(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | sharp end |
an abstract part of something | a wall socket |
an independent variable in statistics | the gun muzzle's direction |
anything that contributes causally to a result | a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs |
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission | the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip |
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer | an outstanding characteristic |
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together | a distinguishing or individuating characteristic |
| a geometric element that has position but no extension |
| an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole |
| the object of an activity |
| a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations |
| a brief version of the essential meaning of something |
| a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer |
| a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list |
| the dot at the left of a decimal fraction |
| the precise location of something; a spatially limited location |
| a promontory extending out into a large body of water |
| one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan |
| a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch |
| the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest |
| any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass |
| a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect |
| a V shape |
| a very small circular shape |
| a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process |
| an instant of time |