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• cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency
Example sentence • The synchrotron radiation produced by synchrotrons is used in various fields, including physics, chemistry, and biology.
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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • I have tons of homework to do tonight.
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• women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Example sentence • She wore a pair of black nylons with her new dress.
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• an elementary particle with negative charge
Example sentence • The movement of electrons creates an electric current.
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• (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
Example sentence • I have a collection of music icons on my computer.
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• a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
Example sentence • The transmission of information between neurons is crucial for proper brain function.
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• an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
Example sentence • The nucleus of an atom contains neutrons and protons.
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• a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
Example sentence • The camera detects photons and converts them into images.
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• a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
Example sentence • The atomic number represents the number of protons in an atom.
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• a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
Example sentence • Scientists study the behavior of pions to understand fundamental forces in the universe.
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• a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
Example sentence • She sewed the buttons onto the shirt.
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• the area in which something exists or lives
Example sentence • She enjoys exploring the environs of her new neighborhood.
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• a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
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• a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
Example sentence • The pons is a structure found in the brainstem.
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• women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Example sentence • She colored the picture using bright rayons .
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• (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy
Example sentence • The king's army consisted of a thousand myrmidons .
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• United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
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• conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
Example sentence • One of the cons of living in a big city is the high cost of living.
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• any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
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• a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
Example sentence • The Greek tragedies were full of intense emotional agons .
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• an airfoil that controls lateral motion
Example sentence • The pilot adjusted the ailerons to control the roll of the aircraft.
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Example sentence • The aleurons in rice contain enzymes that help break down starches.
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• (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
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• a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
Example sentence • The choir sang the antiphons during the church service.
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Example sentence • The behavior of anyons is governed by exotic quantum statistics.
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• a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
Example sentence • The use of argons in lighting fixtures can help produce a bright and clear light.
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• long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Example sentence • Damaged axons can lead to impaired nerve function.
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Example sentence • The azlons in this sweater are soft and comfortable against the skin.
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• A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
Example sentence • He played the barytons beautifully at the concert.
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• a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
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• accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
Example sentence • In particle accelerators, betatrons are commonly used for electron acceleration.
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Example sentence • The workers poured betons to construct the foundation of the building.
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• a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
Example sentence • Scientists at the laboratory are developing new bevatrons for particle acceleration experiments.
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• A garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband
Example sentence • I bought two blousons for the winter season.
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• a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
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• a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
Example sentence • I bought a box of delicious bonbons for my friend's birthday.
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• a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
Example sentence • The borons in the periodic table are grouped with metals.
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• any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
Example sentence • In quantum mechanics, bosons follow Bose-Einstein statistics.
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• state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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• a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Example sentence • He enjoys playing traditional bourdons on his accordion.
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• an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
Example sentence • Scientists are studying ways to optimize the performance of cyclotrons .
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• radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Example sentence • I bought three daikons from the farmer's market.
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