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| biomass |
the total amount of living things in a particular environment, measured by mass per unit of area or volume. |
| crossword puzzle |
a puzzle in which a person must guess words from clues and enter them in a pattern of squares, one letter per square. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. [1/2 definitions] |
| hurricane |
a powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73 miles per hour or more. Hurricanes form in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. |
| kilohertz |
a unit that measures the frequency of radio waves. One kilohertz is equal to one thousand cycles per second. (abbreviated: kHz) |
| knot1 |
a measure of speed used for sea travel. A knot is about 6,080 feet per hour. [1/6 definitions] |
| mileage |
the number of miles that a vehicle can travel per unit of fuel. [1/2 definitions] |
| mpg |
abbreviation of "miles per gallon." |
| mph |
abbreviation of "miles per hour." |
| octave |
a musical tone with the same name as another, higher or lower tone. When a tone is played with its octave, the tones blend together and sound almost like a single note. The higher of the tones in an octave always has twice as many vibrations per second as the lower note. [1/2 definitions] |
| rate1 |
a quantity calculated with regard to another measured quantity, as, for example, "miles per hour" or "beats per minute." [1/6 definitions] |
| slash |
a punctuation mark (/). It has the meaning of "or" as in "and/or" or "per" as in "miles/hour." This mark is also used to show division in math and to separate parts of an internet address. [1/5 definitions] |
| to |
held in; per. [1/15 definitions] |
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