 |
defence
Found in thesaurus: unconscious process, squad, assemblage, collection, organization, answer, structure, due process of law, military action, protection
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
defence (Brit.)
n.
protection, security; means of protecting something from attack, action of defending from attack; rampart; (Sports) players positioned in the defensive end of the field, defensive players, action of defending one's goal against the opposing body (also defense)
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
DeFence
'deFENCE' is an interactive conceptual art project for freedom of cohabitation, designed in such a way as to include each beholder personally. In tradition of Marcel Duchamp, the two main roles of this exhibit are the work itself, and the person watching it. Only here, the subjective role of the beholder is not the only one. They are personally drawn into the exhibit, by way of a mirror.
The work represents a house, with its door wide open, inviting and welcoming every visitor. Except, a certain visitor is watching this house over a barbed wire fence. On the other hand, this visitor is being watched from the window of the house. The author's intention was to combine these two persons into one, so that people who had never had the chance to be on the other side of the barbed wire, can benefit in two ways: Firstly, they can see how it is to be looking over a barbed wire into a house inviting you, which you cannot reach. And secondly, they can see themselves passively looking from the house at the person outside the fence, doing nothing to remove this segregation.
The work represents a house, with its door wide open, inviting and welcoming every visitor. Except, a certain visitor is watching this house over a barbed wire fence. On the other hand, this visitor is being watched from the window of the house. The author's intention was to combine these two persons into one, so that people who had never had the chance to be on the other side of the barbed wire, can benefit in two ways: Firstly, they can see how it is to be looking over a barbed wire into a house inviting you, which you cannot reach. And secondly, they can see themselves passively looking from the house at the person outside the fence, doing nothing to remove this segregation.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
Defense
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
defence
Noun
1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
(synonym) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense
(hypernym) psychoanalytic process
(hyponym) compensation
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
(synonym) defense, defending team
(antonym) offense, offence
(hypernym) team, squad
(derivation) defend
(classification) sport, athletics
3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
(synonym) defense, defense team, defense lawyers
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(derivation) defend, represent
4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
(synonym) defense, defense force, defence force
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(hyponym) bastion
(derivation) defend, guard, hold
5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"
(synonym) refutation, defense
(hypernym) answer
(hyponym) confutation
6. the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
(synonym) defense, vindication
(hypernym) justification
(hyponym) apology, apologia
(derivation) defend, support, fend for
7. a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
(synonym) defensive structure, defense
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise
8. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
(synonym) defense, denial, demurrer
(hypernym) due process, due process of law
(hyponym) entrapment
(part-holonym) trial
(classification) law, jurisprudence
9. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
(synonym) defense, defensive measure
(hypernym) military action, action
(hyponym) umbrella
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
10. protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
(synonym) defense
(hypernym) protection
| Babylon English-Czech | Download this dictionary |
defence (Brit.)
n.
obrana; obhajoba; obranné prostředky
| Babylon English-Polish | Download this dictionary |
defence (Brit.)
Rzecz.
obrona; system obrony; obrona; obrona; obrona; strona pozwana; obrona; defensywa; obrońcy; pośpieszyła mu z pomocą
