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Subnormal

That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.

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Abnormal 84% connected

Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.

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Abnormal 84% connected

Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Simple 76% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simpleton 76% connected

A person of weak intellect; a silly person.

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Acid-base balance noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Acid-base equilibrium noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Alignment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…

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Altitude noun · 78% connection

The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted…

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Anamorphosis noun · 78% connection

A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain poin…

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Arch noun · 78% connection

Any part of a curved line.

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of seria…

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Axial adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.

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Axially adverb · 78% connection

In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.

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Axis noun · 78% connection

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e.…

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Azimuth noun · 78% connection

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as…

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Cam noun · 78% connection

A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.

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Concave adjective · 78% connection

Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surfac…

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Counterbore noun · 78% connection

A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed re…

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Curvature noun · 78% connection

The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or surface from a rec…

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Elevation noun · 78% connection

The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piec…

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Eupnaea noun · 78% connection

Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal, in distinction from dyspnaea, in which the blood is insufficiently arte…

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Intercept verb · 78% connection

To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B.

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