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prior

1 [ADJ: ADJ n] You use prior to indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place.

mandate

1 [N-COUNT: oft N for n, N to-inf] If a government or other elected body has a mandate to carry out a particular policy or task, they have the authority to carry it out as a result of winning an election or vote.

coarse

1 [ADJ] Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces. <--> fine

pyramid

1 [N-COUNT] Pyramids are ancient stone buildings with four triangular sloping sides. The most famous pyramids are those built in ancient Egypt to contain the bodies of their kings and queens.

radial

[ADJ: usu ADJ n] Radial refers to the pattern that you get when straight lines are drawn from the centre of a circle to a number of points round the edge.

distortion

1 [N-VAR: usu with supp] disapproval Distortion is the changing of something into something that is not true or not acceptable.

inadequate

1 [ADJ] If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough.