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hunting definition

hunt·ing (hunt′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of a person or animal that hunts
  2. a periodic oscillation of the rotor of a synchronous electrical machine about its average position
  3. a periodic oscillation in the controlled function of any feedback control system, as a thermostat, caused by fluctuation in the control system
  4. any similar fluctuation, as of a control surface, compass, indicator, etc.

Etymology: ME < OE huntung

adjective

of or for hunting

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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