newspaper Home Delivery - Subscribe Today USATODAY.com
- There was a lot of hum and noise in the barn because it wasn't designed for recording. The Sun
- If your next record's a bit iffy, you're forgotten.
- Can you tell me what the major league record is for most consecutive batters retired by a pitcher and who holds it?
- _ -- The dotted lines in Fig. 60 represent isacoustic lines -- that is, lines which pass through all places where the percentage of observers who recorded their perception of the sound is the same. A Study of Recent Earthquakes