at
noun
Simple meaning
The use of technology that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally autonomous.
Pronunciation
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atIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
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noun
The use of technology that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally autonomous.
businesslaw
Ukrainian initialism of акціонерне товариство (akcionerne tovarystvo, "JSC")
The at sign (@).
100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lao kip.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: The use of technology that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally autonomous.
Used this way, at is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use at
- “Let's meet at the coffee shop later today.”noun
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