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Biconic shape, a shape in a way opposite to the hourglass: it is based on two oppositely oriented cones or truncated cones with their bases joined; the cones are not necessarily the same Bowtie shape, in two dimensions; Atmospheric reentry apparatus; Centerbody of an inlet cone in ramjets; Bow shape. Bow curve; Bullet Nose [1] an open-ended ...
2. Arranged on opposite sides, e.g. leaves on a stem; Compare distichous and opposite. 3. Bilaterally symmetrical, as in a leaf with a symmetrical outline. biloculate Having two loculi, e.g. in anther s or ovaries. binomial Making use of names consisting of two words to form the scientific name (or combination) in a Latin form.
Firth – Scottish word used for various coastal inlets and straits; Fjard – Glacially formed, broad, shallow inlet; Fjord – Long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial activity; Geo – Inlet, a gully or a narrow and deep cleft in the face of a cliff; Gulf – Large inlet from the ocean into the landmass List of gulfs
Cut banks generally form on the outside bend of a deep meander, opposite the depositional point bar that forms on the inside bend. cutoff The new channel formed when a meandering stream erodes through a narrow strip of land and thereby shortens the length of the main channel. [5] cwm See cirque. Cyclopean stairs
The Latin word for 'leaf', folium, is neuter. In descriptions of a single leaf, the neuter singular ending of the adjective is used, e.g. folium lanceolatum 'lanceolate leaf', folium lineare 'linear leaf'. In descriptions of multiple leaves, the neuter plural is used, e.g. folia linearia 'linear leaves'.
"Unpaired words" at World Wide Words "Absent antonyms" at 2Wheels: The Return; Words with no opposite equivalent, posted by James Briggs on April 2, 2003, at The Phrase Finder; Brev Is the Soul of Wit, Ben Schott, The New York Times, April 19, 2010; Parker, J. H. "The Mystery of The Vanished Positive" in Daily Mail, Annual for Boys and Girls ...
A narrows or narrow (used interchangeably but usually in the plural form), is a restricted land or water passage. Most commonly a narrows is a strait , [ 1 ] though it can also be a water gap . A narrows may form where a stream passes through a tilted bed of hard rock lying between two softer beds: "[i]f the hard beds are vertical, so that ...
Ridge and crest refer to a long, narrow line. [10] Unlike many words used to describe anatomical terms, the word ridge is derived from Old English. [11] [b] A spine, as well as referring to the spinal cord, may be used to describe a relatively long, thin projection or bump.