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safety factor |
Noun
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the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use |
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signal-to-noise ratio |
Noun
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the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity |
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signal-to-noise |
Noun
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the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity |
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signal/noise ratio |
Noun
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the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity |
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signal/noise |
Noun
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the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity |
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S/N |
Noun
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the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity |
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stoichiometry |
Noun
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(chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers) |
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subpart |
Noun
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a part of a part |
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span loading |
Noun
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the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan |
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steprelationship |
Noun
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a family relationship by virtue of remarriage |
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subjunctive mood |
Noun
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a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible |
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sine |
Noun
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ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle |
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southeast by east |
Noun
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the compass point that is one point east of southeast |
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synchronism |
Noun
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the relation that exists when things occur at the same time |
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synchrony |
Noun
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the relation that exists when things occur at the same time |
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synchronicity |
Noun
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the relation that exists when things occur at the same time |
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synchroneity |
Noun
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the relation that exists when things occur at the same time |
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simple closed curve |
Noun
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a closed curve that does not intersect itself |
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spherical angle |
Noun
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an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles |
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solid angle |
Noun
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an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex) |
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straight line |
Noun
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a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction |
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scale of measurement |
Noun
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an ordered reference standard |
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salient angle |
Noun
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an angle pointing outward |
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semicircle |
Noun
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a plane figure with the shape of half a circle |
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swirl |
Noun
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the shape of something rotating rapidly |
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swirl |
Verb
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flow in a circular current, of liquids |
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swirl |
Verb
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turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
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sliding scale |
Noun
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a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index |
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standard of measurement |
Noun
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accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
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scalene triangle |
Noun
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a triangle with no two sides of equal length |
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spheroid |
Noun
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a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes |
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spherule |
Noun
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a small sphere |
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spherical polygon |
Noun
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a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles |
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spherical triangle |
Noun
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a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles |
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solid figure |
Noun
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a three-dimensional shape |
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subfigure |
Noun
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a figure that is a part of another figure |
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sag |
Noun
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a shape that sags |
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sag |
Verb
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to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness |
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sag |
Verb
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to cause to sag |
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symbiosis |
Noun
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the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent |
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sinuosity |
Noun
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having curves |
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sinuousness |
Noun
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having curves |
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schemozzle |
Noun
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(Yiddish) a confused situation or affair |
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shemozzle |
Noun
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(Yiddish) a confused situation or affair |
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sympatry |
Noun
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the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding |
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sine curve |
Noun
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the curve of y=sin x |
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size of it |
Noun
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the actual state of affairs |
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spuriousness |
Noun
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state of lacking genuineness |
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square one |
Noun
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the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail |
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status quo |
Noun
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the existing state of affairs |