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Fallen
High Speak of Judgment
Pyramid
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Cusp
Definition
A sharp point or pointed end.
(Figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
(In Geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
(In Architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
(In Astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
(In Anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
A point of transition.
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Noun
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Turn
Definition
To make a non-linear physical movement.
(Intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
(Intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
(Transitive) To shape something symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
(By extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
(Transitive) To direct or impel something into a place.
(Transitive) To position something by folding it, or using its folds.
(Transitive) To twist or sprain.
To change condition or attitude.
(Copulative) To become; begin to be.
To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
To hinge; to depend.
To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
To change personal condition.
(Reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
(Transitive, usually with over) To complete.
To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
(In Obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
(Archaic) To translate.
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Verb
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Transition
Definition
The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
(In Music) A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
(In Music) A change of key.
(In Genetics) A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class; purine or pyrimidine.
(Euphemistic) Death; passing from life into death.
(LGBTQ) The process or act of changing one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics, by social, medical or legal methods, to conform to their identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth.
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Noun
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Translation
Lowercase Alpha: α
Definition
The first angle in a triangle, opposite the side a.
The statistical significance of a result.
The false positive rate in statistics; "Type I" error.
The fine-structure constant in physics.
The angle of attack of an aircraft.
An alpha particle; He2+.
Angular acceleration in physics.
The linear thermal expansion coefficient.
The thermal diffusivity.
In organic chemistry, the backbone carbon next to the carbonyl carbon; e.g. amino acids.
Right ascension in astronomy.
The brightest star in a constellation.
Iron ferrite and numerous phases within materials science.
The return in excess of the compensation for the risk borne in investment.
The α-conversion in lambda calculus.
The independence number of a graph.
A placeholder for ordinal numbers in mathematical logic.
A type of receptor for the neurotransmitter noradrenaline in neuroscience.
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Ancient Greek
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Translation
Alpha
Definition
In Ethology, the highest ranking individuals in a community of social animals.
Alpha helixes, which are a type of secondary protein structures.
In Finance, a measurement of active return on an investment.
Cronbach's alpha, a statistical measure of reliability.
Angular eccentricity.
Navigational azimuth, symbol "α".
The false positive rate in statistics; "Type I" error.
The significance level of a statistical test; symbol "α".
The inverse Ackermann function.
Common-base current gain of a transistor in electronics; symbol "α".
The brightest star in a constellation.
The firstmost of a given array.
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Noun
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