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  • 51Arnold's Giant Tortoise — Taxobox name = Arnold s Giant Tortoise status = EW status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Testudines subordo = Cryptodira familia = Testudinidae genus = Dipsochelys species = D. arnoldi binomial =… …

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  • 52Pirani gauge — The Pirani gauge is a robust thermal conductivity gauge used for the measurement of the pressures in vacuum systems. It was invented in 1906 by Marcello Pirani. ConstructionThe Pirani gauge consists of a metal filament (usually platinum)… …

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  • 53LI-900 — is a type of Reusable Surface Insulation Tile developed and manufactured by Lockheed Missiles and Space Company in Sunnyvale, California. It was designed for use on the Space Shuttle as part of its thermal protection system to minimize thermal… …

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  • 54Hadley cell — [had′lē] n. 〚after George Hadley (1685 1768), Eng meteorologist〛 Meteorol. an atmospheric convection pattern in which a current of hot equatorial air rises, divides, cools as it moves toward the poles, descends, and warms as it returns to the… …

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  • 55Homo sapiens — /hoh moh say pee euhnz/ 1. (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex… …

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  • 56cool — 1. adjective /kuːl/ a) Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. His proposals had a cool reception. b) Allowing or suggesting heat relief In control as always, he came up with a cool plan …

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  • 57Arnold's giant tortoise — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 58gigantothermy — /dʒaɪˈgæntoʊθɜmi/ (say juy gantohthermee) noun the system by which a large animal regulates its body heat, being better able, by virtue of its volume to surface area ratio, to gain and lose heat more slowly than a smaller animal which has… …

  • 59cool — [adj1] cold, nippy air conditioned, algid, arctic, biting, chill, chilled, chilling, chilly, coldish, frigid, frore, frosty, gelid, hawkish, nipping, refreshing, refrigerated, shivery, snappy, wintry; concept 605 Ant. hot, temperate, warm cool… …

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  • 60quench — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwencan; akin to Old English cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. put out, extinguish b. to put out the light or fire of < quench glowing coals with water&#8230; …

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