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101Period, incubation — In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the disease appear. For example, the incubation period of chickenpox is 14 16 days. In biology, the incubation period is the time needed for any… …
102Period Certain — An annuitization method option with which the annuitant selects a specific time period for which the annuity income payments will last. This is unlike the more commonly selected life option, with which the annuitant receives an income payment for …
103period name — Name given to a particular period. A period is defined by a specific set of rules which are effective for a specified period of time. London Stock Exchange Glossary …
104period — • fas, skede, period, stadium • cykel, serie, period, skede • era, tidevarv, epok, skede, period …
105period — 1. the time of menstruation Shortened form of monthly period of menstrual flow: Next Monday? asks Howard. No good, says Flora. That s my period. (Bradbury, 1975) 2. old and dilapidated Literally, a passage of time, but for this… …
106period — noun 1) a six week period Syn: time, spell, interval, stretch, term, span, phase, bout, run, duration, chapter, stage; while, patch 2) the postwar period Syn …
107period piece — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms period piece : singular period piece plural period pieces an object or work of art that is typical of the style of an earlier time, especially one that seems old fashioned …
108period and double-period directories — In a hierarchical directory system, a shorthand way of referring to directories. The period (.) represents the current directory, and the double period (..) represents the directory immediately above the current directory. See also parent… …
109Period — How comets are classified. A period is the length of time it takes a comet to travel once around the sun. Short period comets can complete one cycle in 3.3 years, while very long period comets can take thousands of years to complete one orbit …
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110period of oscillations — virpesių periodas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. oscillation period; period of oscillations; period of vibrations vok. Schwingungsdauer, m; Schwingungsperiode, f; Schwingungszeit, f rus. период колебаний, m pranc. période d… …
