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nucleus collapse: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction; any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord; the positively charged dense center of an atom; (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

quiddity collapse: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

photon collapse: a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

aspiration collapse: a will to succeed; a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

prosody collapse: the study of poetic meter and the art of versification; the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

midmost collapse: the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"

egg collapse: animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds; oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food; coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel"; throw eggs at

peak collapse: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"; of a period of maximal use or demand or activity; "at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"; to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"

assimilation collapse: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance; a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound; the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another; the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

monogram collapse: a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing

median collapse: the value below which 50% of the cases fall; relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

marrow collapse: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones; large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins; very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones; any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

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

cerebrum collapse: anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

cerebellum collapse: a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

unaccented collapse: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"

unstressed collapse: not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"

quintessence collapse: the most typical example or representative of a type; the purest and most concentrated essence of something; the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

germ collapse: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

hypostasis collapse: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality; any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united; the accumulation of blood in an organ; the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

dorsal collapse: belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals"

scanning collapse: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission; the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer

tonal collapse: having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

diameter collapse: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference; a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)

alveolar collapse: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs; pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"

graph collapse: a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes; represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"; plot upon a graph

hub collapse: the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes; a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"

stressed collapse: bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"; suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"

phonemic collapse: of or relating to phonemes of a particular language; "phonemic analysis"; by phonemics; "phonemically transcribed"

voiced collapse: produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";

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