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  • 11glide — [[t]glaɪd[/t]] v. glid•ed, glid•ing, n. 1) to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance 2) to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often fol. by along, away, by, etc.) 3) to move quietly or without being noticed… …

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  • 12slide — I. verb (slid; sliding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slīdan; akin to Middle High German slīten to slide Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move smoothly along a surface ; slip b. to coast over snow …

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  • 13Escalator — For the album by Sam Gopal, see Escalator (album). Escalators in a Copenhagen Metro station, Denmark, 2007 Escalator in action, 2011 An e …

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  • 14sliding — slid·ing || slaɪdɪŋ adj. that slides, gliding, moving easily and smoothly slaɪd n. act of sliding; inclined surface for sliding on (esp. in a children s playground); part or mechanism which slides; transparency; avalanche, landslide; small… …

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  • 15segue — /ˈsɛgweɪ/ (say segway) adverb 1. (a musical direction) follow straight on without break. –noun 2. Music a smooth transition from one piece of music to another. 3. any smooth transition, as from one topic of discussion to another. –phrase (segued …

  • 16laminar flow — noun nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae) • Hypernyms: ↑streamline flow * * * noun : streamline flow in a viscous fluid near a solid boundary contrasted with turbulent flow * * * Hydraul., Mech. the flow of a viscous fluid in …

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  • 17oil — [[t]ɔ͟ɪl[/t]] ♦ oils, oiling, oiled 1) N MASS Oil is a smooth, thick liquid that is used as a fuel and for making the parts of machines move smoothly. Oil is found underground. The company buys and sells about 600,000 barrels of oil a day. ...the …

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  • 18glide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. float, flow, skim; slip, slide, coast; skate, swim, ski. See motion, aviation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A gradual downward motion] Syn. sinking, descent, loss of altitude, downward spiral, landing… …

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  • 19slip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glide, slide; misstep; steal; escape, elapse; blunder, err; don. n. misstep, slide; blunder, error; scion, graft; faux pas, indiscretion; undergarment; pillowcase; dock; strip, sheet; chit, girl;… …

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  • 20Tomohiro Nishikado — (西角 友宏, Nishikado Tomohiro?, born March 31, 1944 in Osaka) is a Japanese video game developer. He is best known as the creator of the shooter game, Space Invaders, released to the public in 1978 by the Taito Corporation of Japan, often credited… …

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