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91Continuous slowing down approximation range — The CSDA range is a very close approximation to the average path length traveled by a charged particle as it slows down to rest, calculated in the continuous slowing down approximation. In this approximation, the rate of energy loss at every… …
92pull-down menu — menu men u (m[e^]n y[=oo]), n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th {Minute}.] 1. The details of a banquet; a list of the dishes served at a meal, whether or not one has a choice. [PJC] 2. Any list of objects, activities, etc. from which to… …
93To bring down the house — House House (hous), n.; pl. {Houses}. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s; akin to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel. h?s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See {Hide}, and cf. {Hoard} …
94slim down — verb To reduce ones weight; to become thinner. Syn: lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, thin Ant: gain, put on …
95melt down — Synonyms and related words: colliquate, concentrate, cut, decoagulate, decoct, defrost, deliquesce, dissolve, distill, essentialize, express, fluidify, fluidize, flux, fuse, hold in solution, infuse, leach, liquefy, liquesce, liquidize, lixiviate …
96water down — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dilute, restrict, cut, thin, make weaker, make less potent, make less effective; see also weaken 2 …
97wear down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become worn] Syn. wear out, get thin, get worn out; see decrease 1 , waste 3 . 2. [To make weary] Syn. exhaust, get the better of, reduce, beat; see defeat 1 , 3 , tire 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To diminish the …
98watered-down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture: dilute, thin, washy, waterish, watery, weak. See STRONG …
99slim down — verb take off weight • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑melt off, ↑lose weight, ↑slim, ↑slenderize, ↑thin • Ant: ↑gain (for: ↑ …
100ALPHABET, HEBREW — The origin of alphabetic script has always been a subject of human curiosity. According to Greek mythology, script was brought to Greece from Phoenicia. This tradition was accepted by the Greek and Roman writers, some of whom developed it even… …
