alphabet soup
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～ soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
alphabet soup
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～ a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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～ an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
air space
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～ the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
Air Force Space Command
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～ a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
absolute space
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～ physical space independent of what occupies it
ace of spades
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～ the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death
attention span
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～ the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity
adjustable spanner
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～ can be changed to different settings
Alpinia speciosa
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～ cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
Asclepias speciosa
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～ milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
Acocanthera spectabilis
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～ medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
acoustic spectrum
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～ the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source
action spectrum
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～ the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation
absorption spectrum
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～ the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths
atomic spectrum
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～ (physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element
Albert Speer
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～ German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981)
armillary sphere
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～ a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars
articulatio spheroidea
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～ a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone