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  • 51Degree of curvature — This article is about the measure of curvature. For other uses, see degree (angle). Degree of curve or degree of curvature is a measure of curvature of a circular arc used in civil engineering for its easy use in layout surveying. A n degree… …

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  • 52Water (data page) — This page provides supplementary chemical data on water. Structure and properties Water/steam equilibrium properties Vapor pressure formula for steam in equilibrium with liquid water: [Lange s Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. page 1436] ::log10( P …

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  • 53Water on Mars — Psychedelic rock and electronic music group from Quebec City (Québec, Canada), Water on Mars (WOM) is the instrument of its leader Philippe Navarro, guitarist, vocalist, arranger, producer and principal author and composer of the trio. The… …

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  • 54Water of Life (Dune) — The Water of Life is a fictional drug from Frank Herbert s science fiction Dune universe. In Terminology of the Imperium , the glossary of the 1965 novel Dune , Herbert provided the following definition:WATER OF LIFE: an illuminating poison ...… …

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  • 55Degree of frost — A degree of frost is a non standard unit of measure for air temperature meaning degrees below melting point (also known as freezing point ) of water (32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius). Degree in this case can refer to degree Celsius or… …

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  • 56degree centigrade — (°C)    an older name for the degree Celsius. The Celsius scale is called centigrade because it has 100 (centi ) gradations between the freezing point and boiling point of water. About 1850 scientists began calling the unit degree Celsius in… …

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  • 57degree Twaddle — (°Tw)    a unit measuring the specific gravity of liquids denser than water. 1 degree Twaddle represents a difference in specific gravity of 0.005 or 1/200, so a liquid of specific gravity S is measured at 200(S 1) °Tw. For milk, 1 degree Twaddle …

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  • 58Water Overseer of Los Angeles, California — The Water Overseer or zanjero of Los Angeles was a position considered more important than the mayor. In the early days of Los Angeles history under American rule, the job commanded one of the highest salaries of any city official. For example,… …

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  • 59water-resistant — adjective able to resist the penetration of water to some degree but not entirely. Derivatives water resistance noun …

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  • 60degree of frost — chiefly Britain : the degree of temperature below the freezing point of water when the thermometer stands at 20° F there are twelve degrees of frost …

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