English-Thai Dictionary
selection
N การคัดเลือก การ สรรหา การ เลือกสรร การ คัด สรร การเลือกเฟ้น choice choosing election determination kan-kad-luek
selection
N ตัวเลือก รายการ ให้ เลือก choice assortment range list tua-luek
selection
N ผู้ ที่ ได้รับ การคัดเลือก สิ่ง ที่ ถูก เลือก ของ ที่ คัดเลือก มา อย่างดี บท หรือ ตอน ใน หนังสือ ที่ เลือก มา choice excerpts pickings preference phu-dai-rab-kan-kad-luek
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SELECTION
n.[L. selectio.] 1. The act of choosing and taking from among a number; a taking from a number by preference.
2. A numbers of things selected or taken from others by preference. I have a small but valuable selection of books.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SELECTION
Se *lec "tion, n. Etym: [L. selectio: cf. F. sélection.].
Defn: The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
2. That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books. Natural selection. (Biol.) See under Natural.
New American Oxford Dictionary
selection
se lec tion |səˈlekSHən səˈlɛkʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable: such men decided the selection of candidates | they objected to his selection. • a number of carefully chosen things: the publication of a selection of his poems. • a range of things from which a choice may be made: the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes. • a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting. • data highlighted on a computer screen for a particular operation. your selection may not contain two different data types. 2 Biology a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution. See also natural selection. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin selectio (n- ), from seligere ‘select by separating off ’ (see select ).
selectional
se lec tion al |səˈlekSHənl səˈlɛkʃənl | ▶adjective Linguistics denoting or relating to the process by which only certain words or structures can occur naturally, normally, or correctly in the context of other words. DERIVATIVES se lec tion al ly adverb
selection pressure
se lec tion pres sure ▶noun Biology an agent of differential mortality or fertility that tends to make a population change genetically.
selection rule
se lec tion rule ▶noun Physics a rule that describes whether particular quantum transitions in an atom or molecule are allowed or forbidden.
Oxford Dictionary
selection
se ¦lec |tion |sɪˈlɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable: such men decided the selection of candidates | some local Tories objected to his selection. • [ count noun ] a number of carefully chosen things: the publication of a selection of his poems. • [ count noun ] a range of things from which a choice may be made: the restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes. • [ count noun ] a horse or horses tipped as worth bets in a race or meeting. • [ count noun ] data highlighted on a computer screen for a particular operation. your selection may not contain two different data types. 2 Biology a process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution. See also natural selection. 3 Austral. /NZ historical the action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer. • [ count noun ] a plot of land acquired by selection. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin selectio (n- ), from seligere ‘select by separating off ’ (see select ).
selectional
se ¦lec |tion ¦al |sɪˈlɛkʃənl | ▶adjective Linguistics denoting or relating to the process by which only certain words or structures can occur naturally, normally, or correctly in the context of other words. DERIVATIVES selectionally adverb
selection pressure
se ¦lec |tion pres |sure ▶noun Biology an agent of differential mortality or fertility that tends to make a population change genetically.
selection rule
se ¦lec |tion rule ▶noun Physics a rule which describes whether particular quantum transitions in an atom or molecule are allowed or forbidden.
American Oxford Thesaurus
selection
selection noun 1 Jim made his selection of toys: choice, pick; option, preference. 2 a wide selection of dishes: range, array, diversity, variety, assortment, mixture. 3 a selection of his poems: anthology, assortment, collection, assemblage, compilation; miscellany, medley, potpourri.
Oxford Thesaurus
selection
selection noun 1 Jed had made his selection of toys: choice, pick, option, preference, election. 2 we offer a wide selection of dishes: range, array, diversity, display, variety, assortment, mixture, line-up, set, repertoire. 3 the publication of a selection of his poems: anthology, assortment, choice, miscellany, medley, pot-pourri, collection, assemblage.
French Dictionary
sélection
sélection n. f. nom féminin Choix des éléments qui répondent le mieux à certains critères.
sélectionner
sélectionner v. tr. verbe transitif Choisir selon des critères définis en vue de ne retenir que les éléments les meilleurs. : Sélectionner des candidats. Le jury a sélectionné (et non *nominé ) ces actions. SYNONYME opter (pour ); trier sur le volet . aimer Note Orthographique sélectio nn er.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
selection
se lec tion /səlékʃ (ə )n /〖4 の意は1859年, Darwinの 『種の起源 』(Origin of Species )から ; 〗→select 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖時にa ～〗(人 物を慎重に )選ぶこと , 選択 , 選抜 ▸ make a poor selection of beef 誤ってまずい牛肉を選ぶ 類義 selectionとchoice 共に自由に選ぶことで, 動詞 はmakeを用いるが, selection はより広い範囲の (同種の )ものからの慎重な選択をさすことが多い. 「選択肢 」を意味する場合もselectionは通例一連の同種の商品などをさす .2 C «…から » 選ばれた人 [物 ] «from » ; 選集 ; 精選品 ▸ selections from 20th -century American poets 20世紀アメリカ詩人選 ▸ an excellent selection of materials for English teachers 英語教師のためのえりすぐりの教材 3 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(商品の )選択の幅 ▸ That store has a wide selection of shirts .あの店はシャツを多数取りそろえている 4 U 〘生物 〙淘汰 （とうた ）, 選択 ▸ natural selection 自然淘汰
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