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ef
/ˈɛf/
noun 3name 3conj 1adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
near, own
VERB + EF
localized
EF + NOUN
hadn, rosebud, t
ADV.
probably
Definitions
noun
1
The name of the Latin script letter F/f.
I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
conj
1
Pronunciation spelling of if, representing dialectal English.
Captain Tom would have hired him to hunt down his own child, ef Rosebud hadn’t interfered.
noun
1
Initialism of ejection fraction.
2
Initialism of electric field.
Under certain conditions, the localized EF near an energized transmission line conductor can produce small electric discharges, ionizing nearby air. […] Modern “bipolar” cardiac devices are much less susceptible to interactions with EFs. Manufacturers of pacemakers and other IMDs have indicated that EFs below 6 kV/m are unlikely to cause interactions affecting the operation of most of their devices.
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I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
Wiktionary02
Captain Tom would have hired him to hunt down his own child, ef Rosebud hadn’t interfered.
Wiktionary03
Under certain conditions, the localized EF near an energized transmission line conductor can produce small electric discharges, ionizing nearby air. […] Modern “bipolar” cardiac devices are much less
Wiktionary04
Ef was probably a bilabial, not a labiodental spirant, as is also evident from Goth.
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