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  • 61Standard diving dress — The standard diving dress was used from its invention in 1837 until replaced by the rise of scuba and other modern diving outfits in the 1960s. In this 1873 illustration from the Illustrated London News, we see the basic features of it: A helmet …

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  • 62size*/*/*/ — [saɪz] noun I 1) [C/U] a measurement of how large or small something is balloons of all shapes and sizes[/ex] The president has promised to reduce the size of the army.[/ex] 2) [C] one of a series of standard measurements according to which goods …

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  • 63Standard drink — A standard drink is a notional drink containing, amongst other components, a specified amount of alcohol. The standard drink is used in many countries to quantify alcohol intake. It is usually re expressed as a measure of beer, wine, or spirits… …

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  • 64Standard test image — A standard test image is a digital image file used across different institutions to test image processing and image compression algorithms. By using the same standard test images, different labs are able to compare results, both visually and… …

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  • 65Standard Solar Model — The Standard Solar Model (SSM) is the best current physical model of our sun. Very generally, in the Standard Solar Model the sun is a ball of mostly hydrogen plasma which is held together through self gravitation. At the core of the sun the… …

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  • 66size — Assize As*size , n. [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F. assises, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L. assid?re to sit by; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}, {Size}, and cf.… …

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  • 67Standard Template Library — Pour les articles homonymes, voir STL. La Standard Template Library (STL) est une bibliothèque C++, normalisée par l ISO (document ISO/CEI 14882) et mise en œuvre à l aide des templates. Cette bibliothèque fournit : un ensemble de classes… …

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  • 68standard lining — Print. 1. a system for aligning type so that all fonts of the same point size have a common baseline. 2. a design of type that provides room on the body for accommodation of descenders of all standard type of the same point size. Cf. art lining,… …

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  • 69standard — stand•ard [[t]ˈstæn dərd[/t]] n. 1) something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison 2) cvb an object regarded as the most common size or form of its kind 3) a rule or principle that is used as a basis for… …

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  • 70standard lining — Print. 1. a system for aligning type so that all fonts of the same point size have a common baseline. 2. a design of type that provides room on the body for accommodation of descenders of all standard type of the same point size. Cf. art lining,… …

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