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I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Isaac Newton

Meaning of "smoother" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMOOTHER

smoother  [ˈsmuːðə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMOOTHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smoother 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 SMOOTHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Smoother

Smoother may refer to: ▪ Kernel smoother, a statistical technique ▪ Smoother, a Canadian rock band...

Definition of smoother in the English dictionary

The definition of smoother in the dictionary is a person who eases or calms a situation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMOOTHER


Bairnsfather
ˈbɛənzˌfɑːðə
breather
ˈbriːðə
farther
ˈfɑːðə
father
ˈfɑːðə
forefather
ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə
further
ˈfɜːðə
godfather
ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə
grandfather
ˈɡrænˌfɑːðə
great-grandfather
ˌɡreɪtˈɡrændfɑːðə
great-great-grandfather
ˌɡreɪtˌɡreɪtˈɡrændˌfɑːðə
how´s-your-father
ˈhaʊzjəˈfɑːðə
lather
ˈlɑːðə
mouthbreather
ˈmaʊθˌbriːðə
murther
ˈmɜːðə
norther
ˈnɔːðə
rather
ˈrɑːðə
seether
ˈsiːðə
soother
ˈsuːðə
stepfather
ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə
teether
ˈtiːðə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMOOTHER

smooth-running
smooth-shaven
smooth-spoken
smooth-talk
smooth-talker
smooth-talking
smooth-tongued
smoothable
smoothbore
smoothbored
smoothen
smoothie
smoothies
smoothing circuit
smoothing iron
smoothish
smoothly
smoothness
smoothpate
smoothy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMOOTHER

another
Big Brother
bother
brother
each other
either
every other
grandmother
in one ear and out the other
mother
no other
none other
one another
one way and another
one with another
or other
other
somehow or other
stepmother
the other
through-other

Synonyms and antonyms of smoother in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SMOOTHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «smoother» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of smoother

Translation of «smoother» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMOOTHER

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

Translator English - Chinese

顺畅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más suave
570 millions of speakers

English

smoother
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिकनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلاسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гладкой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suave
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাধামুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lisse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lancar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glattere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スムーズに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부드러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih alus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mượt mà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिकट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pürüzsüz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liscia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gładsza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гладкою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομαλότερη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gladder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjukare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glattere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smoother

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOOTHER»

The term «smoother» is very widely used and occupies the 20.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOOTHER» OVER TIME

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

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9 QUOTES WITH «SMOOTHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word smoother.
1
Donovan Bailey
I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.
2
Anthony Goldbloom
Startup stories are always smoother in the telling than they are in reality. A startup is not one, but a series of 'Aha!' moments, and some which seem like 'Aha!' moments but turn out not to be.
3
Robin Marantz Henig
Elderly parents tend to think their relationship with their middle-aged children is smoother than the children do. Adult grandchildren, who have little stake in pulling away from their grandparents, tend to describe that relationship as less rose-colored than do Gram and Gramps.
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Isaac Newton
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
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Isaac Newton
I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
6
Ellen Ochoa
There was a lot of light and a lot of rumbling and vibration, especially the first minute or minute-and-a-half. And then after about two minutes, when the solid rocket boosters separated, the ride got a lot smoother.
7
Lou Reed
I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.
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George Smathers
Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.
9
Charlie Trotter
If you know what you're doing, you can make a meal happen with any kitchen knife. But using a top-quality knife versus a low-quality one is the difference between driving a Jaguar and a VW Jetta across the country. They'll both get you there. But the Jaguar will give you a much smoother ride.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMOOTHER»

