often attributive
: a considerable inland body of standing water
also
: a pool of other liquid (such as lava, oil, or pitch)
1
a
: a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
b
: any of numerous usually bright translucent organic pigments composed essentially of a soluble dye absorbed on or combined with an inorganic carrier
2
laked; laking
: to cause (blood) to undergo a physiological change in which the hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
of blood
: to undergo the process by which hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
The Salton Sea is a large, shallow, saline lake in the Salton Basin, a desert area between the Imperial Valley and the Coachella Valley.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
So, businesses intent on deploying a successful AI strategy must make the quality and scope of their data lake the highest priority.
—Ingram Micro, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Saturn’s moon Titan has lakes of liquid methane and ethane that are made of organic molecules, as are its hydrocarbon sand dunes.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
The Salton Sea is a large, shallow, saline lake in the Salton Basin, a desert area between the Imperial Valley and the Coachella Valley.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Sharon Woods lake to be closed until fall 2025, as draining starts this month.
—The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
So, businesses intent on deploying a successful AI strategy must make the quality and scope of their data lake the highest priority.
—Ingram Micro, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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lake
verb
laked; laking
: to cause (blood) to undergo a physiological change in which the hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
of blood
: to undergo the process by which hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
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