cock-a-leekie
(ˌkɒk əˈli ki)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a soup of Scottish origin made with chicken broth, chicken, and leeks.
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standing wave
(ˈstæn dɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a wave in which each point on the wave has a constant amplitude, ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum, equal to the amplitude of the wave, at the antinodes.
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standing wave
(standing wave, stationary wave)
Princeton's WordNet
a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
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stationary wave
(standing wave, stationary wave)
Princeton's WordNet
a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
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dead
Webster Dictionary
lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc
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fluctuate
Webster Dictionary
to move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air
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frog legs
(frog legs)
Princeton's WordNet
hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken
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salad
Webster Dictionary
a dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad
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resurrection
Webster Dictionary
especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ; the general resurrection of all the dead at the Day of Judgment
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reckoning
Webster Dictionary
the calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation
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sound wave
(ˈsaʊndˌpruf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, esp. a wave producing an audible sensation.
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wavelength
(ˈweɪvˌgaɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.
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modulate
(ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cause the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (a carrier wave) to vary in accordance with a sound wave or other signal.
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carrier
(ˈkær i ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called carrier wave. the radio wave whose amplitude, frequency, or phase is to be varied or modulated to transmit a signal.
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permanent
(ˈpɜr mə nənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl set into the hair by the application of chemical preparations or heat and lasting for a number of months.
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superheterodyne
(ˌsu pərˈhɛt ər əˌdaɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
noting or pertaining to a method of receiving radio signals in which the heterodyne process is used to lower the frequency of an incoming modulated wave and the wave is then amplified and demodulated.
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rydberg constant
(rydberg, rydberg constant, rydberg unit)
Princeton's WordNet
a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element
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rydberg
(rydberg, rydberg constant, rydberg unit)
Princeton's WordNet
a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element
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rydberg unit
(rydberg, rydberg constant, rydberg unit)
Princeton's WordNet
a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element
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traveling wave
(traveling wave, travelling wave)
Princeton's WordNet
a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
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khirbet qumran
(ˈkɪər bɛt ˈkʊm rɑn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
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predicrotic
Webster Dictionary
a term applied to the pulse wave sometimes seen in a pulse curve or sphygmogram, between the apex of the curve and the dicrotic wave
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undulation
Webster Dictionary
a motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration
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dead
Webster Dictionary
unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade
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manes
Webster Dictionary
the benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors
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dead
Webster Dictionary
still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight
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beat
Webster Dictionary
a cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat
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dead
Webster Dictionary
wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works
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obituary
Webster Dictionary
a list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead
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dead
Webster Dictionary
sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty
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