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| 11th Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees a level of sovereign immunity to states by forbidding federal courts from ruling on cases brought against a state by a citizen of another state. |
| above |
higher in rank, level, or quality than. [2/9 definitions] |
| acceptable |
reaching only a minimum level of adequacy; barely satisfactory; tolerable. [1/3 definitions] |
| advanced |
well beyond an early stage of development, or considerably beyond the level of others. [2/3 definitions] |
| aeropause |
the level at which the earth's atmosphere becomes too thin for airplanes to fly. |
| airfield |
a level surface, usu. with one or more paved runways, on which aircraft land and take off; airport. |
| airport |
a large area of level land where airplanes can land and take off, usu. including a passenger terminal and cargo and repair facilities. |
| alt.2 |
abbreviation of "altitude," the height of a given object or location above a specified base, such as sea level or earth, esp. the angular distance of a celestial body, measured from the horizon. |
| altitude |
the height of a given object or location above a specified base, such as sea level or earth. [1/4 definitions] |
| artist |
a person who does any act with a high level of skill or talent. [1/3 definitions] |
| average out |
to reach a median state or level, esp. after a period of fluctuation or extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
| basal |
the lowest normal level of. [1/3 definitions] |
| basset2 |
in geology, to protrude or emerge, as from a level, background, or buried part; crop out. [1/2 definitions] |
| beneath |
in or to a lower level, place, or state; below. [1/5 definitions] |
| berm |
a level ledge or strip at the top, bottom, or side of a slope, or along the back of a beach. [1/3 definitions] |
| bevatron |
a synchrotron used to accelerate protons and other particles to a level of several billion electron-volts. |
| bias |
a voltage applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor or a vacuum tube, to establish a reference level of operation. [1/8 definitions] |
| biodiverse |
having a high level of biodiversity. |
| biorhythm |
the use of such cycles in human beings to attempt to predict cycles of behavior, energy level, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| board of education |
an appointed or elected group that supervises one or several school systems at the town, city, county, or state level; school board. |
| Breathalyzer |
trademark for an instrument into which a person exhales, used to determine a motorist's level of alcoholic intoxication. |
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