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space probe collapse: a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation

Gemini collapse: the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20; a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini

spacecraft collapse: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

probe collapse: an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"; question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"

satellite collapse: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon; any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star; a person who follows or serves another; surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities"; broadcast or disseminate via satellite

Apollo collapse: (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

factitious collapse: not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

half life collapse: the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)

insemination collapse: the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female; the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

lodestone collapse: a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

synthetic collapse: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions; of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"; systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words; involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch; not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will

self-conscious collapse: excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"; aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter

stagy collapse: having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics"

sorghum collapse: made from juice of sweet sorghum; economically important Old World tropical cereal grass

saccharin collapse: a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

rainmaker collapse: American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain; executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm

histrionic collapse: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

sibilation collapse: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

nasalization collapse: the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

mannered collapse: having unnatural mannerisms; "brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom"

magnet collapse: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

respiration collapse: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs; a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"

iron lung collapse: respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

cistern collapse: an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater; a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet

lagoon collapse: a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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