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1Perpendicular recording — (or Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, PMR) is a technology for data recording on hard disks. It was first proven advantageous in 1976 by Shun ichi Iwasaki, then professor of the Tohoku University in Japan, and first commercially implemented in… …
2To make a point — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
3To make a point of — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
4straighten — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. order, compose, make straight, rectify, untwist, unsnarl, unbend, uncoil, unravel, uncurl, unfold, put straight, level, make plumb, arrange, arrange on a line, align, realign, make upright, make perpendicular, make vertical …
5plumb — plÊŒm n. plummet, plumb line; lead weight used to determine perpendicularity v. measure depth using a plumb; make perpendicular to adj. vertical, perpendicular adv. perpendicularly; vertically; utterly, quite, completely, totally (Slang) …
6plumbed — plÊŒm n. plummet, plumb line; lead weight used to determine perpendicularity v. measure depth using a plumb; make perpendicular to adj. vertical, perpendicular adv. perpendicularly; vertically; utterly, quite, completely, totally (Slang) …
7plumbing — plumb·ing || plÊŒmɪŋ n. work of a plumber; system of pipes and hoses (for water supply, etc.) plÊŒm n. plummet, plumb line; lead weight used to determine perpendicularity v. measure depth using a plumb; make perpendicular to adj. vertical,… …
8plumbs — plÊŒm n. plummet, plumb line; lead weight used to determine perpendicularity v. measure depth using a plumb; make perpendicular to adj. vertical, perpendicular adv. perpendicularly; vertically; utterly, quite, completely, totally (Slang) …
9electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …
10radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
