trend
/tɹɛnd/ noun B1- An inclination in a particular direction. · Her trend is to dump boyfriends when it gets serious.· the upward trend of stock-market prices
- A tendency. · There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
- A fad or fashion style. · Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
- An innovation, or a development of innovations. · New trends in AI research are resulting in new opportunities.
- A general development over distance. · The trend of the boundary goes around the mountains.
- A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points; the shift over time represented by such a curve on a graph.
- The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
- The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
Plural trends
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It was not until later, when Sir Henry had gone to his room, that I was able to follow the trend of his thoughts.
This business model, widely known as fast fashion, allows shoppers to buy the latest trends for very little money.
However, a growing body of research indicates that this architectural trend has largely failed to deliver on its optimistic promises.
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