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  • 51Ceramic engineering — Simulation of the outside of the Space Shuttle as it heats up to over 1,500 °C (2,730 °F) during re entry into the Earth s atmosphere Ceramic engineering is the science and technology of creating objects from inorganic, non metallic… …

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  • 52china — /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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  • 53China — /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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  • 54charter — char|ter1 [ tʃartər ] noun ** 1. ) count LEGAL an official document that creates a city, university, private corporation, etc. and describes its purpose and its legal rights: Maryland was established with a charter from the King of England. a )… …

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  • 55swing-wing — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having an airplane wing whose outer portion folds back along the fuselage to give the plane an arrowhead planform at high speeds * * * /swing wing /, adj. (of an airplane) having wings whose horizontal angle to the… …

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  • 56pilot — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ experienced, licensed, professional, qualified, trained ▪ inexperienced, trainee ▪ instructor …

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  • 57plane — I 1. noun 1) a horizontal plane Syn: flat surface, level surface; horizontal 2) a higher plane of achievement Syn: level, degree, standard, stratum; position, rung, echelon 2. adjecti …

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  • 58vector — I. noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, carrier, from vehere to carry more at way Date: 1846 1. a. a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and …

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  • 59go — go1 [ gou ] (past tense went [ went ] ; past participle gone [ gɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel ▸ 2 travel to activity ▸ 3 continue to place/time ▸ 4 happen ▸ 5 be kept somewhere/fit ▸ 6 change to/be in state ▸ 7 get worse/stop working ▸ 8 die ▸… …

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  • 60Mach — n. (in full Mach number) the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium. Phrases and idioms: Mach one (or two etc.) the speed (or twice the speed) of sound. Etymology: E. Mach, Austrian physicist d. 1916 * * * I …

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