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121amp — amp1 /amp/, n. Elect. ampere. [1885 90; by shortening] amp2 /amp/, n. Informal. amplifier. [1960 65; by shortening] amp3 /amp/, n. Slang. 1. amputation. 2. amputee. [by …
122Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
123bum — bum1 /bum/, n., v., bummed, bumming, adj., bummer, bummest. n. 1. a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler. 2. a tramp, hobo, or derelict. 3. Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, esp. one who… …
124dough — doughlike, adj. /doh/, n. 1. flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread. 2. any similar soft, pasty mass. 3. Slang. money. [bef. 1000; ME do(u)gh, do(u)h, dou(e), OE dag, dah; c. D… …
125France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
126hypo — hypo1 /huy poh/, n., pl. hypos, v. Informal n. 1. a hypodermic syringe or injection. 2. a stimulus or boost. v.t. 3. to administer a hypodermic injection to. 4. to stimulate by or as if by administering a hypodermic injection. 5. to increase,… …
127quad — quad1 /kwod/, n. Informal. a quadrangle, as on a college campus. [1810 20; shortened form] quad2 /kwod/, n., v., quadded, quadding. Print. n. 1. Also called quadrat. a piece of type metal of less height than the lettered types, serving to cause a …
128high-pressure phenomena — ▪ physics Introduction changes in physical, chemical, and structural characteristics that matter undergoes when subjected to high pressure. pressure thus serves as a versatile tool in materials research, and it is especially important in… …
