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medallion collapse: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"; any of various large ancient Greek coins

monad collapse: (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan); a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive; (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

calorie collapse: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure; a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food

quotation collapse: the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"; a passage or expression that is quoted or cited; a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

kilometer collapse: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

excerpt collapse: a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"; take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

chemical element collapse: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

elementary particle collapse: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

lumen collapse: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"; a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions

lux collapse: a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle

brigade collapse: army unit smaller than a division; form or unite into a brigade

phalanx collapse: any of the bones of the fingers or toes; a body of troops in close array; any closely ranked crowd of people

battalion collapse: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies; a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"

item collapse: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"; (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla

task force collapse: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective; a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

hypostasis collapse: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality; any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united; the accumulation of blood in an organ; the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

light meter collapse: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

citation collapse: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948; a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding; an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement; a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"; (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

subpoena collapse: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court; serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

platoon collapse: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant; a team of policemen working under the military platoon system; a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"

squadron collapse: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group; a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms; a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

constituent collapse: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction; a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

garnishment collapse: a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee

materiality collapse: the quality of being physical; consisting of matter; relevance requiring careful consideration

regiment collapse: army unit smaller than a division; assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"; subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"; form (military personnel) into a regiment

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