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adjective
- of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism
a recorder
- having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull
- determined by earth's magnetic fields
north
- having an extraordinary ability to attract
He has a personality.
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magnetic compass |
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noun
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(military)(nautical) An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth"s magnetic field at the point of observation.
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Magnetic North |
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noun — spelled magnetic north in non-geographical use
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(geography) At a given point, the direction in which the Magnetic North Pole of the earth lies.
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mesa |
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noun
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Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges
- " A few more miles of hot sand and gravel and red stone brought us around a low mesa to the Little Colorado."
- A city in Maricopa County, Arizona; the second largest city in the metropolitan area of Phoenix and the third largest city in Arizona.
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Moor |
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noun
- One of a mixed race of Arab and Berber people inhabiting north-west Africa who follow Islam.
- A member of this race that occupied Spain from the 8th to the 15th centuries.
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morphology |
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noun (morphologi, es, -)
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(countable) The form and structure of something.
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(countable) A description of the form and structure of something.
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(uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function.
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(geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
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(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
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(linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words.
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mountain |
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noun
- A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land.
- A large amount.
- There's still a of work to do.
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mountain range |
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noun
- A series of adjoin, adjoining mountains, often in a line.
- A series of lines of mountains.
- We hiked through the Andes .
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mouth |
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noun
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(anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
"Open your and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.
- The end of a river out of which water flows.
- An outlet, aperture or orifice.
The of a cave
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(slang) A loud or overly talkative person.
My kid sister is a real ; she never shuts up.
verb
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(transitive) To speak about something.
He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.
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(transitive) To make the actions of speech, without producing sound.
The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.
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(transitive) To pick up or handle with the lips or mouth, but not chew or swallow.
The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.
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multiplex |
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noun (multiplex, es)
- a building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently
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hence, a large cinema complex comprising of many (e.g. more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres.
verb (multipexes, multiplexing, multiplexed)
- interleave several activities
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(computing) a device that combines several electrical signals into a single signal
adjective
- comprising several interleaved parts
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