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121Transfix — In linguistic morphology, a transfix is a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word. The prototypical example comes from the Semitic languages, where nearly all word derivation and inflection involves the… …
122Drunken trees — Not to be confused with the floss silk tree, also known as the drunken tree or palo borracho. A drunken forest in Siberia caused by melting permafrost. NASA photo. Drunken trees, tilted trees, or a drunken forest, is a stand of trees displaced… …
123Tolstoj quadrangle — The Tolstoj quadrangle in the equatorial region of Mercury runs from 144 to 216° longitude and 25 to 25° latitude. It was provisionally called Tir , but renamed after Leo Tolstoy by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. [International… …
124Degasperis-Procesi equation — In mathematical physics, the Degasperis Procesi equation: displaystyle u t u {xxt} + 2kappa u x + 4u u x = 3 u x u {xx} + u u {xxx}is one of only two exactly solvable equations in the following family of third order, non linear, dispersive… …
125Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
126polymorphism — polymorphistic, adj. /pol ee mawr fiz euhm/, n. 1. the state or condition of being polymorphous. 2. Crystall. crystallization into two or more chemically identical but crystallographically distinct forms. 3. Biol. the existence of an organism in… …
127river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
128Discontinuity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Interrupted sequence. < N PARAG:Discontinuity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discontinuity discontinuity Sgm: N 1 disjunction disjunction &c. 44 Sgm: N 1 anacoluthon anacoluthon Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption break… …
