allowed
Americanadjective
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permitted or authorized.
In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.
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Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules.
allowed transition.
Other Word Forms
- unallowed adjective
Etymology
Origin of allowed
Example Sentences
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To test how well the system worked, the team built an ultrafast terahertz measurement setup that allowed them to observe the light pulse as it traveled through space.
From Science Daily
These numerical models allowed the team to recreate key features of Earth's magnetic behavior over the past 265 million years.
From Science Daily
After that the department will enter a shutdown, though ICE will be allowed to continue, as Congress gave them tens of billions of dollars over the summer, a substantial financial cushion.
From Salon
The FCO said Amazon’s tools effectively allowed the company to influence prices set by competing vendors, including through price caps, and ordered that the company stop using its tools in most cases.
The Roper family will always remember - or never be allowed to forget - the "big snow" which effectively cut Dumfries and Galloway off from the rest of the country.
From BBC
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