Words starting with f

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f means: the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet

f means: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates

f means: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

f means: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite

f clef means: a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff

f layer means: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

f number means: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

f region means: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

f. d. roosevelt means: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

f. g. banting means: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)

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change of direction means: the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented

curvilinear correlation means: any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant

dimension means: magnitude or extent

dimension means: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

dimension means: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

dimension means: one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space

dimension means: shape or form to required dimensions

dimension means: indicate the dimensions on

helen hayes means: acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)

hemorrhoidal vein means: any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum

hyperstat means: vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension

localization of function means: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

northern bog lemming means: of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska

notably means: to a remarkable degree or extent

notably means: especially; in particular

opsonin means: an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes

order struthioniformes means: a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward

parkinson's law means: C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done

parkinson's law means: C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion

payola means: a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record