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  2. Shva - Wikipedia

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    As with a shva na, standard syllabification determines that letters pointed with a fleeting vowel diacritic be considered part of the subsequent syllable, even if in modern Hebrew pronunciation this diacritic represents a full-fledged syllable, thus e.g. the phonologically trisyllabic word הֶעֱמִיד ('he placed upright'), pronounced ...

  3. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Pronunciation

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    Normally, pronunciation is given only for the subject of the article in its lead section. For non-English words and names, use the pronunciation key for the appropriate language. If a common English rendering of the non-English name exists (Venice, Nikita Khrushchev), its pronunciation, if necessary, should be indicated before the non-English one.

  4. Syensqo - Wikipedia

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    The Materials, Composites, and Solutions divisions were split off into Syensqo. [9] The goal of separating the two companies was to give independence and flexibility in pursuing different strategies. [10] The name Syensqo is explained as follows: SY represents the first and last letters in Solvay. EN is a nod to Solvay’s founder, Ernest Solvay.

  5. American and British English pronunciation differences

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    Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into . differences in accent (i.e. phoneme inventory and realisation).See differences between General American and Received Pronunciation for the standard accents in the United States and Britain; for information about other accents see regional accents of English.

  6. Composite - Wikipedia

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    Composite character, a character in an adaptation of a work formed from two or more characters from the original work; Composite monarchy, a category for several countries under one ruler; Composite motion, in parliamentary procedure, created by assimilating multiple motions into one; Composite order, in architecture, a type of capital on a column

  7. Glosa - Wikipedia

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    The practice of pronouncing N before a velar sound (g or k) as ŋ is generally non-preferred but is used commonly in order to simplify pronunciation. X may be pronounced z at the start of a word but this is non-preferred. [4] Some foreign names may include non-Glosa letters in order to retain original spelling.

  8. Engineered cementitious composite - Wikipedia

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    Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC), also called Strain Hardening Cement-based Composites (SHCC) or more popularly as bendable concrete, is an easily molded mortar-based composite reinforced with specially selected short random fibers, usually polymer fibers. [1]

  9. Composite material - Wikipedia

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    Composite materials are also becoming more common in the realm of orthopedic surgery, [42] and it is the most common hockey stick material. Carbon composite is a key material in today's launch vehicles and heat shields for the re-entry phase of spacecraft. It is widely used in solar panel substrates, antenna reflectors and yokes of spacecraft.