HyperDic: tare

English > 5 senses of the word tare:
NOUNpossessiontarean adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
planttareany of several weedy vetches grown for forage
planttare, darnel, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentumweedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land
attributetarethe weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo
artifacttare(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis
English > tare: 5 senses > noun 1, possession
MeaningAn adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods.
Broaderallowance, adjustmentAn amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
English > tare: 5 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of several weedy vetches grown for forage.
Member ofVicia, genus Viciawidely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
Narrowerhairy vetch, hairy tare, Vicia villosaEuropean vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
BroadervetchAny of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers
English > tare: 5 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaningweedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous.
Synonymsdarnel, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum
Broaderrye grass, ryegrassAny of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
Spanishcizaña, rabillo
Catalanjull, zitzània
English > tare: 5 senses > noun 4, attribute
MeaningThe weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo.
BroaderweightThe vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
English > tare: 5 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaning(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals.
Categorychemical analysis, qualitative analysisThe act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
Broadercounterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliserA weight that balances another weight
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