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recovery

 
(rĭ-kŭv'ə-rē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ies.
  1. The act, process, duration, or an instance of recovering.
  2. A return to a normal condition.
  3. Something gained or restored in recovering.
  4. The act of obtaining usable substances from unusable sources.

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The first time a periodic comet is observed on its inbound journey toward perihelion.


Economics: period in a business cycle when economic activity picks up and the gross domestic product grows, leading into the expansion phase of the cycle.


Finance: (1) absorption of cost through the allocation of depreciation; (2) collection of an account receivable that had been written off as a bad debt; (3) residual cost, or salvage value, of a fixed asset after all allowable depreciation.


Investment: period of rising prices in a securities or commodities market after a period of falling prices.

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The physiological processes that restore the body to its pre-exercise condition after exercise. Recovery includes replenishment of muscle glycogen and phosphagen (the energy stores in the muscles); removal of lactic acid and other metabolites (the waste products of muscle activity); reoxygenation of myoglobin (the special respiratory pigment which provides muscles with an extra source of oxygen); and replacement of protein (needed to repair muscles damaged during exercise). Recovery can be accelerated by ensuring body fluids lost in sweat are replaced with water; by replacing mineral salts lost in sweat (especially sodium and potassium); and by eating enough nutrients (especially foods that can be converted to muscle glycogen) to replace those lost during the exercise. See also rest.

Roget's Thesaurus:

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noun

  1. The act of getting back or regaining: recoup, repossession, retrieval. See get/lose.
  2. A return to normal health: rally, recuperation. See health/sickness.
  3. A return to former prosperity or status: comeback. See approach/retreat, win/lose/recovery.


n

Definition: improvement
Antonyms: deterioration

n

Definition: recuperation
Antonyms: relapse

n

Definition: retrieval
Antonyms: loss

n. 1. in air operations, the phase of a mission that involves the return of an aircraft to a base.

2. in naval mine warfare, the salvage of a mine as nearly intact as possible to permit further investigation for intelligence or evaluation purposes.

3. in amphibious reconnaissance, the physical extraction of landed forces or their link-up with friendly forces.

4. in evasion and recovery operations, the return of evaders to friendly control, either with or without assistance, as the result of planning, operations, and individual actions on the part of recovery planners, conventional/unconventional recovery forces, and/or the evaders themselves.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

The physiological processes taking place in the period following an acute bout of exercise when the body is restored to its pre-exercise condition. Recovery processes include replenishment of muscle glycogen and phosphagen stores, removal of lactic acid and other metabolites, reoxygenation of myoglobin. and protein replacement.

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The acquisition of something of value through the judgment of a court, as the result of a lawsuit initiated for that purpose.

For example, an individual might obtain recovery in the form of damages for an injury.

The term recovery is also used to describe the amount ultimately collected, or the amount of the judgment itself.

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In astronomy, the first time a periodic comet is observed on its inbound journey toward perihelion.


(DOD) 1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission which involves the return of an aircraft to a land base or platform afloat. 2. The retrieval of a mine from the location where emplaced. 3. Actions taken to rescue or extract personnel for return to friendly control. 4. Actions taken to extricate damaged or disabled equipment for return to friendly control or repair at another location. See also evader; evasion; evasion and recovery; recovery; recovery force.

That phase of a mission that involves the return of an aircraft to a base.


the portion of material or activity that remains after any extraction or purification, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount that was present as starting material.

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Return to normal after illness or period of devitalization, e.g. anesthesia, surgery.

  • r. period — period after surgery when the patient needs to be closely monitored to ensure that its return to normal is uneventful.
  • r. room — a special room with special monitoring and resuscitation equipment used for monitoring the patient recovering from surgery.
  • surgical r. — the process of healing of a surgical wound and restoration to normal of body functions and systems, e.g. fluid and acid–base balance, that have been disturbed by the original disease or by the surgical procedure.

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In a lawsuit, the obtaining or restoration of a right to something by a verdict, decree, or judgment of court.

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Recovery or Recover can refer to:

Contents

Health

Ownership

Science

Technology

  • Data recovery
  • Recovery, a piece of software in Android (operating system) smartphones that enables the owner to recover from software damage
  • Recovery time, the period of time taken for a heat store to return to its operating temperature after all the heat has been removed

Publications

Television

Music

Shipping


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - generhvervelse, genvinding, bedring (efter sygdom)

idioms:

  • in recovery    i bedring

Nederlands (Dutch)
herstel, verhaal, inning, terugwinning, vaststelling van een recht door rechtbank, slag die bal uit bunker slaat (golf)

Français (French)
n. - rétablissement, guérison, (fig) ressaisissement, (Écon, Fin) redressement, reprise, remontée, relance, rapatriement (d'un véhicule), récupération (de biens), recouvrement (de dettes), réparation

idioms:

  • in recovery    en voie de guérison

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wiederfinden, Eintreibung, Wiedererlangung, Erholung, Rückgewinnung

idioms:

  • in recovery    in Behandlung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάκτηση, ανάρρωση, ανάκαμψη

idioms:

  • in recovery    στην ανάκτηση της μπάλας

Italiano (Italian)
ricupero, ripristino, ripresa, convalescenza

idioms:

  • in recovery    in ricupero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recuperação (f), restabelecimento (m)

idioms:

  • in recovery    em recuperação

Русский (Russian)
возврат, возмещение, выздоровление

idioms:

  • in recovery    идущий на поправку

Español (Spanish)
n. - recuperación, cobranza, reivindicación, rescate, reactivación, restablecimiento, mejoría, reconquista

idioms:

  • in recovery    en proceso de recuperación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillfrisknande, återvinnande, (ek) återhämtning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
重获, 恢复, 复苏, 复得, 复元, 痊愈

idioms:

  • in recovery    康复之中

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 重獲, 恢復, 復蘇, 複得, 複元, 痊愈

idioms:

  • in recovery    康復之中

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회복, 갱생, 복구, 되찾음

idioms:

  • in recovery    회복상태로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 回復, 立ち直り, 復興, 取り戻すこと, 復旧

idioms:

  • in recovery    回復中の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شفا, استعادة, الشي المسترد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮השבה, התאוששות, החלמה‬


 
 

 

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