Avogadro
— Noun
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～ Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)
avoidance
— Noun
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～ deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
avoirdupois
— Noun
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～ a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
avoirdupois
— Noun
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～ excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
avon
— Noun
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～ a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
Avon
— Noun
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～ a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
Avon
— Noun
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～ a county in southwestern England
avouchment
— Noun
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～ a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
avowal
— Noun
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～ a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
avower
— Noun
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～ someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly
avower
— Noun
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～ someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"
avulsion
— Noun
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～ a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
avulsion
— Noun
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～ an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
awakening
— Noun
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～ the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
award
— Noun
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～ a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
award
— Noun
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～ a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
award
— Noun
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～ something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
Academy Award
— Noun
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～ an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
awarding
— Noun
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～ a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
awareness
— Noun
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～ state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness"