regain
noun/ˈɹiːɡeɪn/
Etymology From Middle French regaigner (French regagner). By surface analysis, re- + gain.
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The act or process of regaining something.
- Patients who plateau after weight loss are more likely to blame the regain on something that they are responsible for – the wrong course of action they took or a specic oversight that they kept repeating–rather than who they are.2019, Sameera Khan, Regain Be Gone:
- By beginning deeper, this allows the opposition to start and build much higher, naturally luring them away from their own goal. As long as the actions after a regain are then quick, forward, and performed with quality, counter-attacks can prove a particularly useful attacking strategy to win football matches.2021, Sam Hudson, Football in a Pandemic:
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- The samples with SAPs showed a regain in strength when stored in an RH of more than 90%.2021, Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Arn Mignon, Superabsorbent Polymers, page 155:
- Negative collective memories are effective, as much as positive memories, in choosing a regain for lost heritage building associated with them.2022, Antonella Versaci, Hocine Bougdah, Natsuko Akagawa, Conservation of Architectural Heritage, page 375:
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Business, Manufacturing, Textiles The amount of width a woven cloth grows by when the fibers swell, used to determine the width of the reed to use in weaving.
- The number of ends per inch may vary to some slight extent at different places in the width of the cloth and in different pieces woven to the same particulars , but if the regain is correctly estimated , the calculated reed to be used will be the same, unless a special reed has been used in weaving the cloth.1912, National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, Transactions of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, page 105:
- In particular, at high humidities the regain of wool is lower.2008, J. W. S. Hearle, W E Morton, Physical Properties of Textile Fibres, page 190:
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- Because of the fiber price per pound, and the size of the lots, the regain must be determined accurately.2017, Sabit Adanur, Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles, page 590: