race
11. a rapid current of water, esp one through a narrow channel that has a tidal range greater at one end than the other
2. a channel of a stream, esp one for conducting water to or from a water wheel or other device for utilizing its energy
3. a. a channel or groove that contains ball bearings or roller bearings or that restrains a sliding component
b. the inner or outer cylindrical ring in a ball bearing or roller bearing
4. Austral a wire tunnel through which footballers pass from the changing room onto a football field
race
21. a group of people of common ancestry, distinguished from others by physical characteristics, such as hair type, colour of eyes and skin, stature, etc. Principal races are Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid
2. the human race human beings collectively
3. a group of animals or plants having common characteristics that distinguish them from other members of the same species, usually forming a geographically isolated group; subspecies
race
3 a ginger root
Race
Cape. a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland, Canada
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
race
a scientifically discredited term previously used to describe biologically distinct groups of persons who were alleged to have characteristics of an unalterable nature. The concept has been used in the English language since the 16th-century Its meaning has altered several times over the last 400 years in line with changing concepts about the nature of physical and cultural differences and, more importantly the ideological uses of the concept to justify relationships of superiority and exploitation. Banton in Racial Theories (1987) provides a comprehensive account of the different uses of the concept of race. Social scientists now recognize that ‘race’ is exclusively a socially constructed categorization which specifies rules for identification of a given group. Many writers will not use the term except in inverted commas to distance the use of the word from its historical and biological connotations. It is preferable to refer to ETHNICITY or ETHNIC GROUPS. Despite the discredited nature of the concept of’race’, the idea still exerts a powerful influence in everyday language and ideology. See also RACE RELATIONS, RACISM, ETHNICITY, ETHNIC GROUP.
Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000
What does it mean when you dream about a race?
Running a race may depict how the dreamer feels about his or her waking life (a hectic “rat race,” perhaps?), possibly indicating the dreamer should slow down or change his or her approach to life.
The Dream Encyclopedia, Second Edition © 2009 Visible Ink Press®. All rights reserved.
race
[rās] (anthropology)
A distinctive human type possessing characteristic traits that are transmissible by descent.
Descendants of a common ancestor.
(biology)
An infraspecific taxonomic group of organisms, such as subspecies or microspecies.
A fixed variety or breed.
(design engineering)
Either of the concentric pair of steel rings of a ball bearing or roller bearing.
(engineering)
A channel transporting water to or away from hydraulic machinery, as in a power house.
(oceanography)
A rapid current, or a constricted channel in which such a current flows; the term is usually used only in connection with a tidal current, which may be called a tide race.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
RACE
(programming)This article is provided by FOLDOC - Free Online Dictionary of Computing (foldoc.org)
RACE
(1) See race condition and RACE encoding.
(2) (Research And Development of Advanced Communications) A European program of telecommunications R&D introduced in 1987. Over the subsequent 10-year period, more than 100 projects were undertaken.
(3) (Random Access Card Equipment) An early magnetic card storage device from RCA that was used with its IBM-compatible Spectra 70 mainframes. The units read and wrote data on a deck of 4x18" cards with a magnetic recording surface. The card was released from the cartridge, passed down a raceway, wrapped around a read/write head and returned. Operating in the late 1960s, the machine jammed frequently, and an operator had to remain nearby to extricate and replace the damaged cards. See CRAM, Data Cell and racetrack memory.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
Race
(dreams)Are you competing or running from or to something? In order to have a good understanding of this dream you should consider those factors. If you are simply running, it may be an indication that you need to slow down in your everyday life. If you are competing, you need to consider your competitive drive and realistically look at the current challenges. If you are running in a race and win, your unconscious may be expressing confidence that you may or may not feel in the wakened state. Running in your dreams may also symbolize the energy levels, the strength, or the force that you have to get through life.
Bedside Dream Dictionary by Silvana Amar Copyright © 2007 by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Race
in biology, an ecologically or sometimes geographically related group of organisms within a species or subspecies.
The members of a race have similar morphological, physiological, and ecological characteristics and are distributed in a region that is part of the range of the species or subspecies. Various races are often found in the same locality, but they are differentiated by their living conditions (ecological race). Thus, many plant species include an alpine race, a xeromorphic race, and a race that requires shade. Among animals, there are seasonal races of crustaceans. Many races of parasites are distinguished by their functional adaptation (specialization) to certain plant or animal hosts (races based on hosts). In ichthyology the term “race” refers to local populations (schools) of fish.
Sometimes, geographic races are regarded as subspecies. The term “race” is also used with reference to breeds of domesticated animals.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.