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  • 21caliper — cal·i·per or chiefly Brit cal·li·per kal ə pər n 1) any of various measuring instruments having two usu. adjustable arms, legs, or jaws used to measure thickness, diameter, and distance between surfaces usu. used in pl. <a pair of calipers> …

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  • 22Rabbit's ears — indoor television aerial with two adjustable arms …

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  • 23rabbit's ears — I Australian Slang indoor television aerial with two adjustable arms II Canadian Slang indoor television antennae …

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  • 24rabbit ears — (Slang) indoor antenna for television that has two adjustable arms …

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  • 25bevel —    The meeting of a line or surface with another at any angle other than 90°, or the angle at which they meet. Also, carving or cutting to make a bevel; a chamfer. It may also be an instrument which is formed by joining two rules as adjustable… …

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  • 26rabbit ears — /ˈræbət ɪəz/ (say rabuht earz) plural noun Colloquial 1. large floppy ears, in the style of a rabbit s ears, usually worn as part of a costume. 2. an indoor television antenna with two adjustable arms. 3. the effect of ears above the head of… …

  • 27centrolinead — ˈlinēˌad, ēəd noun ( s) Etymology: irregular from centr + Latin linea line more at line : a long ruler that has two adjustable arms fastened to one end of it by wing nuts and is used for drawing convergents toward inaccessible vanishing points in …

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  • 28straddle carrier — noun : a vehicle that straddles a pile of lumber or other material, lifts it with adjustable arms, and moves it or loads it onto trucks or other vehicles * * * straddle carrier noun A high self propelled vehicle which can straddle a container and …

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  • 29ARM — adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) A loan for which the interest rate ( coupon rate) is adjusted periodically to reflect changes in a previously selected index rate. ARMs may have caps and floors that limit the annual and/or the lifetime change in… …

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  • 30ARM — adjustable rate mortgage. * * * I Upper limb of a biped, particularly a primate. Primate arms have one long bone, the humerus, in the upper arm above the elbow, and two thinner bones, the radius and ulna, in the forearm. The triceps muscle… …

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