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AGILE
AGILE An Italian satellite for high‐energy astrophysics, launched in 2007April to observe at energies of 30 MeV–50 GeV and 10–40 keV; the name is an acronym of Astro‐rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero. AGILE carries three main instruments: a Gamma‐Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) with an exceptionally large field of view, covering the energy range 30 MeV–50 GeV across one‐fifth of the entire sky simultaneously; a hard X‐ray coded‐mask imaging detector, Super‐AGILE, observing at 10–40 keV; and a caesium iodide Mini‐Calorimeter (MC), a non‐imaging detector for the 0.25–200 MeV range, providing spectral and timing information of transient events. The satellite's targets include gamma‐ray bursts, AGNs, solar flares, and pulsars. http://agile.rm.iasf.cnr.it/
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"AGILE." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "AGILE." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-AGILE.html "AGILE." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-AGILE.html |
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ag·ile / ˈajəl/ • adj. able to move quickly and easily: Ruth was as agile as a monkey | fig. his vague manner concealed an agile mind. DERIVATIVES: ag·ile·ly / ˈajə(l)lē/ adv. a·gil·i·ty / əˈjilitē/ n. |
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"agile." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "agile." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-agile.html "agile." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-agile.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "agile." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "agile." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-agile.html T. F. HOAD. "agile." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-agile.html |
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•aisle, Argyle, awhile, beguile, bile, Carlisle, Carlyle, compile, De Stijl, ensile, file, guile, I'll, interfile, isle, Kabyle, kyle, lisle, Lyle, Mikhail, mile, Nile, pile, rank-and-file, resile, rile, Ryle, Sieg Heil, smile, spile, stile, style, tile, vile, Weil, while, wile, worthwhile
•labile, stabile
•immobile, mobile
•nubile • aedile • crocodile • cinephile
•profile • audiophile • bibliophile
•Francophile • Anglophile
•technophile • necrophile
•Russophile
•paedophile (US pedophile)
•agile, fragile
•chamomile
•penile, senile
•juvenile • stockpile • isopropyl
•woodpile • sterile • febrile • virile
•puerile • facile • decile • flexile
•extensile, prehensile, tensile
•fissile, missile
•domicile • docile • reconcile
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"agile." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "agile." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-agile.html "agile." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-agile.html |
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