| bow1 |
When you bow, you bend your head or top half of your body forward. When you bow, it sends a message to other people. Sometimes bowing means "Thank you," and sometimes it means "Hello. I show respect to you." Sometimes it means "Yes, I will do what you asked." [1/2 definitions] |
| Burma |
Burma is a country in Asia that is now called Myanmar. Myanmar is next to India, China, and Thailand. It is also on the coast of the Indian Ocean. About half of Myanmar is covered with forests. Some of the forests are jungles. Myanmar is home to animals such as elephants, buffaloes, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes. |
| chromatic |
having to do with a musical scale, where the difference between each note is one half step. [1/2 definitions] |
| chromatic scale |
a musical scale of half steps. |
| cup |
a unit of measure equal to eight fluid ounces or one half pint. (abbreviated: c) [1/5 definitions] |
| Eastern Hemisphere |
the half of the earth that contains Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. |
| flat1 |
a musical tone that is a half step lower than another. [1/12 definitions] |
| fraction |
A fraction is a number written as one number divided by another. We can write "one half" as the fraction "1/2." |
| half |
one of two equal parts of a whole. [5 definitions] |
| half-mast |
a point halfway down a flagpole. A flag is flown at half-mast as a sign of respect or sorrow when someone has died or, on a ship, as a signal of great need or trouble. |
| halfway |
to or at the middle point between two ends or conditions. [1/4 definitions] |
| halves |
plural of "half." |
| hemisphere |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian. [2 definitions] |
| Hercules |
a hero in Greek and Roman mythology. Hercules was half man and half god and known for his amazing strength. |
| latitude |
When we talk about latitude, we are talking about how far north or south of the equator something is. If we look at a globe, the equator is shown as a line that goes all the way around the earth. It divides the earth into a top half and a bottom half. Latitude, the distance of something north or south of the equator, is measured in units called "degrees." |
| lesson |
If someone gives you a lesson, they teach you something for a period of time, such as an hour or half hour. A lesson is also the thing or things that someone wants you to learn. [1/2 definitions] |
| majority |
the greater number or amount; a number or amount greater than half. [2/3 definitions] |
| major scale |
a musical scale of whole steps, with two half-steps that occur between the third and fourth steps and the seventh and eighth steps. |
| measuring cup |
a specially designed cup used in cooking for measuring ingredients. Some measuring cups are designed to hold one specific amount of an ingredient such as a half cup, third cup, or quarter cup. Many large measuring cups are marked to show different levels of capacity. |
| meridian |
an imaginary circle around the earth that passes through the North and the South Pole, or either half of such a circle from one pole to the other. [1/2 definitions] |
| millimeter |
A millimeter is a unit of length in the metric system. It is very small. It takes about 25 millimeters to equal one inch. One hundred millimeters is equal to one centimeter, which is about one and half inches. (abbreviated: mm) |