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US
/ˌɹiɪnˈfɔɹsmənt/
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[ UK /ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːsmənt/ ]
[ UK /ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːsmənt/ ]
NOUN
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information that makes more forcible or convincing
his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints -
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
they called for artillery support - an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
- (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
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a device designed to provide additional strength
he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
How To Use reinforcement In A Sentence
- The turning supporter facilitates the closing of the cargo container and simultaneously provides the reinforcement to the cargo container.
- ‘If we fail, send reinforcements…’ Her voice trailed away again, and they saw her shudder.
- The commander countermanded the reinforcements to the battlefield.
- Throughout the day, Grant rode through his command rallying the force in spite of the lateness of reinforcements.
- Both originals (instrumenta) of the Concordat of Worms were read and ratified, and twenty-two disciplinary canons were promulgated, most of them reinforcements of previous conciliary decrees. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
- Trailing edge vibration has been dampened by reinforcement with thin glass fibre rod inserts or mylar overlays, so eliminating excessive noise.
- One way to show sincerity is to make your positive reinforcement as specific as possible. Christianity Today
- In the construction of the works, the contractor has imported 30,000 tonnes of concrete and 1,500 tonnes of steel reinforcement.
- MCINTYRE: General Jones says he did not use the term reinforcements because that connotes a panic and desperation he says is unwarranted. CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2006
- A general equation for determining the neutral axis in partially prestressed concrete T or I Section beams with tension and compression reinforcement is presented in this paper.