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Electric charge
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charge-coupled device
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Electrolyte tests
Electrolyte Tests Definition Electrolytes are positively and negatively charged molecules, called ions, that are found within cells, between cells, in the bloodstream, and in other fluids throughout the body. Electrolytes with a positive charge include sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium;... Read more |
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Julius
Julius in the New Testament, centurion in whose charge Paul was sent to Rome.... Read more |
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charge
charge property of matter that gives rise to all electrical phenomena (see electricity ). The basic unit of charge, usually denoted by e, is that on the proton or the electron ; that on the proton is designated as positive (+ e ) and that on the electron is designated as negative (- e ). All... Read more |
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electrostatics
electrostatics study of phenomena associated with charged bodies at rest (see charge ; electricity ). A charged body has an excess of positive or negative charges, a condition usually brought about by the transfer of electrons to or from the body. Such bodies exert forces on each other, as... Read more |
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depth charge
depth charge explosive device used against submarines and other underwater targets, either rolled into the water from rails on the stern of a ship or propelled from depth charge throwers. The charge is detonated by water pressure at a predetermined depth. It does not have to come into actual... Read more |
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Jean Antoine Nollet
Jean Antoine Nollet , 1700-1770, French clergyman, experimental physicist, and leading member of the Paris Academy of Science. He constructed one of the first electrometers and developed a theory of electrical attraction and repulsion that supposed the existence of a continuous flow of electrical... Read more |
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Picton
Picton, Canada, Chile, New Zealand 1. Canada (Ontario): founded as Hallowell in 1786 and subsequently renamed after Sir Thomas Picton (1758–1815), a British major general who commanded a division at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and was killed leading a charge.2. New Zealand (South... Read more |
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electricity
electricity class of phenomena arising from the existence of charge . The basic unit of charge is that on the proton or electron —the proton's charge is designated as positive while the electron's is negative. There are three basic systems of units used to measure electrical quantities,... Read more |
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Lancashire Hot Scots
...past five men to lead the Deepdale club, four of them have been Scots. Indeed, present...club's immortal Scots. One of about 103...contain at least one Scot. "We have had our...A total of ten Scots helped them to do...doing putting in ... |
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Scot loses out due to moment of 'stupidity'
...s Norman Wood made a charge up the leaderboard, moving...surged into a share of lead after finishing with four...Championship and into the lead. "It was a dream day...Davidson (8) and Allan Milne (12) - with a fine net...D J Davidon (8), A ... |
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Faced with a poser; Opening-day defeat isn't what Brown expected - but it's...
...competitive debut in charge. But, clutching two...threatened to take the lead again, only to be beaten...resigned in the wake of the Scots' failure to qualify...88, it was with 10 Scots in their side. They...including Tommy Muirhead, Scot ... |
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Grant, Forrest lead Scottish title charge in singles events
...Leading the Scottish charge will be Lanarkshire...although they let a lead slip away before...disastrous day for Scots in triples and senior...Lorin McDougall. The Scot also at Montgenevre...Bartlett, the former Milne Craig Western ... |
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Roberts in charge as crosswinds do their best to bamboozle BRITISH SENIORS
...taking the firstround lead in the Senior British...left-to-right did not lead to disaster in the opening...Gale. Best of the 12 Scots on fourover 75 was John...Jpn), M Bembridge, C Milne (US), B Lincoln (SA...Others. 79 R Weir, W Milne ... |
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Everton sweat over Burchill
...cortisone. FIFA referee Willie Young will take charge of the CIS Cup semi- final between Celtic...Caballero and Juan Sara already ruled out, Scots pair Willie Falconer and Steven Milne are expected to lead the Dundee attack against the Brockville... |
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MacDonald seals semi-final place Kelsey MacDonald, the Scottish champion,...
...to a five-stroke lead at the Fred Olsen...64, writes Robert Milne. After posting a first-round 63, the Scot put together another...halfway total and lead England's Jamie...holding a narrow 9-7 lead with eight singles...the visitors took ... |
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SCOTLAND SUFFER DEFEATS AGAINST ENGLAND.
...second, encounter the Scots started strongly...give Scotland the lead, Gavin Byers created...Russell Garcia's charges continued to control...along with Callum Milne, but no further...s pressure. With Scots keeper Mark Fulton...the interval, ... |
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Sloan's rink finish poor campaign on a high note
...the rankings. The Scots recovered some of...the first, but the Scots controlled from then...4-1 half-time lead. The sides swapped...looking for more. The Scots scored asingle in...become the first Scot to stand in a Lord...Allan, whose CALA ... |
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Indians too hot for Bankier and Adcock
...couple had beaten Scot Robert Blair and...and as long as the Scots do not lose by more...Colin Renton. The Scot will line up in the...Iain Strachan`s charges narrowly lost the...then lost 3-2 to Milne Craig Clydesdale...Giants currently ... |