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81Hyades — /huy euh deez /, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. Astron. a group of stars comprising a moving cluster in the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rain when they rose with the sun. 2. Class. Myth. a group of nymphs …
82India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
83Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …
84Magellanic cloud — Astron. either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way. [1675 85] * * * Either of two irregular companion galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy, named for Ferdinand… …
85magnitude — magnitudinous /mag ni toohd n euhs, tyoohd /, adj. /mag ni toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 2. great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. 3. greatness of size or amount. 4.… …
86mare — mare1 /mair/, n. a fully mature female horse or other equine animal. [bef. 900; ME, var. of mere, OE m(i)ere; c. D merrie, G Mähre, ON merr; akin to OE mearh, ON marr, Ir marc horse. See MARSHAL] mare2 /mair/, n. Obs. nightmare ( …
87mercury — /merr kyeuh ree/, n., pl. mercuries. 1. Chem. a heavy, silver white, highly toxic metallic element, the only one that is liquid at room temperature; quicksilver: used in barometers, thermometers, pesticides, pharmaceutical preparations,… …
88neptune — /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… …
89Neptune — /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.… …
90nova — novalike, adj. /noh veuh/, n., pl. novas, novae / vee/. Astron. a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity. Cf. supernova. [1680 90; < NL: n. use of fem. of L novus NEW] * * * Any… …
