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  • 11Decline — De*cline , v. t. 1. To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall. [1913 Webster] In melancholy deep, with head declined. Thomson. [1913 Webster] And now fair Phoebus gan decline in haste His weary wagon to the western… …

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  • 12droop — I. v. a. Let droop, let sink or fall, let bend down. II. v. n. 1. Sink or hang down, drop, bend downward. 2. Wilt, wither, fade. 3. Languish, weaken, faint, sink, fail, decline, grow weak, be dispirited …

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  • 13anticline — noun Date: circa 1861 an arch of stratified rock in which the layers bend downward in opposite directions from the crest compare syncline …

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  • 14sway — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sweigh, from sweyen Date: 14th century 1. the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed ; an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion 2. an inclination or deflection caused by or as if by swaying 3 …

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  • 15Geology of the Alps — The Alps form a part of a Tertiary orogenic belt of mountain chains, called the Alpide belt, that stretches through southern Europe and Asia from the Atlantic all the way to the Himalayas. This belt of mountain chains was formed during the Alpine …

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  • 16Tsuga — Taxobox name = Tsuga image width = 270px image caption = Tsuga heterophylla regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus = Tsuga genus authority = Carrière subdivision ranks = Species… …

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  • 17Microwave radio relay — is a technology for transmitting digital and analog signals, such as long distance telephone calls and the relay of television programs to transmitters, between two locations on a line of sight radio path. In microwave radio relay, radio waves… …

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  • 18Noise barrier — The sound tube in Melbourne, Australia, designed to reduce roadway noise without detracting from the area s aesthetics. A noise barrier (also called a soundwall, sound berm, sound barrier, or acoustical barrier) is an exterior structure designed… …

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  • 19Molasse basin — Geology of the Alps Tectonic subdivision Helvetic Zone Penninic nappes …

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  • 20Uvularia grandiflora — Taxobox name = Large flowered Bellwort image width = 240px image caption = Flowers of Large flowered Bellwort regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Liliales familia = Liliaceae genus = Uvularia species = U.… …

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