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Mark Cunningham



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__________.1. the shift in meaning between phrases or terms used to indicate the same object,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp state, etc., as in that between to keep silent and to be quiet. 2. the ratio of the lateral strain
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp to the longitudinal strain in a stretched rod. 3. an irregularity or wave formation caused
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp by persistent winds on a snow surface.



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__________. 1. In coding theory, the number of non-zero digits in a word. It is numerically
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp identical with the Hamming distance between the word in question and the zero word.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 2. the average number of time that a caller will get only an answering machine before he
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp or she leaves a message or stops calling.



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__________. 1. a region in a semiconductor that has a lower-than-usual number of mobile charge
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp carriers. 2. a person who would rather purchase an item at a physical store than order it
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp online. 3. a life-long fan of a permanently mediocre sports team.



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__________. 1. incongruity between the actual and expected result of events. 2. loose thread.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 3. not private.



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__________. 1. the process of treating a film base with a light-absorbing substance to prevent
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp refraction of light from the rear of the film. 2. a low-growing, creeping plant, Arctotheca
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp calendulacea
, used as a ground cover in warm climates. 3. the days marked off the calendar late,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp because you forgot to turn to the new month. 4. the part of the redshift of celestial objects
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp resulting from the expansion of the universe.



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__________. 1. to pluck or shave your eyebrows so that they form two distinct eyebrows rather
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp than one mono-brow. 2. the separation of electric charges that accompanies the shattering
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp of water drops. 3. to consider each member of a pair of dice separately; to roll only one of
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp a pair of dice. 4. the belief that you will have a good time after you get off work.



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__________. 1. fluid flow in which each particle follows the precise path of its predecessors; an
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp essential feature of such flow is that there is no mixing of adjacent layers of fluid. 2. to
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp light a new cigarette using the still-lit end of the one nearly consumed. 3. a cord worn by
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Hindus of the upper castes as a sign of being twice-born or initiated into the Vedas.



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__________. 1. a fruit or vegetable genetically modified to produce sterile seeds. 2. a person
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp who is convinced that the world ceases to exist when he or she goes to sleep.



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__________. 1. to look at an object and to hear, in his or her voice, what a former loved one
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp would have said about it. 2. a measure of the reflecting power of a surface, being the
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp fraction of the incident radiation (total or monochromatic) that is reflected by a surface.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 3. a binary star system in which one star has expanded to the extent that its outer layers are
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp pulled away by the gravitational attraction of the companion star. 4. a dampening mechanism
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp for collecting oscillations in plasmas. 5. plural of you.



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__________. 1. thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp gravity and a vacuum. 2. one in a sequence. 3. a poem in which the poet recants
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp something said in an earlier poem. 4. a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp northeastern U. S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.




Otoliths has published two books by Mark Cunningham, 80 Beetles and Helicotremors. 71 Leaves, an e-book from BlazeVOX, is free to anyone curious enough to Google it.
 
 
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