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  • 1Pair — (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight… …

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  • 2Pair royal — Pair Pair (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair… …

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  • 3Contact (film) — Contact Directed by Robert Zemeckis Produced by Robert Zemeckis Steve Starkey …

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  • 4Contact lithography — Contact lithography, also known as contact printing, is a form of photolithography whereby the image to be printed is obtained by illumination of a photomask in direct contact with a substrate coated with an imaging photoresist layer. Contents 1… …

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  • 5Contact Dance — Contact Dance, or Contact Improvisation ( Contact Improv ), is an emerging dance art that can be done solo (in contact with the self, the ground, an object, etc...), yet usually is improvised with others generally one partner, sometimes with many …

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  • 6Contact lens — Contacts redirects here. For the software application, see Address book. A pair of contact lenses, positioned with the concave side facing upward …

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  • 7Contact resistance — The term contact resistance refers to the contribution to the total resistance of a material which comes from the electrical leads and connections as opposed to the intrinsic resistance, which is an inherent property, independent of the… …

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  • 8contact lens — one of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension and correct vision defects inconspicuously. Cf. hard lens, intraocular lens, soft lens. [1885 90] * * * Thin artificial lens worn on the surface of the …

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  • 9contact lens — Synonyms and related words: Polaroid glasses, bifocals, blinkers, cheaters, colored glasses, dark glasses, divided spectacles, eyeglass, eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, granny glasses, harlequin glasses, horn rimmed glasses, lorgnette, lorgnon,… …

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  • 10contact lens — con′tact lens n. oph either of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension, to correct vision defects inconspicuously • Etymology: 1885–90 …

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