the hollow spine of a feather | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance |
a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) | the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background |
a revolving rod that transmits power or motion | (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus |
a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel | (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex |
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) | the condition of being exposed to radiation |
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon | |
the main (mid) section of a long bone | |
obscene terms for penis | |
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer | |
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | |
a column of light (as from a beacon) | |