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  • 11Physical compression — is the result of the subjection of a material to compressive stress, resulting in reduction of volume. The opposite of compression is tension. Explanation Compression has many implications in material science, physics and structural engineering,… …

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  • 12Gas stove — Many stoves use natural gas to provide heat. In cooking, a gas stove is a cooker which uses natural gas, propane, butane, liquefied petroleum gas or other flammable gas as a fuel source. Contents …

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  • 13Compression (physical) — Compression test on a universal testing machine Physical compression is the result of the subjection of a material to compressive stress, which results in reduction of volume as compared to an uncompressed but otherwise identical state. The… …

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  • 14compression — n. 1. Condensation, pressing together, squeezing, pinching, confining. 2. Tight closure, close shutting, firm closing. 3. Brevity, terseness, succinctness, pithiness, condensation, conciseness …

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  • 15Yahoo! — This article is about the corporation. For the search engine, see Yahoo! Search. For other uses, see Yahoo (disambiguation). Yahoo! Inc. Type Public Traded as NASDAQ:  …

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  • 16shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on …

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  • 17shut — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1 tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so as to block an aperture (shut the lid). b close or seal (a room, window, box, eye, mouth, etc.) by moving a door etc. (shut the box). 2 intr.… …

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  • 18Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer.       The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …

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  • 19shut — /shut/, v., shut, shutting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct. 2. to close the doors of (often fol. by up): to shut up a shop for the night. 3. to close (something) by bringing together or folding its… …

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  • 20Scouting in Connecticut — has gone through many organizational changes in its history. While having only eight counties, Connecticut has had 40 Boy Scout Councils since the Scouting movement began in 1910. In 1922, there were 17 separate Boy Scout Councils operating in… …

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