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rank1 US English

a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces

rank2 US English

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely

Rank, J. Arthur US English

1st Baron (1888–1972), English industrialist and movie executive; full name Joseph Arthur Rank. In 1941, he founded the Rank Organization, a movie production and distribution company that acquired control of the leading British studios and movie theater chains in the 1940s and 1950s

air rank US English

the rank attained by air officers

flag rank US English

the rank attained by flag officers

keep rank in rank1 US English

(of soldiers or police officers) remain in line

pull rank in rank1 US English

take unfair advantage of one’s seniority or privileged position

top rank US English

the highest level or quality

field rank US English

the rank attained by a military field officer

break rank or ranks in rank1 US English

(of soldiers or police officers) fail to remain in line

rank and file US English

the ordinary members of an organization as opposed to its leaders

rank correlation US English

an assessment of the degree of correlation between two ways of assigning ranks to the members of a set

field-grade rank US English

the rank attained by a military field officer

signed-rank test US English

a non-parametric test for comparing two sets of values by calculating the distribution of positive or negative differences in ranking of corresponding pairs

Spearman's rank correlation US English

a product-moment correlation coefficient devised as a measure of the degree of agreement between two rankings

taxi rank in taxi stand (taxi rank) US English

a place where taxicabs park while waiting to be engaged

ρ in Spearman's rank correlation US English

a product-moment correlation coefficient devised as a measure of the degree of agreement between two rankings

Joseph Arthur Rank in Rank, J. Arthur US English

1st Baron (1888–1972), English industrialist and movie executive; full name Joseph Arthur Rank. In 1941, he founded the Rank Organization, a movie production and distribution company that acquired control of the leading British studios and movie theater chains in the 1940s and 1950s