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  • 1Spherical trigonometry — Spherical triangle Spherical trigonometry is a branch of spherical geometry which deals with polygons (especially triangles) on the sphere and the relationships between the sides and the angles. This is of great importance for calculations in… …

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  • 2Spherical astronomy — or positional astronomy is the branch of astronomy that is used to determine the location of objects on the celestial sphere, as seen at a particular date, time, and location on the Earth. This is one of the oldest branches of astronomy. It… …

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  • 3Spherical wedge — Wedge Wedge (w[e^]j), n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. v[ae]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. {Wigg}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece of metal, or other… …

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  • 4half shell — 1. adjective Inexpensive; not overpriced.<!presumably an allusion to using clamshells as currency? 2. noun a) Any half of a roughly spherical like object; any dome shaped object. b) Either half of a clamshell especially when used to serve… …

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  • 5spherical wedge — noun : the portion of a sphere included between two half planes that intersect in a diameter …

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  • 6Zonal spherical function — In mathematics, a zonal spherical function or often just spherical function is a function on a locally compact group G with compact subgroup K (often a maximal compact subgroup) that arises as the matrix coefficient of a K invariant vector in an… …

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  • 7Combine (Half-Life) — The Combine The Combine clamp symbol, seen commonly throughout the series Series Half Life series First game Half Life 2 (2004) …

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  • 8Lemon tart — is a dessert dish, a variation of a tart. They have a normal, crimped, versatile pastry shell, while the filling is a basic variation of lemon paste.These mini pastries are made in three ways. One way is to have a half spherical pastry, and lemon …

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  • 9Containment building — NRC drawing of containment building. A containment building, in its most common usage, is a steel or reinforced concrete structure enclosing a nuclear reactor. It is designed, in any emergency, to contain the escape of radiation to a maximum… …

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  • 10gēu-, gǝu-, gū- (*sgēu-) —     gēu , gǝu , gū (*sgēu )     English meaning: to bend, curl; a kind of vessel     Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen, krũmmen, wolben”     Note: Root gēu , gǝu , gū : to bend, curl; a kind of vessel probably derived from Root (s)keu 2, (s)keu̯ǝ :… …

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