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  • 31Truss rod — Truss Truss, n. [OE. trusse, F. trousse, OF. also tourse; perhaps fr. L. tryrsus stalk, stem. Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Torso}, {Trousers}, {Trousseau}.] 1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. Fabyan. [1913 Webster] Bearing a truss of trifles at his …

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  • 32endomorphic — adjective Etymology: endoderm + morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the endoderm Date: 1940 1. of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon s classification of body types that measures the massiveness of… …

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  • 33massive — adjective Etymology: Middle English massiffe, from Anglo French mascif, alteration of massiz, from Vulgar Latin *massicius, from Latin massa mass Date: 15th century 1. forming or consisting of a large mass: a. bulky b. weighty, heavy < massive&#8230; …

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  • 34heavy — I. adjective (heavier; est) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High German hebīc heavy, Old English hebban to lift more at heave Date: before 12th century 1. a. having great weight; also characterized by mass or&#8230; …

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  • 35Oxford English Dictionary — OED redirects here. For other uses, see OED (disambiguation). This article is about the multi volume historical dictionary. For other, smaller, dictionaries published by Oxford, including the one volume Oxford Dictionary of English, see&#8230; …

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  • 38Tōgō Heihachirō — In this Japanese name, the family name is Tōgō . Marquis Heihachirō Tōgō …

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  • 39Otto Klemperer — For the physicist, see Otto Klemperer (physicist). Otto Klemperer Otto Klemperer about 1930. Born 14 May 1885(1885 05 14) Breslau, Silesia Province, Germany …

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  • 40Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,&#8230; …

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