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 computerized tomography computerized tomography /kəmˈpjuːtəraɪzd təˈmɑɡrəfi/

noun

  1. A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis  ( CAT , computed axial tomography , computed tomography , computerized axial tomography , computerized tomography , CT , computerised axial tomography [British] , computerised tomography [British] )
    a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis


 altercation altercation /ˌɔːltərˈkeɪʃən/

noun

  1. () Noisy quarrel  ( affray , fracas , altercation )
    noisy quarrel
      The altercation in the bar was quickly diffused by the bouncer.
    The altercation in the bar was quickly diffused by the bouncer.


 geometrid moth geometrid moth /dʒiːˈɒmɪtrɪd mɒθ/

noun

  1. Slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms  ( geometrid , geometrid moth )
    slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms


 relativity relativity /ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti/

noun

  1. The quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else  ( relativity )
    the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else
  2. (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts  ( Einstein's theory of relativity , relativity , relativity theory , theory of relativity )
    (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts


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