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numbers collapse: the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

quart collapse: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon; a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

lamp collapse: an artificial source of visible illumination; a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

icon collapse: a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church; (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

reappearance collapse: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"; the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet"

light bulb collapse: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity

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

glowworm collapse: the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

firefly collapse: nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs; tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

equipment collapse: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

oscillation collapse: (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean; the process of oscillating between states

radio transmitter collapse: transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals

firecracker collapse: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

surveyor collapse: an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures; someone who conducts a statistical survey

phosphor collapse: a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes

quantify collapse: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"; use as a quantifier

dip collapse: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms; a brief swim in water; a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow; a brief immersion; tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped; (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon; a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"; stain an object by immersing it in a liquid; go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"; scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"; immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"; place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax; dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"; slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"; appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"; lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

triangulate collapse: composed of or marked with triangles; survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"; measure by using trigonometry; "triangulate the angle"; divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"

dyne collapse: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

dial collapse: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours; a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called; the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments; the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning; choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"; operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"

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

kilowatt hour collapse: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

evaluate collapse: form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

detritus collapse: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

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