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31impinge on/upon — [phrasal verb] impinge on/upon (something) formal : to affect (something) in a way that is unwanted : to have a bad effect on (something) His lawyers argued that the publicity will impinge on the defendant s right to a fair trial. Her work is… …
32Appulsive — Ap*pul sive, a. Striking against; impinging; as, the appulsive influence of the planets. P. Cyc. [1913 Webster] …
33Flue pipe — (Music) A pipe, esp. an organ pipe, whose tone is produced by the impinging of a current of air upon an edge, or lip, causing a wave motion in the air within; a mouth pipe; distinguished from {reed pipe}. Flue pipes are either open or closed… …
34Impingement — Im*pinge ment, n. The act of impinging. [1913 Webster] …
35Insolation — In so*la tion, n. [L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun for the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) …
36Whistle — Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar… …
37Whistle duck — Whistle Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a… …
38impinge — intransitive verb (impinged; impinging) Etymology: Latin impingere, from in + pangere to fasten, drive in more at pact Date: 1605 1. to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision < I heard the rain impinge upon the earth James Joyce > 2. to …
39pituitary gland — noun Date: 1825 a small oval endocrine organ that is attached to the infundibulum of the brain, consists of an epithelial anterior lobe joined by an intermediate part to a posterior lobe of nervous origin, and produces various internal secretions …
40tomography — noun Etymology: Greek tomos section + International Scientific Vocabulary graphy more at tome Date: 1935 a method of producing a three dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (as the human body or the earth) by the… …
