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  • 91cymograph — noun scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure) • Syn: ↑kymograph • Hypernyms: ↑scientific instrument * * * cymographic /suy meuh graf ik/,… …

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  • 92thermograph — n. 1 an instrument that gives a continuous record of temperature. 2 an apparatus used to obtain an image produced by infrared radiation from a human or animal body. Derivatives: thermographic adj …

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  • 93nucleation — ˌn(y)üklēˈāshən noun ( s) : the process of nucleating or clustering the nucleation of communities in villages and cities A.J.Bruwer as a. : the formation of nuclei (as in a supersaturated vapor or the free air) kept a continuous record …

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  • 94pro|fil|er — «PROH fy luhr», noun. 1. a writer of journalistic or literary profiles: »Lillian Ross, crack profiler for The New Yorker magazine, [was] in Switzerland working up a series on Charlie Chaplin (Newsweek). 2. a device for producing profiles of… …

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  • 95tonography — Continuous measurement of intraocular pressure by means of a recording tonometer, in order to determine the facility of aqueous outflow. * * * to·nog·ra·phy tō näg rə fē n, pl phies the procedure of recording measurements (as o …

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  • 96Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …

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  • 97china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 98China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 99motion-picture technology — Introduction       the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… …

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  • 100Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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