dab
v.
touch lightly; spread lightly; apply small amounts
n.
pat, tap; little bit, drop; expert (Slang); type of fish
DAB
Dąb
Digital Audio Broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using
digital radio transmission. The original objectives of converting to digital transmission were to enable higher
fidelity, more stations and more resistance to noise, co-channel interference and
multipath than in analogue
FM radio. However, in the UK, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland, which are the leading countries with regard to implementing DAB, the vast majority of stereo radio stations on DAB have a lower sound-quality than FM due to the bit rate levels used on DAB being too low. This assumes that the listener has good reception on both DAB and
FM, however, but
FM can suffer from fading caused by multipath when the receiver is travelling at high speed which DAB is less prone to. For stationary reception,
FM can suffer from hiss when the signal is weak, whereas DAB produces a "bubbling mud" sound when the received signal is too weak for proper decoding.
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dab
Noun
1. a light touch or stroke
(synonym) tap, pat
(hypernym) touch, touching
(derivation) swab, swob
2. a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"
(synonym) splash, splatter
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(derivation) swab, swob
Verb
1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
(synonym) swab, swob
(hypernym) put on, apply
(derivation) tap, pat
2. hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
(synonym) pat
(hypernym) strike
(derivation) tap, pat
Dab
(v. i.)
To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
(v. i.)
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
(n.)
A small mass of anything soft or moist.
(n.)
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
(n.)
A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
(n.)
A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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