the act of preventing | a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil |
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon | the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place |
an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories |
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
a counter where you can obtain food or drink | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | a small group of indispensable persons or things |
(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried | the center of an object |
a heating element in an electric fire | the central part of the Earth |
a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises | a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill |
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background | |
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | |
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction | |
a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore | |
(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter | |