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Plants

Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion.

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moire interferometry

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

An optical method of measuring surface strains in which a microscopic-sized grating (grid pattern) is deposited on the surface of the material by using photolithography. Laser ...

run

Sports; Baseball

A run is made by an offensive player who advances from batter to runner and then touches first, second, third and home base in that order before the inning is over.

stock

Sports; Shooting

This is the fiberglass, metal, plastic or wooden part of a rifle or shotgun that the barrel, trigger, and other components are attached.

Year-to-date (YTD)

Financial services; General Finance

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.

push

Sports; Golf

When a golfer pushes the ball it moves in an outward direction. This is not the same as a slice or fade because a push is not caused by spin.

uncovered call writing

Financial services; General Finance

A short call option position in which the writer does not own an equivalent position in the underlying security represented by his option contracts.

utility

Financial services; General Finance

A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels.

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