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61Conjugate diameters — Diameter Di*am e*ter, n. [F. diam[ e]tre, L. diametros, fr. Gr. ?; dia through + ? measure. See {Meter}.] 1. (Geom.) (a) Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated …
62conjugate acid — a chemical species that is formed from its conjugate base by addition of a proton, e.g., ammonium (NH4+) is the conjugate acid of ammonia (NH3) …
63conjugate base — a chemical species that is formed from its conjugate acid by removal of a proton; e.g., acetate (CH3COO−) is the conjugate base of acetic acid (CH3COOH) …
64conjugate axis — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… …
65Conjugate focus — Focus Fo cus (f[=o] k[u^]s), n.; pl. E. {Focuses} (f[=o] k[u^]s*[e^]z), L. {Foci} (f[=o] s[imac]). [L. focus hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. {Curfew}, {Fuel}, {Fusil} the firearm.] 1. (Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet,… …
66Conjugate method — The conjugate method is a multi faceted method of rotating and linking special exercises that are close in nature to one another. Description of the method The most common template for this method revolves around three methods of weight training… …
67conjugate acid — noun Any compound, of general formula HX, which can be transformed into a conjugate base X by the loss of a proton …
68conjugate base — noun Any compound, of general formula X, which can be transformed into a conjugate acid HX by the gain of a proton. ;Examples ,Cl rarr; HCl ,HSO rarr; HSO ,NH rarr; NH …
69conjugate diameter obstetric — the shortest anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet; the distance from a point 1 cm. below the top of the pubis to the tip of the sacral promontory, measuring 11 to 13 cm. in the normal pelvis. So called because it is intimately concerned… …
70conjugate diameter of pelvis — 1. conjugata vera pelvis. 2. conjugate (def. 1) …
