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projectile
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktɪl/ /pɹəˈdʒɛk.taɪl/

An object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.

amplifications
/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/

The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.

amplitude
/ˈæm.plɪ.tud/

The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.

piezometers
/ˌpaɪizoʊˈmiːtərz/

An instrument used to measure pressure.

archives
/ˈɑːrkaɪvz/ /ˈɑːrkɪvz/

Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.

floc
flocnoun
/flɑk/ /flɔk/

A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.

dissymmetry
/dɪˈsɪmətri/

Chirality

pelycosaur
/ˌpɛlɪkoʊˈsɔr/

Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.

forensic
forensicadjective
/fəˈɹɛn.sɪk/

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.

dowse
dowseverb
/daʊs/

To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

cord
cordnoun
/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/

The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.

ornithopters
/ɔːrnɪˈθɒptərz/

An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings.

silane
silanenoun
/ˈsaɪleɪn/ /ˈsɪleɪn/

Monosilane (SiH₄)

neutral
neutraladjective
/ˈnjuːtɹəl/ /ˈnuːtɹəl/

Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.

"The teacher's feedback on my essay was neutral; she didn't praise or criticize it. "

gall
gallnoun
/ɡɑl/

A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.

decerebrates
/diːˈserəbreɪts/ /dɪˈserəbreɪts/

To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.

dope
dopeverb
[dəʊp] [doʊp]

To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).

relatively
[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

defibrillation
/diːˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/

The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.

ultimate
ultimateadjective
/ˈʌltɪmɪt/ /ˈʌltəmɪt/

Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.

"an ultimate constituent of matter"