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  • 41Trochoid — Tro choid, n. [Gr. ? a wheel + oid; cf. F. trocho[ i]de. See {Troche}.] (Geom.) The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a line; a cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described by any point fixedly connected with a moving… …

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  • 42fixed — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. securely placed or fastened ; stationary b. (1) nonvolatile (2) formed into a chemical compound c. (1) not subject to change or fluctuation < a fixed income > …

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  • 43firm — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ferm, from Anglo French, from Latin firmus; akin to Greek thronos chair, throne Date: 14th century 1. a. securely or solidly fixed in place b. not weak or uncertain ; vigorous c. having a solid or compact&#8230; …

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  • 44stare — I. verb (stared; staring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to look fixedly often with&#8230; …

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  • 45Franz Mesmer — Mesmer redirects here. For 1994 film, see Mesmer (film). Franz Anton Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer Born …

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  • 46Handfasting — An example of a handfasting knot where each wedding guest has tied a ribbon around the clasped hands of the couple. Handfasting is a traditional European ceremony of (temporary or permanent) betrothal or wedding. It usually involved the tying or&#8230; …

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  • 47William Gladstone — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix=The Right Honourable name =William Gladstone small order =Prime Minister of the United Kingdom term start =15 August 1892 term end =2 March 1894 monarch =Victoria predecessor =The Marquess of Salisbury&#8230; …

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  • 48Saccade — A saccade is a fast movement of an eye, head or other part of an animal s body or device. It can also be a fast shift in frequency of an emitted signal or other quick change. However, this article deals with saccadic eye motion. Eye saccades are&#8230; …

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  • 49Lü Bu — Three Kingdoms infobox Name= Lü Bu Caption=Qing Dynasty block print Title= Minor warlord Born= Died=198 Simp=吕布 Trad=呂布 Pinyin=Lǚ Bù WG=Lü Pu Lu Pu Zi=Fèngxiān (奉先) Post= Other=Lü Bu (died 198) was a military general and later minor warlord&#8230; …

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  • 50Dong Zhuo — Portrait of Dong Zhuo from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Chancellor of State, Senior Grand Tutor of Han Dynasty …

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