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41glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… …
42Hooke's law — Physics. the law stating that the stress on a solid substance is directly proportional to the strain produced, provided the stress is less than the elastic limit of the substance. [1850 55; named after R. HOOKE who formulated it] * * * ▪ physics… …
43Buruli ulcer — A disorder caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans that starts as a painless swelling in the skin, most commonly in the limbs (the arms and legs) and causes severely deforming ulcers. Complications include loss of organs such as the eye… …
44Ulcer, Buruli — A disorder caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans that starts as a painless swelling in the skin, most commonly in the limbs (the arms and legs) and causes severely deforming ulcers. Complications include loss of organs such as the eye… …
45Yaws — A common chronic infectious disease that occurs mainly in the warm humid regions of the tropics with characteristic bumps on the skin of the face, hands, feet and genital area. Almost all cases of yaws are in children under 15 years of age. The… …
46Amorphism — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of form. < N PARAG:Amorphism >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 amorphism amorphism informity Sgm: N 1 unlicked cub unlicked cub Sgm: N 1 rudis indigestaque moles rudis indigestaque moles Sgm: N 1 disorder disorder &c. 59 …
47elastic — adj 1 Elastic, resilient, springy, flexible, supple are comparable when they mean able to endure strain (as extension, compression, twisting, or bending) without being permanently affected or injured. Elastic and resilient are both general and… …
48deformation — de•for•ma•tion [[t]ˌdi fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɛf ər [/t]] n. 1) the act of deforming; distortion; disfigurement 2) the result of deforming; change of form, esp. for the worse 3) an altered form • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L de for•ma′tion•al, adj …
49deformation — /difɔˈmeɪʃən/ (say deefaw mayshuhn) noun 1. the act of deforming; distortion; disfigurement. 2. the result of deforming; change of form, especially for the worse. 3. a change in the shape or dimensions of a body resulting from stress; strain. 4.… …
50deformation — [dē΄fôr mā′shən, def΄ərmā′shən] n. [ME deformacioun < L deformatio] 1. a deforming or being deformed 2. the result of deforming; disfigurement 3. a change in form for the worse 4. Physics a) the changing of form or shape, as by stress …
