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Redshift
Redshift In astronomy, when matter moves away from an observation point, its light spectrum displays a redshift. A redshift is one type of Doppler effect. Named for Austrian physicist Christian Johann Doppler (1803–1853), this principle states that if a light (or sound) source is moving away... Read more |
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grunt
grunt common name for members of the family Pomadasyidae, carnivorous fish of warm seas, most species of which are small and brightly colored. They are sound-producers, creating their noises by grinding their pharyngeal teeth together. Croakers , which belong to another family, are also... Read more |
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Tampa Red
Tampa Red Slide guitar For the Record… Selected discography Sources Though not widely known or listened to in the 1990s, Tampa Red is one of the seminal figures in blues history. His career spanned the 26 years from 1928 to 1954, the Golden Age of the blues. He cut nearly 230 sides... Read more |
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blue ensign
blue ensign. When the division of the British fleet by squadronal colours was abolished in 1864, the blue ensign was reserved for naval auxiliary vessels. Owners of yachts registered with certain yacht clubs are granted permission by the British Admiralty to fly the blue ensign. It is then... Read more |
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four
four four-colour problem a mathematical problem to prove that any plane map can be coloured with only four colours so that no two same-coloured regions have a common boundary.four eyes see more than two two people are more observant than one alone (compare two heads are better than one). The saying... Read more |
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primary colour
primary colour any of a group of colours from which all other colours can be obtained by mixing. The primary colours for pigments are red, blue, and yellow. The primary additive colours for light are red, green, and blue; the primary subtractive colours (which give the primary additive colours when... Read more |
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blue jay
blue jay common name for a familiar bird ( Cyanocitta cristata ) of central and E North America, allied to the crow, the raven, and the magpie, belonging to the family Corvidae. Almost a foot (30 cm) long, it is handsome and conspicuous. Its upper parts, including the crest, are grayish violet... Read more |
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broad pennant
broad pennant, a swallow-tailed pennant, flown from the masthead, and in most navies the distinguishing flag of a commodore. In Britain, until 1864, there were three qualities of broad pennants, red, white, and blue, indicating the commodores of the first, second, and third class and corresponding... Read more |
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hawthorn
hawthorn any species of the genus Crataegus of the family Rosaceae ( rose family), shrubs and trees widely distributed in north temperate climates and especially common in E North America. They usually have thorns, clusters of white (rarely rose-colored) flowers in the spring, and colorful... Read more |
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