ɡru:p n. & v. --n. 1 a
number of persons or things located close
together, or considered or classed together. 2 (attrib.)
concerning or
done by a group (a group
photograph; group sex). 3 a number of
people working together or sharing beliefs, e.g.
part of a
political party. 4 a number of
commercial companies
under common ownership. 5 an
ensemble playing
popular music. 6 a
division of an
air force or air-fleet. 7
Math. a set of elements, together
with an
associative binary operation,
which contains an
inverse for each element and an
identity element. 8 Chem. a a set of ions or radicals giving a
characteristic qualitative reaction. b a set of elements having
similar properties. c a
combination of atoms having a recognizable identity in a number of compounds. --v. 1 tr. & intr.
form or be formed
into a group. 2 tr. (often foll. by with)
place in a group or groups. 3 tr. form (colours, figures, etc.) into a well-arranged and
harmonious whole. 4 tr.
classify. øgroup
captain an
RAF officer next below air
commodore. group
dynamics Psychol.
the field of
social psychology concerned with the
nature,
development, and interactions of
human groups. group
practice a
medical practice in which
several doctors are associated. group
therapy therapy in which patients with a similar
condition are
brought together to
assist one another psychologically. group
velocity the
speed of
travel of the
energy of a
wave or wave-group. øøgroupage n. [F groupe f.
It. gruppo f. Gmc, rel. to CROP]
