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The dorsal (from Latin dorsum ' back ') surface, (also dorsum) of an organism or organ, refers to the back, or upper side, such as in the human, the dorsum of the tongue, the dorsum of the hand, and the dorsum of the foot. If talking about the skull, the dorsal side is the top. [13] [9]
(have a butcher's) to have a look (rhyming slang: butcher's hook=look) to kill and cut up an animal for meat to kill messily, or someone who does so one who cuts and sells meat to make a big mess of things; botch ("butcher it up"; "I butchered the spelling") butchery (n.) slaughterhouse, abattoir a cruel massacre a butcher's trade a botch butt (n.)
Looking Backward: 2000–1887 is a utopian [1] time travel [2] science fiction novel by the American journalist and writer Edward Bellamy first published in 1888. [ 3 ] The book was translated into several languages, and in short order "sold a million copies."
Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera .
The same technique can be employed with or without a telescope (looking to the side with the naked eye or looking towards the edge of the telescope's field of view). [5] An additional technique called scope rocking may also be used, which is done by simply moving the telescope back and forth slightly to move the object around in the field of view.
Looking is the act of intentionally focusing visual perception on someone or something, for the purpose of obtaining information, and possibly to convey interest or ...
Word of Michael Jordan’s gambling habits were circulating, so Musselman put together a “BE LIKE MIKE” promotion: The team would give away season tickets to fans who were still gambling at ...
A ship moving away, beyond the horizon. As another example, suppose an observer, whose eyes are two metres above the level ground, uses binoculars to look at a distant building which he knows to consist of thirty storeys, each 3.5 metres high. He counts the stories he can see and finds there are only ten.