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  • 21Sound — Sound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sounding}.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod, sundline a sounding line (see {Sound} a narrow passage of water).] 1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the …

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  • 22Sounded — Sound Sound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sounding}.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod, sundline a sounding line (see {Sound} a narrow passage of water).] 1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to… …

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  • 23plumb — plumbable, adj. plumbless, adj. plumbness, n. /plum/, n. 1. a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Cf. plumb line. 2. out of or off plumb,… …

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  • 24plumb — [[t]plʌm[/t]] n. 1) bui sur a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line Compare plumb line 2) true according to a plumb line; perpendicular 3)… …

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  • 25List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …

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  • 26Fishfinder — A fishfinder is a type of fathometer, both being specialized types of echo sounding systems, a type of Active SONAR. ( Sounding is the measurement of water depth, a historical nautical term of very long usage.) The fishfinder uses active sonar to …

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  • 27sound — I [[t]saʊnd[/t]] n. 1) the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium 2) phs mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a speed of… …

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  • 28Blautopf — The Blautopf (German for Bowl of the Blau , blau means blue ) is a spring that serves as the source of the river Blau in the karst landscape on the Swabian Alb s southern edge, in Southern Germany. It is located in the city of Blaubeuren,… …

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  • 29fathom — fathomable, adj. fathomer, n. /fadh euhm/, n., pl. fathoms, (esp. collectively) fathom, v. n. 1. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbr.: fath v.t. 2. to measure the depth of by means of a… …

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  • 30Megadeus — The Big three megadeuses of the series. Left to right: Big Fau, Big Duo and Big O. Megadeus (メガデウス, Megadeusu …

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