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midway
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[ adjective ] equally distant from the extremes
Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Each high note had the crowd in ecstasy so that it stopped the show midway in the `` Mad_Scene '' , but the real reason was a realization of the extraordinary performance unfolding at the moment . (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)If the **f bond is linear then there are three reasonable positions for the hydrogen_atoms : ( 1 ) The hydrogen_atoms are centered and hence all lie on a sheet midway between the oxygen sheets ; ( 2 ) all hydrogen_atoms lie on a sheet , but the sheet is closer to one oxygen sheet than to the other ; ( 3 ) hydrogen_atoms are asymmetrically placed , either randomly or in an ordered way , so that some hydrogen_atoms are closer to the upper oxygen atoms while others are closer to the lower oxygen atoms . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] at half the distance; at the middle
Synonyms Examples "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)For_the_first_time in his life he forgot the lyrics midway through and had to cover_up by humming the rest . |
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[ noun ] (military) naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
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