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Topology

The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place.

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Anatomy 76% connected

The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dis…

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Configuration 76% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Constellation 76% connected

A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage,…

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Topography 76% connected

The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in min…

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Bus 76% connected

An omnibus.

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Loop 76% connected

A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

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Mesh 76% connected

The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.

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Star 76% connected

One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.

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Geographics noun · 86% connection

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

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Geography noun · 86% connection

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

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Physiography noun · 86% connection

the study of physical features of the earth's surface

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Air noun · 85% connection

the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"

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Atmosphere noun · 85% connection

the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"

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biosphere noun · 85% connection

the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

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Hydrosphere noun · 85% connection

the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor

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El Nino noun · 78% connection

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas ti…

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Mathematical space noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensiona…

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Oceanography noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Oceanology noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Topological space noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensiona…

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Wedge sum noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a one-point union of a family of topological spaces.; "The wedge sum of n circles is often called a bouquet of circles,…

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Metric space noun · 78% connection

a set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and sati…

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Agriculture noun · 78% connection

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

Used in the same subject area: Geography, Economic geography.
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Alleviation noun · 78% connection

the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

Used in the same subject area: Geography, Physical geography.
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Culture noun · 78% connection

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…

Used in the same subject area: Geography, Human geography.
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Dry land noun · 78% connection

the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several min…

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Accede verb · 78% connection

To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Allegory noun · 78% connection

A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Association noun · 78% connection

The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.

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Associative adjective · 78% connection

Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty.

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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

An application of chemical theory and method to the consideration of some particular subject; as, the chemistry of iron; the chemistry…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Computer memory noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Computer storage noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Confabulation noun · 78% connection

(psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered

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Constitutional psychology noun · 78% connection

(Psychology) a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of their physique (somatot…

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Examine verb · 78% connection

To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry…

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Exempt adjective · 78% connection

Free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free;…

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Fugue noun · 78% connection

dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Memento noun · 78% connection

A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Memoirs noun · 78% connection

A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in f…

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Memorial adjective · 78% connection

Mnemonic; assisting the memory.

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Memory noun · 78% connection

The time within which past events can be or are remembered; as, within the memory of man.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, assisting, memory, associating, subject.
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Memory board noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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