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| blue fox |
the arctic fox during its summer bluish gray phase, or a mutant of the arctic fox that is this color throughout the year. [1/2 definitions] |
| career |
the course or development of one's life, or a phase in one's life, usually in connection with one's occupation. [1/5 definitions] |
| Dry Ice |
trademark for solidified carbon dioxide that evaporates as a gas at a very low temperature without passing through a liquid phase, used as a refrigerant. |
| ebb tide |
the tide in its outgoing phase. (Cf. flood tide.) |
| facet |
an angle, aspect, or phase, as of a problem or situation. [1/4 definitions] |
| first quarter |
the phase of the moon's reflection of sunlight that occurs when the right half of the moon, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere, is radiant, about one week after the new moon. |
| half-moon |
something shaped like the moon in such a phase, such as the whitish area at the base of the human fingernail. [1/2 definitions] |
| hashtag |
a word or phase preceded by the hash sign (#), used in social media to identify or search for a particular topic. |
| modulate |
to vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or the like of (an electromagnetic wave). [2/6 definitions] |
| modulation |
variation of the frequency, amplitude, phase, or the like of an electromagnetic wave. [1/3 definitions] |
| moon |
this satellite as it appears from the earth during a particular phase. [1/6 definitions] |
| new moon |
the phase of the moon when it cannot be seen because it passes directly between the sun and the earth. |
| phase |
one of the stages of the moon or smaller planets as they change their relation to the sun. A phase is shown by how much of the moon's or planet's lighted area can be seen. [1/2 definitions] |
| phase modulation |
in radio transmission, variation of the phase of a carrier wave in accordance with the amplitude of a modulating signal such as speech. |
| post-emergency |
of or pertaining to the state or condition that exists after the most critical phase of an emergency has passed. |
| REM sleep |
a recurrent phase of sleep, characterized by rapid side-to-side eye movement, dreaming, and inhibition of muscle movement. |
| rotation |
one distinct phase in a course of study or duty, particularly that of a nurse or doctor in training. [1/5 definitions] |
| silver fox |
a red fox in a phase that has fur colored black with white or gray ends. [1/2 definitions] |
| slime mold |
any of various funguslike organisms characterized by a noncellular, motile phase and a propagative, spore-bearing phase. |
| stage |
a period or phase in the progression or development of something. [1/11 definitions] |
| state |
a condition that is the result of a phase of development or structural transition. [1/11 definitions] |
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