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21seafloor spreading — Theory that oceanic crust forms along submarine mountain zones, known collectively as the oceanic ridge system, and spreads out laterally away from them. This idea, proposed by U.S. geophysicist Harry H. Hess (1906–1969) in 1960, was pivotal in… …
22let it all hang out — vb, exclamation to express oneself or otherwise behave without inhibitions, act without restraint. This euphemism became a catchphrase of the late 1960s counter culture, spreading with it from the USA to other English speaking areas …
23outspread — out•spread v. [[t]ˌaʊtˈsprɛd[/t]] n. [[t]ˈaʊtˌsprɛd[/t]] v. spread, spread•ing, n. 1) to spread or stretch out; extend 2) the act of spreading out 3) something that is spread out • Etymology: 1300–50 …
24Zophah — Spreading out, a son of Helem (1 Chr. 7:35), a chief of Asher …
25propagation of waves — spreading out of waves, outward movement of wave, expansion of waves …
26plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …
27Entropy (energy dispersal) — The thermodynamic concept of entropy can be described qualitatively as a measure of energy dispersal (energy distribution) at a specific temperature. Changes in entropy can be quantitatively related to the distribution or the spreading out of the …
28spread — [[t]spre̱d[/t]] ♦♦ spreads, spreading, spread 1) VERB If you spread something somewhere, you open it out or arrange it over a place or surface, so that all of it can be seen or used easily. [V n prep] She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it …
29GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …
30American Old West — Wild West redirects here. For other uses, see Wild West (disambiguation). For cultural influences and their development, see Western (genre). American Old West The …
