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| D layer |
the lowest layer of the ionosphere, about forty-five to eighty miles above the earth. |
| forty-five |
a forty-five caliber pistol or revolver, or a cartridge of .45 inches in diameter to be used in such a gun. [2/3 definitions] |
| oblique |
of military march, at an angle of forty-five degrees. [1/5 definitions] |
| octant |
a navigational instrument like the sextant but with an angle of only forty-five degrees. [2/4 definitions] |
| rhodium |
a chemical element that has forty-five protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a silvery-white, very corrosion-resistant metal, used esp. to electroplate instruments and jewelry and as a catalyst. (symbol: Rh) |
| wide-angle lens |
a camera lens that covers an angle of view of forty-five degrees or more. |
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