oblique turns
1Oblique shock — A small scale X 15 placed in a NASA supersonic wind tunnel produces an oblique shock wave at the nose of the model (along with other shocks). An oblique shock wave, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the incident upstream flow… …
2oblique bandage — noun a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb • Hypernyms: ↑bandage, ↑patch • Hyponyms: ↑spiral bandage …
3spiral bandage — noun an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns • Hypernyms: ↑oblique bandage * * * noun : a bandage wound in oblique turns around an extremity see bandage illustration …
4spiral reverse bandage — noun : a spiral bandage in which the oblique turns are reversed at each turn in order better to adapt to the part see bandage illustration …
5nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
6eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …
7Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …
8literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10U.S. Route 9 in New York — This article is about the section of U.S. Route 9 in New York. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 9. U.S. Route 9 Map of New York with US 9 high …
