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adjust
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v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the
alignment of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set,
correct]
2: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight;
"align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on
the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant:
skew]
3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We
must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust,
conform, adapt]
4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the
darkness"
5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
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anthropologist
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n 1: a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
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archaeologist
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n 1: an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their
culture [syn: archeologist, archaeologist]
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biologist
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n 1: (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms [syn:
biologist, life scientist]
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cardiologist
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n 1: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure
and function and disorders of the heart [syn:
cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon]
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climatologist
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n 1: someone who is expert in climatology
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criminologist
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n 1: a specialist in criminology
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dermatologist
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n 1: a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of
the skin [syn: dermatologist, skin doctor]
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ecologist
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n 1: a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and
their environment
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embryologist
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n 1: a physician who specializes in embryology
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epidemiologist
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n 1: a medical scientist who studies the transmission and
control of epidemic diseases
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gerontologist
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n 1: a specialist in gerontology [syn: gerontologist,
geriatrician]
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ideologist
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n 1: an advocate of some ideology [syn: ideologist,
ideologue]
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immunologist
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n 1: a medical scientist who specializes in immunology
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meteorologist
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n 1: a specialist who studies processes in the earth's
atmosphere that cause weather conditions
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microbiologist
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n 1: a specialist in microbiology
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mineralogist
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n 1: a scientist trained in mineralogy
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ophthalmologist
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n 1: a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases of the eye [syn: ophthalmologist,
eye doctor, oculist]
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physiologist
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n 1: a biologist specializing in physiology
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radiologist
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n 1: a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and
X-rays in the treatment of disease [syn: radiologist,
radiotherapist]
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seismologist
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n 1: a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical
characteristics of the Earth
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serologist
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n 1: a medical scientist who specializes in serology
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sociologist
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n 1: a social scientist who studies the institutions and
development of human society
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technologist
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n 1: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical
problems [syn: engineer, applied scientist,
technologist]
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toxicologist
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n 1: one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their
treatment
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urologist
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n 1: a specialist in urology
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virologist
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n 1: a specialist in virology
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zoologist
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n 1: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
[syn: zoologist, animal scientist]
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oncologist
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n 1: a specialist in oncology
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gynecologist
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n 1: a specialist in gynecology [syn: gynecologist,
gynaecologist, woman's doctor]