Word Finder - tolerances

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The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.

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The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.

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The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.

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The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.

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Our customers can generally accept ten times the tolerance which we can achieve in our machining operations.

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The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

The result was an extremely resilient mower that could be set to exact tolerances to give a very close finish on lawns.

Resin slate tolerances Single lap resin slate, made in a press, has a smaller manufacturing tolerance than either clay or concrete.

Previously the only option was paint, a time-consuming post op process that could affect dimensional tolerances.

Bee Space - considerable research has taken place into the areas bee prefer most the hives themselves were manufactured to quite tight tolerances.

However, it's also true that party atmospheres on campus can pose serious medical and health risks to students, especially those who are unfamiliar with their alcohol tolerances or unfamiliar with drinking and drugs in general.

Experienced gardeners will tell you that individual plants show very different tolerances for cold, with some flourishing despite the occasional sharp freeze or light snow while others die after a relatively light freeze.