The branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity" the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Informed about the latest trends the fruit of a rose plant the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
A sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear" the act of clipping or snipping an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" run at a moderately swift pace sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"