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perturb::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | derange, throw out of kilter |
| Type of | disorder, disarray |
| Derivation | perturbation |
Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order.
perturb::verb | Spocien Dictionary
cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | deviate |
| Derivation | perturbation |
The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet.
perturb::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | deviate |
| Derivation | perturbation |
The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion.
Examples of perturb
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One way to test this is to perturb the network and see how the solutions change.
From the nature.com
Perturb that balance, and the result can be diseases such as leukemia and anemia.
From the sciencedaily.com
There is much in Marable's new account of Malcolm's life to perturb the modern reader.
From the guardian.co.uk
The principal cause is the presence of other planets which perturb each other's orbit.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The numbers on law and order should seriously perturb Tory strategists.
From the economist.com
Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes.
From the sciencedaily.com
Amazingly, none of this seems to perturb the craven cabal at the U.S. State Department.
From the washingtontimes.com
So the group asked whether loss of the dominant negative Tcf7l2 would perturb head formation.
From the sciencedaily.com
Blocking BDNF at certain stages in the process could perturb other systems in negative ways.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
- Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
- Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
- Throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
- (perturbed) flustered: thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
- (perturbing) distressing: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome ...
- To disturb; to bother or unsettle; To slightly modify the motion of an object; To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force; To modify slightly, such as an equation or value
- (perturbed) Disturbed; flustered
- (perturbed) made uneasy or troubled
