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lighting collapse: the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting"; apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

irradiation collapse: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus; the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background; (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex; the condition of being exposed to radiation

radiation collapse: the act of spreading outward from a central source; a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain; the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats; energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles; the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

oxygen collapse: a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

enlightenment collapse: education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge; a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

highlight collapse: an area of lightness in a picture; the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"; apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

nitrogen collapse: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

carbon dioxide collapse: a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis

ethyl collapse: the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom

contrast collapse: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"; put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"; to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

gasoline collapse: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

kerosene collapse: a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

paraffin collapse: (British usage) kerosine; from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings

pneumatics collapse: the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

peat collapse: partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

propane collapse: colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

natural gas collapse: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes

octane collapse: any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

self-winding collapse: designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"

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