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  2. Ambigram - Wikipedia

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    In a figure / ground ambigram, letters fit together so the negative space around and between one word spells another word. [42] In Gestalt psychology, figure–ground perception is known as identifying a figure from the background. For example, black words on a printed paper are seen as the "figure", and the white sheet as the "background".

  3. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.

  4. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays, the ligatures have been generally replaced by the digraphs ae and oe (encyclopaedia, diarrhoea) in British English or just e (encyclopedia, diarrhea) in American English, though both spell some words with only e (economy, ecology) and others with ae and oe (paean, amoeba, oedipal, Caesar).

  5. Enigma - Wikipedia

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    Enigma may refer to: Riddle, someone or something that is mysterious or puzzling; Biology. ENIGMA, a class of gene in the LIM domain; Computing and technology

  6. Eye color - Wikipedia

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    The irises of human eyes exhibit a wide spectrum of colours. Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris [1] [2] and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris.

  7. Phosphene - Wikipedia

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    A phosphene is the phenomenon of seeing light without light entering the eye. The word phosphene comes from the Greek words phos (light) and phainein (to show). Phosphenes that are induced by movement or sound may be associated with optic neuritis. [1] [2]

  8. Enigma discography - Wikipedia

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    This is the discography of the German musical project Enigma.. Note: all albums were released on Virgin Records or its subsidiary Virgin Schallplatten GmbH.The Eurochart singles top and Eurochart albums top are compiled by the trade magazine Music & Media (a subsidiary of Billboard magazine) and are based on the sales charts of 16 European countries.

  9. Cryptanalysis of the Enigma - Wikipedia

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    Initially these were recorded using coloured pencils and were given the names red, light blue etc., and later the names of birds such as kestrel. [26] During World War II the settings for most networks lasted for 24 hours, although towards the end of the war, some were changed more frequently. [27]