Discover the use of smoother in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smoother and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Smoother Pebble : Mathematical Explorations: Mathematical ...
This book takes a novel look at the topics of school mathematics--arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and calculus.
Davis (Emeritus) Donald C. Benson Professor of Mathematics University of California, 2003
2
A Smoother Transition: Why Teenagers Make Rational and ...
This book helps teenagers refocus their energy, and make a smoother transition throughout adolescence into early adulthood.
Johnson, Dianne E. Barber, Ph.d., 2009
3
Incorporation of the Global Positioning System Modernization ...
The goal of this chapter is to connect errors inserted into the NGA and Air Force OCS smoothers in the form of noise and multipath to errors in the smoother products. First, classification of the smoother as an optimal estimator is discussed .
Robert B. Harris, 2008
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Are Smoother Earnings Associated with a Lower Cost of Equity ...
Surprisingly, executives also indicate a willingness to sacrifice long-term value to achieve smoother earnings. A primary motivation offered for such behavior is that executives believe investors perceive firms with smoother earnings as less ...
John Michael McInnis, 2008
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Feed Your Face: The 28-day plan for younger, smoother skin ...
Along the way, you will learn how to separate skincare fact from fiction, as Dr Wu explains why: * A slice of pizza and a glass of Cabernet can prevent an impending sunburn * Milk doesn't always do a body good - dairy products are a major ...
Jessica Wu, 2012
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Springer Handbook of Speech Processing
The output of the optimal linear (Kalman) smoother must always be at least as good as (and is often much better than) the output of the optimal linear (Kalman) filter in terms of estimation MSE, since it optimally accounts for more measurements ...
Jacob Benesty, M. M. Sondhi, Yiteng Huang, 2008
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Generalized Additive Models
On the other hand, if w = l/n, each neighbourhood consists only of one data point and hence the smoother interpolates the data. In the next chapter we discuss the quantitative effects of varying the span and a data-based criterion for choosing it  ...
T.J. Hastie, R.J. Tibshirani, 1990
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Young skin for life: your guide to smoother, clearer, more ...
"...a welcome relief from all the hype & advertising that accompany high-profile skin-care products & regimes."-Booklist
Julie Davis, Prevention Magazine Health Books, 1995
9
Applied Optimal Estimation
Example 5.3-1 Determine the steady-state behavior of the fixed-point optimal smoother for the system considered in Example 5.2-1. The transition matrix required for the fixed-point optimal smoother is governed (Table 5.3-1, t fixed, T > t) by ...
Arthur Gelb, 1974
10
Nonlinear Signal Processing: A Statistical Approach
Thus, “pepper" noise will never go through the smoother if the parameters K and We are chosen as indicated. Denote X as the corrupted image, Y the output smoothed image, and CWMy the smoother operation. A 2-pass CWMy smoother can ...
Gonzalo R. Arce, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMOOTHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smoother is used in the context of the following news items.
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New grooves will make I-394 smoother, quieter ride
MINNEAPOLIS -- New concrete groove technology will make the refurbished version of Interstate 394 a smoother, quieter highway. It's a process known as ... «KARE, Jul 15»
2
TxDOT's new roadway overlay gives you a smoother ride
AUSTIN (KXAN) — In order to create a smoother and quieter commute, the Texas Department of Transportation is using a new type of overlay for Texas ... «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
3
Smoother sailing ahead for Island government?
That decision will either set the course for smoother sailing, or it will guarantee there will be more turbulent waters ahead. - Wayne Young is an instructor in the ... «The Guardian Charlottetown, Jul 15»
4
Mass Effect 1 Runs Faster, Smoother on Xbox One
The first Mass Effect was a game that sometimes struggled to perform well on Microsoft's last home console. But, it looks like BioWare's sci-fi creation is a much ... «Kotaku, Jun 15»
5
Bridge research could lead to smoother rides down the road
University of Rhode Island associate professor of civil engineering Mayrai Gindy is measuring the smoothness of ten bridges in the state, to see how a smoother ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jun 15»
6
How borrowers can help make the mortgage application process go …
What can you do as a borrower to make the process smoother? Provide whatever documentation they're asking, as soon as they ask for it, and without debating ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
7
Honda Pilot seeks a smoother landing
The 2016 Honda Pilot's new look is a chance for a major course correction. Honda is confident the new Pilot will “become a new sales pillar." ... «Automotive News, May 15»
8
Gay Houston chests smoother than half of U.S.
Now Scruff says gay men in Houston are smoother than the average guy. That's right. In a culture often criticized for admiring everything shaved from the neck ... «Project Q, May 15»
9
8 steps to a faster, smoother build process
Success in the new age of software development depends on increasing the velocity of delivery -- meaning speed, agility, and efficiency -- while continuing to ... «InfoWorld, May 15»
10
Land of opportunity calls for smoother path for small business
We can reduce inequality in the United States by empowering people as economic actors, not by turning people into modern serfs (“Divided nation”). «Boston Globe, Apr 15»

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