Definition of Sweeps

1. Noun. (plural of sweep) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of sweep#Verb sweep) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sweeps

1. sweep [v] - See also: sweep

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweeps

sweepback
sweepbacks
sweeper
sweepers
sweepest
sweepeth
sweepier
sweepiest
sweeping
sweeping day
sweepingly
sweepingness
sweepingnesses
sweepings
sweeplike
sweeps (current term)
sweeps stunt
sweeps stunts
sweepstake
sweepstakes
sweepwasher
sweepwashers
sweepy
sweer
sweered
sweert
swees
sweese
sweet
sweet-and-sour sauce

Literary usage of Sweeps

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"These consecutive sweeps originate from another single N-type Ca2+ channel patch. Clear differences are observed between the kinetic pattern of the first ..."

2. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"1At these words the Doctor sweeps up between the tables, directly appealing to Duke; Shylock dashes scales on ground. ^Gratiano speaks to his friends; ..."

3. Elements of Physics by Edward Leamington Nichols, Ernest John Andrews, William Suddards Franklin, Howard Newell Howland (1898)
"Equivalent sweeps. — Two sweeps for which the increment of entropy is the same are said to be equivalent. Consider two systems A and B. Let al and az be two ..."

4. Notes on Assaying by Pierre de Peyster Ricketts, Edmund Howd Miller (1897)
"The principal difficulty in assaying sweeps, aside from the interference of ... A sample of sweeps assayed as described gave: Gold 11.94 oz. and 11.83 oz. ..."

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