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detector collapse: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner; electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity; rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

calorie collapse: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure; a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food

mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

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

room temperature collapse: the normal temperature of room in which people live

subtropical collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"

tropical collapse: of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"; characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense; relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"; of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic; "tropical year"

thermal collapse: rising current of warm air; caused by or designed to retain heat; "a thermal burn"; "thermal underwear"; of or relating to a hot spring; "thermal water"; relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight"

equatorial collapse: a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it; of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa"; of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator; "equatorial heat"; of or relating to or at an equator; "equatorial diameter"

amplifier collapse: electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it

radio receiver collapse: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

glass collapse: a container for holding liquids while drinking; glassware collectively; "She collected old glass"; the quantity a glass will hold; a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure; put in a glass container; enclose with glass; "glass in a porch"; scan (game in the forest) with binoculars; furnish with glass; "glass the windows"

lukewarm collapse: moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water"

summery collapse: belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; "summery weather"; "summery dresses"

aestival collapse: (rare) of or occurring in summer; "the sky was a burnished aestival blue"; "estival winds"

temperate collapse: not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"; (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"

generator collapse: engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction; an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas; an electronic device for producing a signal voltage; someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints"

component collapse: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"; an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

warmth collapse: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"

mild collapse: moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

parts collapse: the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years"

relay collapse: the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"; electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit; a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals; a crew of workers who relieve another crew; pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"; control or operate by relay

tube collapse: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases; electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope; (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure; place or enclose in a tube; ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"; convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail"; provide with a tube or insert a tube into

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