The student-faculty ratio at Stanford University is 4:1, and the school has 71.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Stanford University include: Engineering, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Sciences, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 98 percent.
[+ object] : to accept or bear (someone or something bad, unpleasant, etc.) â usually used in negative constructions. I can't abide his bad moods. [=(more commonly) I can't stand his bad moods; I hate his bad moods]. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.
ablation. n. 1. (Surgery) the surgical removal of an organ, structure, or part. 2. (Aeronautics) the melting or wearing away of an expendable part, such as the heat shield of a space re-entry vehicle on passing through the earth's atmosphere.