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Striations
- noun - a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
- any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
Subtangent
- - The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.
Summations
- noun - (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
- a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
- the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
Sunbathing
- verb - expose one's body to the sun
Suntanning
- verb - get a tan from being exposed to the sun
Surfactant
- noun - a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
Surpassing
- verb - be greater in scope or size than some standard;
- be or do something to a greater degree;
- distinguish oneself; "
- exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
- move past;
Surtaxxing
- verb - levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000"
Sustaining
- verb - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
- lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
- provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
- supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "Sh