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refining::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | purification, refinement |
| Type of | processing |
| Has types | rectification |
| Derivation | refine |
Examples of refining
refining
Conoco said it plans to cut refining from 24 to 15 percent of its core business.
From the kansas.com
People have become more efficient at growing, finding or refining raw materials.
From the economist.com
Refining astronaut controls to perform remote operation makes sense, they argue.
From the usatoday.com
Profit from refining and downstream businesses rose 18 percent to C$257 million.
From the bloomberg.com
Visit an SBDC advisor for help refining your business plan and financials first.
From the washingtonpost.com
Refining profits helped both oil giants offset a sharp drop in crude oil prices.
From the investors.com
Nevertheless, Schobel says he's motivated to keep working and refining his game.
From the buffalonews.com
Scientists are now working on further refining the method to filter out writing.
From the sciencedaily.com
And then there's a long, long process where you can keep refining and reworking.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Polish: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
- Complicate: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
- Treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil"
- Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
- Attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"
- Make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"
- Refining (also called affining) is the process of purification of a (1) substance or a (2) form. The term is usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form, but which is more useful in its pure form. ...
- (Refinement (game theory)) In game theory, a solution concept is a formal rule for predicting how the game will be played. These predictions are called "solutions", and describe which strategies will be adopted by players, therefore predicting the result of the game. ...
- (Refinement (topology)) In mathematics, a cover of a set X is a collection of sets such that X is a subset of the union of sets in the collection. Formally, if
