Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Scientific Rigour

The strict adherence to scientific methods and principles in research and experimentation.

Scrap-merchant

A dealer in discarded or waste metal and other salvageable materials.

Seclusion

The state of being private and away from other people.

Seedstock

Seeds, bulbs, or tubers kept for planting rather than consumption.

Seichō Shōsetsu

A genre of Japanese literature that emphasizes character development and personal growth.

Semantic network

A graphic notation used in artificial intelligence and linguistics for representing knowledge in patterns of interconnected nodes and directed arcs.

Senior Fellow

A high-ranking academic researcher, scholar, or specialist attached to a university, research institution, or think tank.

Series-resonance

A phenomenon in an electrical circuit containing resistance, inductance, and capacitance connected in series, occurring when the applied frequency causes the inductive and capacitive reactances to be equal in magnitude but opposite in phase, resulting in minimum impedance and maximum current.

Set-down

A sharp, humiliating rebuke or reprimand.

Sex robot

An anthropomorphic robotic device designed and programmed to provide sexual companionship or intercourse to humans.

Sexual Restraint

The practice of controlling or limiting sexual behavior or impulses.

Shakeup

A major change or reorganization in an organization, system, or method.