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sheet
has definitions from the fields of nautical,clothing,printing,writing,news,mathematics,geometry,meteorology
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[ noun ] any broad thin expanse or surface
Examples : "a sheet of ice" Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)These data lead to a structure in which sheets of Cr atoms lie between two sheets of O atoms . These data lead to a structure in which sheets of Cr atoms lie between two sheets of O atoms . The O atoms in each sheet are close_packed and each Cr atom is surrounded by a distorted octahedron of O atoms . 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 . 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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[ noun ] used for writing or printing
Synonyms Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)There she extracted two limp vellum sheets and wrote_off the letters , one to Abel , one to Mark . Related terms paper slip worksheet foolscap tear_sheet style_sheet leaf signature |
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[ noun ] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
Synonyms Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)A bustle of sheets being smoothed and pillows being arranged indicated the fille_de_chambre 's presence inside ; they listened and suddenly a step towards the door announced another important fact . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)Here_and_there on work_table or pedestal stood a shape with a sheet or a tarpaulin draped over it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
Synonyms Examples "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane" "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" |
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[ verb ] (meteorology) come down as if in sheets
Examples "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon." Related terms |
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[ noun ] a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
Synonyms Related terms artifact board layer plate sheet_metal blackboard panel membrane plate film plate_glass wallboard laminate blank |
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[ noun ] (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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[ noun ] (nautical,clothing) a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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