False Attachment: Part of one object seen behind another so that lines, shapes or tones seem to join up. A composition device used in various ways to produce images in which foreground and background objects appear to occupy the same plane.

 

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False Attachment: Part of one object seen behind another so that lines, shapes or tones seem to join up. A composition device used in various ways to produce images in which foreground and background objects . . . View Full Definition

Falsetto: A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords, the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.

False unicorn (Chamaelirium luteum): Balances hormones, diuretic, aids in delayed or absent menstruation, also helps threatened miscarriage, in small dosages it eases vomiting associated with pregnancy.

False Start: The sudden movement of the offense in an effort to draw the defense offsides.

Incident Light Attachment: Accessory for a hand held exposure meter which allows it to give incident light readings. Many models come with this accessory permanently attached.

Macro Attachment: Are supplementary elements attached to the front of a normal lens to give an extreme close-up facility.

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA): A computer bus designed to transfer data to and from a hard drive using serial signaling technology. Because SATA cables are thinner than its ribbon type counterpart, they can be connected t . . . View Full Definition

Reactive Attachment Disorder: A condition with onset before age 5, resulting from an early lack of consistent care, characterized by a child's or infant's inability to make appropriate social contact with others. Symptom . . . View Full Definition

Medium Attachment Unit (MAU): An Ethernet device used for sending and receiving transmissions between the AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) port of a station and the common medium of the Ethernet.

False Positive: A legitimate message mistakenly rejected or filtered as spam, either by an ISP or a recipient's anti-spam program. The more stringent an anti-spam program, the higher the false-positive rate.