Noun

(en noun)

A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.

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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of arranging.

The manner of being arranged.

A collection of things that have been arranged.

A particular way in which items are organized.

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, title= Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement .}}

(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.

An agreement.

(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.