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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROC

From Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROC

roc  [rɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roc is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of roc in the English dictionary

The definition of roc in the dictionary is a bird of enormous size and power.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROC

robustness
Roca
rocaille
rocambole
Rocard
Rochdale
Roche limit
Rochelle powder
Rochelle salt
Rochester
rochet
rock
rock and roll
rock and roller
rock art
rock back on one´s heels
rock band
rock bass
rock boot
rock borer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROC

ad hoc
atoc
bloc
choc
croc
cry havoc
doc
en bloc
escroc
floc
havoc
langue d´oc
Languedoc
Maroc
monobloc
nostoc
play havoc
post hoc
postdoc
sciroc

Synonyms and antonyms of roc in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «roc» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROC

Find out the translation of roc to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roc from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roc» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中华民国
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

roc
570 millions of speakers

English

roc
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रूह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ROC
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

РПЦ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roc
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুপকথার বিরাটকায় পক্ষিবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Roc
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

roc
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ROC
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roc
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim đại bàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ROC
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आरओसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anka kuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

roc
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

roc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

РПЦ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

roc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

roc
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ROC
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roc
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roc
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roc

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROC»

The term «roc» is very widely used and occupies the 12.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «roc» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «roc» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roc

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROC»

Discover the use of roc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ROC Curves for Continuous Data
Embracing this growth of interest, this timely book will undoubtedly guide present and future users of ROC analysis.
Wojtek J. Krzanowski, David J. Hand, 2009
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Roc the Mic Right: The Language of Hip Hop Culture
Exploring the central role of language in the Hip Hop Nation, this fascinating book examines the complexity and creativity of lyrical production, the real conversations of celebrated Hip Hop artists, and Hip Hop language in an educational ...
H. Samy Alim, 2006
3
Jay Z and the Roc-A-Fella Records Dynasty
Discusses the life and career of rap artist Jay-Z.
Jake Brown, 2005
4
Statistical Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance: Topics in ...
This book presents innovative approaches in ROC analysis, which are relevant to a wide variety of applications, including medical imaging, cancer research, epidemiology, and bioinformatics.
Kelly H. Zou, Aiyi Liu, Andriy I. Bandos, 2011
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Signal Detection Theory and ROC Analysis in Psychology and ...
along the ordinate, z(TP), minus the normal-deviate value along the abscissa, z( FP), at any point along the ROC line. The line shown in Fig. 2 with unit slope (s = 1.0) indicates that d' = 2.0. The value of d' varies from zero at the chance ...
John A. Swets, 2014
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The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging
For some extrinsic ROC computations where (often, computer-generated) data similar to that shown in Figure 4-39A are available, the threshold T can be stepped across the data sets and a smooth ROC curve can be computed (as was done ...
Jerrold T. Bushberg, John M. Boone, 2011
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The Witches Book of Spells
The Witches Book of Spells, written by Roc Marten, provides essential magic spells for the modern witch.
Roc Marten, 2011
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Sensation and Perception
Because criterion L results in high false alarms and high hits, adopting that criterion will result in point L on the ROC curve in Figure A.4. Neutral Criterion 1. Present (N): The person will answer “yes” only rarely when (N) is presented because ...
E. Goldstein, 2009
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How to Report Statistics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines ...
A useful way to present the characteristics of a diagnostic test is the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve (Figure 10.3).The ROC curve is a graph in which theY axis represents sensitivity (the proportion of true-positive results) and the ...
Thomas Allen Lang, Michelle Secic, 2006
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Studying a Study and Testing a Test: How to Read the Medical ...
The ROC curve axes are illustrated in Fig. 16.1. The ROC curve compares the sensitivity on the y-axis to 100% — specificity (or the false positive rate) on the x- axis. Notice that for the ROC curve, a perfect test lies at the left upper corner where ...
‎2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roc is used in the context of the following news items.
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BET networks & Roc Nation sports present throne boxing featuring …
NEW YORK, NY – June 11, 2015 – BET Networks is stepping into the ring with Roc Nation Sports to air throne boxing live on the network with its first event ... «Boxing News 24, Jun 15»
2
No, Lil Wayne Did Not Sign To Roc Nation
After Lil Wayne announced at KMEL's Summer Jam in Oakland, California, that he "just signed a deal with my motherfucking idol Jay Z" Saturday, many ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
BET Networks Announces Broadcast Partnership With Roc Nation …
BET Networks is making the jump into the world of sports, officially teaming up with Roc Nation Sports as their exclusive broadcast partner to air live boxing ... «BET, Apr 15»
4
Jay Z's Roc Nation Records Just Signed Vic Mensa
The company confirmed the Chicago rapper's signing Tuesday (April 21). “Welcome Vic Mensa to the Roc Nation family,” a statement on the site read. “Now part ... «MTV.com, Apr 15»
5
Roc Thomas spins way to success, leads Auburn running backs at A …
Auburn running back Roc Thomas carries the ball during the first half of the spring A-Day game Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. «AL.com, Apr 15»
6
Kylie Minogue quits Jay Z's management company Roc Nation
Two years after Kylie Minogue joined the management roster of Jay Z's Roc Nation, the Aussie pop singer has announced she is leaving to pursue “new ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
7
Lewis Hamilton 'in talks to release music through Jay Z's Roc Nation'
According to The Sun, the 30-year-old Formula One champ is in talks with Jay Z's Roc Nation about releasing some of the many tracks he's recorded with a ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
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Jay Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian & More Attend Roc
If there's one extravaganza to go to during Grammy Awards weekend it's the annual Roc Nation brunch. The pre-Grammy soiree was held at a private residence ... «The BoomBox, Feb 15»
9
Adrienne Bailon Is Engaged To Roc Nation Executive Lenny …
Many remember Adrienne Bailon from 3LW and The Cheetah Girls but most recently the 31 year-old landed a development deal with Telepictures and we can ... «S2Smagazine.com, Feb 15»
10
Top Prospect Dusty Hernandez-Harrison Ready to Be the Face of …
Dusty Hernandez-Harrison, the undefeated welterweight prospect who recently signed a promotional contract with rap mogul Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports, will look ... «Bleacher Report, Jan 15»

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