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bibliography collapse: a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

telemetry collapse: automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

gross national product collapse: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

asteroid collapse: any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter); shaped like a star

phenomenology collapse: a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

ontology collapse: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

sprinkler collapse: mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden

gastric juice collapse: digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase

voice collapse: a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"; the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"; the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"; the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"; something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"; a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"; (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"; (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes; give voice to; "He voiced his concern"; utter with vibrating vocal chords

doctrine collapse: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

inequality collapse: lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor"

watering can collapse: a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants

programmer collapse: a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

surveying collapse: the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"

aerosol collapse: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas); a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

cosmos collapse: any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals

aesthetics collapse: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"

message collapse: a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"; what a communication that is about something is about; send a message; "There is no messaging service at this company"; send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax"; send a message to; "She messaged the committee"

loudspeaker collapse: electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

tweeter collapse: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"

earphone collapse: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

Earth collapse: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"; the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"; hide in the earth like a hunted animal

punctuation collapse: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

preference collapse: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties); the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"; a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

situation collapse: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"; the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt; a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

instrumentation collapse: the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation; the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra

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