Definition of WAIS - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

TECH.

test to measure adult intelligence

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She took the WAIS to assess her cognitive abilities.

intelligence test

acr: West Antarctic Ice Sheet

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large mass of ice covering land

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Scientists study the WAIS to understand climate change.

glacier

ice sheet

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Examples of WAIS in a sentence

His WAIS results showed significant improvement.
The WAIS is melting faster than expected.
Researchers are drilling into the WAIS for samples.

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French:WAIS, ...
German:WAIS, ...
Italian:scala di intelligenza per adulti di Wechsler, calotta glaciale dell'Antartide occidentale, ...
Spanish:WAIS, GIUA, ...
Portuguese:WAIS, Manto de Gelo da Antártida Ocidental, ...
Chinese:韦氏成人智力量表, 冰盖, ...
Japanese:ウェクスラー成人知能検査, 西南極氷床, ...
Arabic:مقياس وكسلر لذكاء البالغين, الغطاء الجليدي في غرب القارة القطبية الجنوبية, ...
Hebrew:סֻלָּם וֶכְסְלֶר לְאִינְטֶלִיגֶנְצְיָה שֶׁל מְבוּגָרִים, יְרִיעַת הַקֶּרַח שֶׁל מַעֲרַב אַנְטַארְקְטִיקָה, ...
Russian:WAIS, Западно-Антарктический ледниковый щит, ...
Ukrainian:Шкала інтелекту дорослих Векслера, Західноантарктичний льодовиковий щит, ...
Hindi:वयस्क बुद्धिमत्ता मापनी, पश्चिम अंटार्कटिक हिमचादर, ...
Bengali:ওয়েইস, পশ্চিম অ্যান্টার্কটিক বরফস্তর, ...
Catalan:Escala d'Intel.ligència per a Adults de Wechsler, capa de gel de l'Antàrtida Occidental, ...
Czech:Wechslerova inteligenční škála pro dospělé, Západoantarktický ledový příkrov, ...
Danish:Wechslers voksenintelligensskala, WAIS, ...
Dutch:WAIS, ...
Greek:Γουέις, ΠΑΠΔ, ...
Hungarian:Wechsler-féle felnőtt intelligenciaskála, nyugat-antarktiszi jégtakaró, ...
Khmer:មាត្រដ្ឋានវៃឆ្លើរវាស់ស្ទង់បញ្ញាមនុស្សពេញវ័យ, ផ្ទាំងទឹកកកអង់តាក់ទិកខាងលិច, ...
Korean:WAIS, 서남극 빙상, ...
Persian:مقیاس هوش بزرگسالان وکسلر, ورقه یخی غربی قطب جنوب, ...
Polish:WAIS, Lądolód Zachodnioantarktyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):WAIS, GEA, ...
Romanian:WAIS, CGA, ...
Swedish:Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Västantarktiska inlandsisen, ...
Thai:แบบทดสอบสติปัญญาสำหรับผู้ใหญ่ของเวคสเลอร์, มวลน้ำแข็งแอนตาร์กติกตะวันตก, ...
Turkish:WYZÖ, BAKB, ...
Vietnamese:thang đo trí tuệ người lớn Wechsler, dải băng Tây Nam Cực, ...

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