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armored scale
armored scale
/ˈɑrmərd skeɪl/
noun
[American]
Insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
(
armored scale
[American]
,
armoured scale
[Canadian, British]
)
insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
The plant was infested with armored scale, insects that have a protective wax covering.
The plant was infested with armored scale, insects that have a protective wax covering.
gun pendulum
gun pendulum
/ɡʌn ˈpɛndʒʊləm/
noun
A ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
(
gun pendulum
)
a ballistic pendulum consisting of a suspended gun; the velocity of a projectile in the bore of a gun can be measured by the recoil when the gun is discharged
Scientists of the past would use a gun pendulum to measure the velocity of projectiles.
Scientists of the past would use a gun pendulum to measure the velocity of projectiles.
nerve tissue
nerve tissue
/nɝːv ˈtɪʃuː/
noun
Tissue composed of neurons
(
nerve tissue
,
nervous tissue
)
tissue composed of neurons
von Neumann machine
von Neumann machine
/fɔn ˈnɔɪmən məˈʃiːn/
noun
Any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues
(
von Neumann machine
)
any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues
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