culling

culling
cull·ing (kulґing) the process of selective removal. The term is applied to the removal from the circulation, by the spleen, of abnormal erythrocytes, such as those occurring in congenital spherocytosis, or to the selective separation of other elements or organisms.

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  • Culling — Cull ing (k?l ?ng), n. 1. The act of one who culls. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Anything separated or selected from a mass. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Culling — Cull redirects here. For people with the surname Cull , see Cull (surname). Drafting out culled sheep. Culling is the process of removing animals from a group based on specific criteria. This is done either to reinforce certain desirable… …   Wikipedia

  • Culling — Cull Cull (k?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Culled} (k?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Culling}.] [OE.cullen, OF. cuillir, coillir, F.cueillir, to gather, pluck, pick, fr. L. colligere. See {Coil}, v. t., and cf. {Collect}.] To separate, select, or pick out; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • culling — noun a) The act of culling. b) The process of selecting for acceptance or removal …   Wiktionary

  • Culling (disambiguation) — Culling may refer to: Culling, the process of removing animals from a group based on specific criteria Back face culling, a way to determine whether a polygon of a graphical object is visible in computer graphics Sir Culling Eardley, 3rd Baronet… …   Wikipedia

  • culling and facing conveyor — A mechanized letter facing conveyor with a collection sack shakeout hopper and a conveyor belt top for culling, combined with a two channel edger feeder to dual stackers …   Glossary of postal terms

  • culling — kÊŒl v. choose, select; sift, separate n. act of separating; animals chosen to be butchered …   English contemporary dictionary

  • culling — noun ( s) : something culled out : cull usually used in plural …   Useful english dictionary

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