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Sonic Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to sound. | | 2. | noting or pertaining to a speed equal to that of sound in air at the same height above sea level. | |
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Foundry Definition–noun, plural -ries. | 1. | an establishment for producing castings in molten metal. | | 2. | the act or process of founding or casting metal. | | 3. | the category of metal objects made by founding; castings. | |
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Acid Definition–noun | 1. | Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases. | | 2. | a substance with a sour taste. | | 3. | something, as a remark or piece of writing, that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured: His criticism was pure acid. | –adjective | 5. | Chemistry. | a. | belonging or pertaining to acids or the anhydrides of acids. | | b. | having only a part of the hydrogen of an acid replaced by a metal or its equivalent: an acid phosphate. | | c. | having a pH value of less than 7. Compare alkaline (def. 4). | | | 6. | sharp or biting to the taste; tasting like vinegar; sour: acid fruits. | | 7. | sharp, biting, or ill-natured in mood, manner, etc.: an acid remark; an acid wit. | | 8. | Geology. containing much silica. | | 9. | Metallurgy. noting, pertaining to, or made by a process in which the lining of the furnace, or the slag that is present, functions as an acid in high-temperature reactions in taking electrons from oxide ions: usually a siliceous material, as sand or ganister. Compare basic (def. 3). | —Idiom | 10. | put on the acid, Australian Slang. to importune someone, as for money, sexual favors, or confidential information. | |
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Loop Definition–noun | 1. | a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts. | | 2. | anything shaped more or less like a loop, as a line drawn on paper, a part of a letter, a part of a path, or a line of motion. | | 3. | a curved piece or a ring of metal, wood, or the like, used for the insertion of something, as a handle, etc. | | 5. | Aeronautics. a maneuver executed by an airplane in such a manner that the airplane describes a closed curve in a vertical plane. | | 6. | a circular area at the end of a trolley line, railroad line, etc., where cars turn around. | | 7. | an arm of a cloverleaf where traffic may turn off or onto a main road or highway. | | 8. | Physics. the part of a vibrating string, column of air or other medium, etc., between two adjacent nodes. | | 9. | Electricity. a closed electric or magnetic circuit. | | 10. | Computers. the reiteration of a set of instructions in a routine or program. | | 11. | a wire, usually of platinum, one end of which is curved to form a loop, used for transferring microorganisms from one medium to another. | | 12. | a sand bar that encloses or nearly encloses a body of water. | | 13. | Figure Skating. a school figure in which a skater traces a large half circle, a small oval within its arc, and another large half circle to complete the figure while remaining on the same skating edge. | | 14. | the loop, a group or network of insiders or influential people; inner circle: to be out of the loop on policy decisions. | | 15. | the Loop, the main business district of Chicago. | –verb (used with object) | 18. | to enfold or encircle in or with something arranged in a loop. | | 19. | to fasten by forming into a loop, or by means of something formed into a loop (often fol. by up): to loop up the new draperies. | | 20. | to cause (a missile or projectile) to trace a looping or looplike trajectory through the air: to loop a grenade into the building. | | 21. | to fly (an airplane) in a loop or series of loops. | |
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22. | to construct a closed electric or magnetic circuit. | | 23. | Movies. to complete by means of looping: We still have to loop the final scenes. | –verb (used without object) | 24. | to make or form a loop: The river loops around the two counties. | | 25. | to move by forming loops, as a measuringworm. | | 26. | to trace a looping or looplike path through the air: The fly ball looped high in the air. | | 27. | to perform a loop or series of loops in an airplane. | | 28. | Movies. to record dialogue, sound effects, etc., onto an existing film track or soundtrack. | —Idiom | 29. | throw or knock for a loop, to astonish or upset: Her quitting the project really threw me for a loop. | |
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