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pairing

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pairing [′per·iŋ]
(electronics)
In television, imperfect interlace of lines composing the two fields of one frame of the picture; instead of having the proper equal spacing, the lines appear in groups of two.
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It was the time of year when they should have been pairing, but not a thrush's nest was built except this big one, and so Solomon soon ran short of thrushes with which to supply the demand from the mainland.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
It was the time of year when they should have been pairing, but not a thrush's nest was built except this big one, and so Solomon soon ran short of thrushes with which to supply the demand from the mainland.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Hence we can perceive in the fact of the cuckoo pairing several times, and laying her eggs at intervals, the cause of her depositing her eggs in other birds' nests, and leaving them to the care of foster-parents.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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