See Also: stereolithography(dictionary)
seek-no-further(medicine)
seek(1)(dictionary)
seek(2)(dictionary)
seek(dictionary)
Seek a market(money)
SEEK Limited(finance)
Seek a market(finance)
hide-and-seek(dictionary)

seek(1) (iou) and stereolithography (iou)


seek(1) (iou)



seek noun. [si:k] L15.
[from the verb.]
Hunting. A series of notes on a horn calling out hounds to begin a chase and encouraging the quarry to run. Chiefly in blow a seek. L15-E19.
Computing. The movement of a read/write head to a new position on a storage device. Freq. in seek-time, the time taken for this as part of the total access time. M20.

stereolithography (iou)



stereolithography noun. L20.
[from STEREO- + LITHOGRAPHY.]
A technique or process for creating three-dimensional objects, in which a computer-controlled moving laser beam is used to build up the required structure layer by layer from a liquid polymer that hardens on exposure to light.
stereolitho'graphic adjective L20.