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dosimeter

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A device used to measure the dose of ionizing radiation received by an individual. There are many types of dosimeters with varying characteristics and capabilities appropriate for ...

willow

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A deciduous tree and shrub of the genus Salix , order Salicales, common along streams and in wet places in the United States, Europe, and China. The twigs are often yellow-green ...

birch

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A deciduous tree of the genus Betula which is distributed over much of North America, in Asia south to the Himalaya, and in Europe. About 40 species are known. The birches ...

sourwood

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A deciduous tree, Oxydendrum arboreum , of the heath family, indigenous to the southeastern section of the United States, and found from Pennsylvania to Florida and west to ...

scheduling

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A decision-making function that plays an important role in most manufacturing and service industries. Scheduling is applied in procurement and production, in transportation and ...

fiber bundle

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A decomposition of a space E into a family of identical subspaces (fibers). The space of subspaces is called the base space. Fiber bundles arise naturally in many physical ...