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  • 71Glass — /glas, glahs/, n. 1. Carter, 1858 1946, U.S. statesman. 2. Philip, born 1937, U.S. composer. * * * I Solid material, typically a mix of inorganic compounds, usually transparent or translucent, hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural elements …

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  • 72Glass catfish — Taxobox name = Glass catfish regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Siluridae genus = Kryptopterus species = K. bicirrhis binomial = Kryptopterus bicirrhis binomial authority = Cuvier… …

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  • 73Water gauge — Gauge Gauge, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster] This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon …

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  • 74Glass Wings — Infobox animanga/Header name = Glass Wings caption = ja name = 羽根玻璃ノ君。 ja name trans = Hane Garasu no Kimi genre = RomanceInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Misuzu Asaoka publisher = flagicon|Japan Kadokawa Shoten flagicon|USA… …

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  • 75Water immersion objective — In light microscopy, a water immersion objective is a specially designed objective lens used to increase the resolution of the microscope. This is achieved by immersing both the lens and the specimen in water which has a higher refractive index… …

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  • 76water — wa|ter1 W1S3 [ˈwo:tə US ˈwo:tər, ˈwa: ] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(area of water)¦ 3 waters 4 high/low water 5 uncharted/troubled/murky waters 6 be (all) water under the bridge 7 like water 8 like water off a duck s back 9 somebody s waters b …

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  • 77water glass — wa′ter glass or wa′ter•glass n. 1) a drinking glass; tumbler 2) a glass container for holding water, as for growing bulbs, plants, or the like 3) opt a device, as a tube or a box with a glass bottom, for observing objects beneath the surface of… …

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  • 78Water level — Level Lev el (l[e^]v [e^]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF. livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance, water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.] 1. A line or surface to… …

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  • 79water glass — noun Date: 1612 1. a glass vessel (as a drinking glass) for holding water 2. an instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a glass bottom used for examining objects in or under water 3. a substance that consists usually of the silicate of… …

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  • 80Glass-bottom boat — A glass bottom boat is a boat with sections of glass (or other suitable transparent material) below the waterline allowing passengers to observe the underwater environment from within the boat. The view through the glass bottom is better than… …

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