to penetrate through something

  • 31pierce — [pirs] vt. pierced, piercing [ME percen < OFr percer < VL * pertusiare < L pertusus, pp. of pertundere, to thrust through < per, through + tundere, to strike < IE base * (s)teu , to push > STOCK] 1. to pass into or through as a… …

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  • 32Empedocles — M.R.Wright INTRODUCTION Empedocles was a native of Acragas (Agrigento) in Sicily, a Doric colony founded on the south coast of the island in the sixth century BC, which soon grew to rival Syracuse in its prosperity. A line of temples, many of… …

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  • 33pierc´er — pierce «peers, pihrs», verb, pierced, pierc|ing. –v.t. 1. to make a hole in; bore into or through: »to pierce leather with an awl. A nail pierced the tire of our car. SYNONYM(S): prick, perforate. 2. to go into; go through: » …

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  • 34pierce — [[t]pɪərs[/t]] v. pierced, pierc•ing 1) to penetrate (something), as a pointed object does 2) to make a hole or opening in; perforate 3) to make (a hole or opening) by or as if by boring or perforating 4) to force or make a way into or through: a …

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  • 36pierce — verb (pierced; piercing) Etymology: Middle English percen, from Anglo French percer, from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, from Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere to perforate, from per through + tundere to beat more at per , contusion Date:… …

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  • 39Anomaly (Primeval) — Anomalies are fictional phenomena which occur in the science fiction television series Primeval and are a type of time portal. The anomaly is shown as an orb of fractured reflective or refractive triangles in the air, much like shards of broken… …

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  • 40Metering pump — A metering pump is a pump used to pump liquids at adjustable flow rates which are precise when averaged over time. Delivery of fluids in precise adjustable flow rates is sometimes called metering. The term metering pump is based on the… …

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