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vernier
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A short auxiliary scale placed along the main instrument scale to permit accurate fractional reading of the least main division of the main scale, invented by Pierre Vernier about ...
rivet
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A short rod with a head formed on one end. A rivet is inserted through aligned holes in two or more parts to be joined; then by pressing the protruding end, a second head is ...
seiche
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A short-period oscillation in an enclosed or semienclosed body of water, analogous to the free oscillation of water in a dish. The initial displacement of water from a level ...
VHF omnidirectional range (VOR)
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A short-range air navigation aid, which provides azimuth aid by visual means of cockpit instruments. A VOR system provides properly equipped aircraft with bearing information ...
sage
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A shrubby perennial plant in the genus Salvia of the mint family (Limiaceae). There are several species, including garden, or true, sage ( S. officinalis ), the sage most ...
amnesia
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A significant but relatively selective inability to remember. Amnesia can be characterized along two dimensions with respect to its onset: an inability to remember events that ...
chrysocolla
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A silicate mineral with composition essentially (Cu,Al) 2 H 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 · n H 2 O; iron, and more rarely manganese, may substitute for copper. Although acicular monoclinic ...
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