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septum collapse: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities; a partition or wall especially in an ovary

disgust collapse: strong feelings of dislike; cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"; fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"

coma collapse: a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury; (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed; a usually terminal tuft of hairs especially on a seed

gyroscope collapse: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

misfortune collapse: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event; an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

stabilizer collapse: a device for making something stable; airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft; a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

jiggle collapse: move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

grove collapse: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth; a small growth of trees without underbrush

tuft collapse: a bunch of feathers or hair; a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

neutralize collapse: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"; make incapable of military action; get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"; make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"

vibrate collapse: shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

acculturation collapse: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure; all the knowledge and values shared by a society

tragedy collapse: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

short circuit collapse: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

bombshell collapse: an explosive bomb or artillery shell; a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell"; an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell"

nationalization collapse: changing something from private to state ownership or control; the action of rendering national in character; the action of forming or becoming a nation

moderator collapse: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence; someone who presides over a forum or debate; in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly; any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

resonance collapse: the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities; a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system; an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

radio wave collapse: an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m

wavelength collapse: the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave; a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength"

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