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spike
has definitions from the fields of sport,games,physics,electricity,botany
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a transient variation in voltage or current
Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Thus cortico-fugal discharges induced by topical application of strychnine to a minute area in the neocortex summate with spikes present in the hypothalamus and cause increased convulsive discharges . On_the_other_hand , the temporary reduction in hypothalamic excitability through the injection of a barbiturate into the posterior hypothalamus causes a lessening in frequency and amplitude of cortical strychnine spikes until the hypothalamic excitability is restored . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport,games) sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
Examples "spikes provide greater traction" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)In Chicago , some time ago , Mr._H. , age 27 , a diabetic since he was six , stopped using insulin because he had bought a `` magic spike '' - a glass tube about the size of a pencil filled with barium chloride worth a small fraction of a cent - sold by the Vrilium_Company of Chicago for $ 306 as a cure-all . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall
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[ noun ] (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
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[ verb ] secure with spikes
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[ noun ] any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object
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[ verb ] stand in the way of
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[ noun ] a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
Examples "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the tremblor" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a long metal nail
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