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sportscast collapse: a broadcast of sports news or commentary; broadcast a sports event

planetarium collapse: an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems; an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome; a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling

electronics collapse: the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

sonar collapse: a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

radiator collapse: a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan; heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings; any object that radiates energy

observatory collapse: a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena

scoreboard collapse: a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)

microdot collapse: photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)

sextant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant; a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

television collapse: a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points; broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs

studio collapse: workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"; workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

quasar collapse: a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts

pulsar collapse: a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation

nova collapse: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

supernova collapse: a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

frequency band collapse: a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)

hookup collapse: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose; a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"

direction finder collapse: radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

receiver collapse: set that receives radio or tv signals; a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

ham collapse: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked); an unskilled actor who overacts; a licensed amateur radio operator; (Old Testament) son of Noah

amalgam collapse: a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"; an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams

cabinet collapse: a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display; housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television; a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock; persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

monitor collapse: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles; a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble; electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions; display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor; an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac; keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

radar collapse: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

phonograph record collapse: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

Hyades collapse: (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward

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