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  • 51novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <&#8230; …

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  • 52steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …

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  • 53United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great&#8230; …

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  • 54roads and highways — ▪ transportation Introduction       traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major&#8230; …

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  • 55warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction       in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given.       Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise&#8230; …

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  • 56Doubly fed electric machine — Doubly fed electric machines are electric motors or electric generators that have windings on both stationary and rotating parts, where both windings transfer significant power between shaft and electrical system. Doubly fed machines are useful&#8230; …

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  • 57DST (disambiguation) — DST is an abbreviation for Daylight saving time. DST may also refer to: Darlington Stockton Times, an English newspaper Data Storage Technology, a magnetic tape data storage format from Ampex. Defence School of Transport, Leconfield, Yorkshire,&#8230; …

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  • 58Mauthner cell — The Mauthner Cells are a pair of big and easily identifiable neurons (one for each half of the body) located in the rhombomere 4 of the hindbrain in fish and amphibians that are responsible for a very fast escape reflex (in the majority of&#8230; …

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