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  • 11X-ray fluorescence — (XRF) is the emission of characteristic secondary (or fluorescent) X rays from a material that has been excited by bombarding with high energy X rays or gamma rays. The phenomenon is widely used for elemental analysis and chemical analysis,… …

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  • 12Meer, Simon van der — ▪ Dutch physicist born Nov. 24, 1925, The Hague, Neth.       Dutch physical engineer who in 1984, with Carlo Rubbia (Rubbia, Carlo), received the Nobel Prize for Physics for his contribution to the discovery of the massive, short lived subatomic… …

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  • 13neptune — /nep toohn, tyoohn/, n. any whelk of the genus Neptunea, esp. N. decemcostata, common along the eastern coast of North America and having a shell with seven to ten raised reddish brown spiral ridges on a pale beige or yellow background. [ < NL&#8230; …

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  • 14Neptune — /nep toohn, tyoohn/, n. 1. the ancient Roman god of the sea, identified with the Greek god Poseidon. 2. the sea or ocean: Neptune s mighty roar. 3. Astron. the planet eighth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 30,200 mi.&#8230; …

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  • 15Augustine of Hippo — This article is about the theologian and philosopher, Augustine of Hippo. For his theodicy regarding the problem of evil, see Augustinian theodicy. Augustine , Saint Augustine , and Augustinus redirect here. For other uses, see Augustine&#8230; …

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  • 16American airborne landings in Normandy — This article summarizes airborne operations by the United States during the Normandy Landings. For British airborne operations, see Operation Tonga. Infobox Military Conflict| partof=Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy caption=Map of Operation …

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  • 17machine tool — machine tooled, adj. a power operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances. [1860 65] * * * Stationary, power driven machine used to cut, shape, or form materials such as metal and wood. Machine&#8230; …

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  • 18Metamaterial — Negative index metamaterial array configuration, which was constructed of copper split ring resonators and wires mounted on interlocking sheets of fiberglass circuit board. The total array consists of 3 by 20×20 unit cells with overall dimensions …

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  • 19The Magic Coins — Doctorwhobox serial name=31 34 The Magic Coins writer=Michael Reaves series= Series 1 length=4 episodes date=October 27 30, 1986 preceding=Little Piece of Magic following=Mish Mash Melee| The Magic Coins is the tenth serial in the United States&#8230; …

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  • 20whip in — transitive verb Date: 1742 1. to collect or keep together (members of a political party) for legislative action 2. to keep (hounds in a pack) from scattering by use of a whip …

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