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hypothesis
Science; General science
A tentative supposition with regard to an unknown state of affairs, the truth of which is thereupon subject to investigation by any available method, either by logical deduction ...
marble
Science; General science
A term applied commercially to any limestone or dolomite taking polish. Marble is extensively used for building and ornamental purposes.
carbohydrate
Science; General science
A term applied to a group of substances which include the sugars, starches, and cellulose, along with many other related substances. This group of compounds is vital in the lives ...
photoclinometer
Science; General science
A term applied to directional surveying instruments which record photographically the direction and magnitude of well deviations from the vertical. Two instruments of this type ...
damping
Science; General science
A term broadly used to denote either the dissipation of energy in, and the consequent decay of, oscillations of all types or the extent of the dissipation and decay. The energy ...
speech perception
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A term broadly used to refer to how an individual understands what others are saying. More narrowly, speech perception is viewed as the way a listener can interpret the sound ...
quantum (physics)
Science; General science
A term characterizing an excitation in a wave or field, connoting fundamental particlelike properties such as energy or mass, momentum, and angular momentum for this excitation. ...
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