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  • 91unit — /ˈjunət / (say yoohnuht) noun 1. a single thing or person; any group of things or persons regarded as an individual. 2. one of the individuals or groups making up a whole, or into which a whole may be analysed. 3. any magnitude regarded as an… …

  • 92tumble home — I. intransitive verb : to incline inward above the waterline or greatest breadth : fall home compare batter III; used chiefly of the sides of a ship II. noun : a receding upward slope (as of a ship s sides) : an inclination inward from the… …

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  • 93Hull — Hull, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h[ u]lle covering, husk, case, h[ u]llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See {Hele}, v. t., {Hell}.] 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly… …

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  • 94Hull down — Hull Hull, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h[ u]lle covering, husk, case, h[ u]llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See {Hele}, v. t., {Hell}.] 1. The outer covering of anything,… …

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  • 95Hydrofoil — A hydrofoil is a boat with wing like foils mounted on struts below the hull. As the craft increases its speed the hydrofoils develop enough lift for the boat to become foilborne i.e. to raise the hull up and out of the water. This results in a… …

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  • 96Bessemer process — The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron. The process is named after its inventor, Henry Bessemer, who took out a patent on the process in 1855. The process was… …

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  • 97Castner process — The Castner process is a process for manufacturing sodium metal by electrolysis of molten sodium hydroxide at approximately 330°C. Below that temperature the melt would solidify, above the metal would start to dissolve in the melt.Process… …

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  • 98Model (manhwa) — Model Cover of the Tokyopop edition of Model vol. 1 (2008). Art by Lee So young. 모델 (Model) Genre …

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  • 99Grail (WildStorm) — Superherobox| caption=Artwork by Whilce Portacio comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Grail real name=Salvador Joel Alonday publisher=Wildstorm Productions debut= WildC.A.T.S. (Vol.1) #2 creators=Whilce Portacio alliance color=background …

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  • 100Ardagh Chalice — ▪ Irish ecclesiastical metalwork       large, two handled silver cup, decorated with gold, gilt bronze, and enamel, one of the best known examples of Irish ecclesiastical metalwork. It was discovered in 1868, together with a small bronze cup and… …

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