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DS

DS

1 8.6
A special degree given by a university for important work in science
  • noun
  • /diː ɛs/
  • Formal
translation icon : doctor honoris causa en ciencias
  • I see the 3DExperience strategy from DS in this light.

Examples

  • Was the professional Canon 1Ds camera designed to be used for holiday snaps?

    Blog text (24)
  • DS calls this the new era of 3DExperience; others will market it differently.

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  • You are in love with DS.

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  • DS #2 moved back after almost 30 years away and bought the house across the street.

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  • Although some may use flashcards on DS systems as a convenient way to store copies of games they own, many people use them to play games they have not bought.

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  • In addition, I believe DS still needs to work on more understandable examples where the 3DE approach is a differentiator.

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  • The results on the reading outcome measures were nonsignificant with null to small effect sizes (e.g., ds of 0.12-0.28).

    Academic text (2014)
  • Yes, it's another example of a Mario game with cut-out co-op multiplayer, but it's also an example of how Nintendo completely botched the original DS game sometime after the beta.

    Blog text (33)
  • I can visualize graduate students at Harvard in the year 2060 getting their Ph.Ds in literature by deciphering who Capote's more salacious and infamous characters were and then assessing the justice of his comments.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The university awarded her an honorary DS for her groundbreaking research in genetics.

Synonyms

doctorate
vsDS
  • Specialized
58 7.0

A university degree you get after long study and your own research

is usually honorary recognition rather than an earned research degree
ScD
vsDS
  • Formal
1 8.4

A university degree given for advanced study or work in science

is usually an honorary recognition for distinguished achievement in science
1 5.0

A university degree in science that universities give for important research or as an honor

is usually an honorary recognition for distinguished achievement in science
1 4.4

The highest university award for advanced study and research, often called a PhD

is specific to honorary science recognition, not a general highest degree

Surface Forms

DS singular
DSs plural

Etymology

DS can mean Doctor of Science, a title often given to honor a top scientist, and the doctor part means 'teacher', so a DS is like calling someone a leading 'teacher' or expert in science.