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  • 91Philips — (Филипс) Royal Philips Electronics, история создания компании Philips Philips изменим жизнь к лучшему, руководство Philips, технологии компании Philips, телевизоры Philips, домашние кинотеатры Philips, бритвы Philips, пылесосы Philips, лампы… …

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  • 92soil — soil, dirty, sully, tarnish, foul, befoul, smirch, besmirch, grime, begrime can all mean to make or become unclean. Soil basically implies fundamental defilement or pollution (as of the mind or spirit) {why war soils and disarranges whatever it… …

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  • 93brownout — /ˈbraʊnaʊt/ (say brownowt) noun 1. Medicine a dimming of the vision, often accompanied by a brownish hue, as a result of loss of blood pressure or restriction of the blood supply to the brain. 2. a partial blackout, resulting in a dimming of… …

  • 94black out — {v.} 1. To darken by putting out or dimming lights, * /In some plays the stage is blacked out for a short time and the actors speak in darkness./ * /In wartime, cities are blacked out to protect against bombing from planes./ 2. To prevent or… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 95black out — {v.} 1. To darken by putting out or dimming lights, * /In some plays the stage is blacked out for a short time and the actors speak in darkness./ * /In wartime, cities are blacked out to protect against bombing from planes./ 2. To prevent or… …

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  • 96Dim — Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimming}.] 1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse. [1913 Webster] A king among his courtiers …

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  • 97Dimmed — Dim Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimming}.] 1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse. [1913 Webster] A king among his… …

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  • 98amaurosis — noun (plural amauroses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek amaurōsis, literally, dimming, from amauroun to dim, from amauros dim Date: circa 1657 partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the …

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  • 99dim — I. adjective (dimmer; dimmest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dimm; akin to Old High German timber dark Date: before 12th century 1. a. emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light < dim stars > < a dim lamp > …

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  • 100Albedo — The albedo of an object is the extent to which it diffusely reflects light from the sun. It is therefore a more specific form of the term reflectivity. Albedo is defined asthe ratio of diffusely reflected to incident electromagnetic radiation. It …

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