9 9 /naɪn/

adjective

1. () Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten  ( ix , 9 , nine )
   denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten
     There were nine flowers in the vase.
   There were nine flowers in the vase.
   

noun

1. () The cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one  ( ennead , IX , Nina from Carolina , 9 , nine , niner )
   the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
    My little sister is nine years old
   My little sister is nine years old
   
   

 Gell-Mann Gell-Mann /ɡɛlˈmæn/

noun

1. United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929)  ( Gell-Mann , Murray Gell-Mann )
   United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929)
   
   

 pterygium pterygium /tɛˈrɪdʒiəm/

noun

1. () Either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula  ( pterygium )
   either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula
    He went to the ophthalmologist to get his pterygium examined.
   He went to the ophthalmologist to get his pterygium examined.
   
   

 translation translation /trænˈsleɪʃən/

noun

1. () A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language  ( interlingual rendition , rendering , version , translation )
   a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
   
2. () The act of changing in form, shape or appearance  ( transformation , translation )
   the act of changing in form, shape or appearance
    A photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
   a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface
   
3. () A uniform movement without rotation  ( translation )
   a uniform movement without rotation
   
4. The act of uniform movement  ( translation , displacement )
   the act of uniform movement
    The boat's displacement caused ripples in the water.
   The boat's displacement caused ripples in the water.
   
   
5. Rewording something in less technical terminology  ( translation )
   rewording something in less technical terminology
   
6. (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm  ( translation )
   (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
   
7. (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same  ( translation )
   (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
    In geometry, a translation moves every point of an object a certain distance in a certain direction.
   In geometry, a translation moves every point of an object a certain distance in a certain direction.