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dependency

dependent


Definition: Meaning of, dependent in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈpɛnd(ə)nt /

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  1. needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, be healthy etc
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  2. ADDICTED to drugs, alcohol etc
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  3. be dependent on/upon something to be directly affected or decided by something else
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dependent dependents
  1. the American spelling of DEPENDANT
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dependent used in phrases

  • alcohol-dependent (adjective)
    1. addicted to alcohol
  • blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (noun)
    1. functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in haemoglobin oxygenation
  • dependent clause (noun)
    1. a CLAUSE in a sentence that gives information related to the main CLAUSE, but cannot exist alone
  • dependent on (adjective)
    1. determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  • dependent upon (adjective)
    1. determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  • dependent variable (noun)
    1. statistics a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable
  • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (noun)
    1. severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
  • non-insulin-dependent diabetes (noun)
    1. mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
  • non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (noun)
    1. mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
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