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 agouti agouti /əˈɡuːti/

noun

  1. Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food  ( agouti , Dasyprocta aguti )
    agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food


 cogwheel cogwheel /ˈkɒɡwiːl/

noun

  1. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion  ( cogwheel , gear wheel , geared wheel , gear )
    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion


 sludge sludge /ˈslʌdʒ/

noun

  1. () The precipitate produced by sewage treatment  ( sludge )
    the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
       The industrial plant generates sludge as a byproduct that requires proper disposal.
    The industrial plant generates sludge as a byproduct that requires proper disposal.
  2. Any thick, viscous matter  ( goo [Informal] , gook [Informal] , goop [Informal, N. American] , guck [Informal, N. American] , gunk [Informal] , muck , ooze , slime , sludge )
    any thick, viscous matter


 index of refraction index of refraction /ˈɪndɛks əv rɪˈfrækʃən/

noun

  1. The ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium  ( index of refraction , refractive index )
    the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium


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