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21Shape factor (image analysis and microscopy) — Shape factors are dimensionless quantities used in image analysis and microscopy that numerically describe the shape of a particle, independent of its size. Shape factors are calculated from measured dimensions, such as diameter, chord lengths,… …
22crimp — crimp1 crimper, n. /krimp/, v.t. 1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy. 2. to curl (hair), esp. with the use of a curling iron. 3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something. 4. to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder:… …
23textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
24wave — waveless, adj. wavelessly, adv. wavingly, adv. wavelike, adj. /wayv/, n., v., waved, waving. n. 1. a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. 2. any surging or progressing movement …
25curliness — noun (of hair) a tendency to curl • Syn: ↑waviness • Ant: ↑straightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wavy (for: ↑waviness), ↑curly …
26beat — Undulation Un du*la tion, n. [Cf. F. ondulation.] 1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound. [1913 Webster] 2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.… …
27Undulation — Un du*la tion, n. [Cf. F. ondulation.] 1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound. [1913 Webster] 2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. Evelyn. [1913… …
28undulation — noun Date: 1646 1. a. a rising and falling in waves b. a wavelike motion to and fro in a fluid or elastic medium propagated continuously among its particles but with little or no permanent translation of the particles in the direction of the… …
29wavy — adjective (wavier; est) Date: circa 1586 1. rising or swelling in waves; also abounding in waves < wavy hair > 2. moving with an undulating motion ; fluctuating; also marked by wavering < wavy lines > 3. marked by undula …
30wave — I. verb (waved; waving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wæfan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to motion with the… …
