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scomporre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
  • factor noun One of several things that contributes to or influences a result.
  • resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.

Senses

scomporre is used for these senses in English:

  • crack (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
  • resolve (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.

crack — full definition

  1. verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
  2. verb To solve a difficult problem or figure something out.
  3. verb To break down or give in under pressure, especially during questioning or stress.
  4. verb To make a joke.
  5. noun A thin line or split in a surface.

factor — full definition

  1. noun One of several things that contributes to or influences a result.
  2. noun A number that divides evenly into another number.
  3. verb To rewrite a mathematical expression as a product of simpler terms, or to find the numbers that divide it evenly.
  4. verb To take something into account when making a decision.

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