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control room
control room
/kənˈtroʊl ruːm/
noun
A room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
(
control room
)
a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
The control room was buzzing with activity during the live broadcast.
The control room was buzzing with activity during the live broadcast.
spinnaker
spinnaker
/ˈspɪnəkər/
noun
A large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
(
spinnaker
)
a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
The yacht, with its spinnaker billowing, raced swiftly with the wind.
The yacht, with its spinnaker billowing, raced swiftly with the wind.
absolute zero
absolute zero
/ˈæbsəlut ˈzɪroʊ/
noun
(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
(
absolute zero
)
(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
Scientists have never achieved absolute zero, as it remains a theoretical limit.
Scientists have never achieved absolute zero, as it remains a theoretical limit.
overlapping
overlapping
/ˈoʊvɝˌlæpɪŋ/
noun
Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
(
imbrication
,
lapping
,
overlapping
)
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
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