121.gear
phrase for: gear change;gear to/towards;gear the plan
sy:adopt;make sht change
eg1:The revolutionary aspect of this new timekeeper was neither the descending weight that provided its motive before nor the gear wheels that transferred the power; it was the part called the escapment.
eg2:Single speed cycles are bikes with no variable gears.
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122.launch
phrase for:launch an attack
eg1:They set about developing a new model,which was launched in june 1888.
sy: initiate,start
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123.liquid
phrase for:liquid gas
liquid is different from fluid and liquor
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124.longitude
action:longitude and latitude is not the same meaning.
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125.magnetic
phrase for: magnetic field;magnetic tape
eg1:The electric and magnetic fields are formed due to a passing wave oscillating at regular frequency
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126.manipulate
sy:handle
eg1:The history of human civilzation is entwined with the history of the ways have learned to manipulate water resources
eg2:Once inside a bank's network,the hackers can communicate directly with computers holding account information and manipulate funds.
eg3:The film is complicated to manipulate.
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127.melt
eg1:The action of salt on ice cause it to melt
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128.motion
eg1:I wondered whether there were differences in how the blind and the sighted interpreted lines of motion
eg2:Lines of motions,such as the one she uses,are a very recent invention in the history of illustration
eg3:A biomechanics films an athlete in action and then digitizes her performance,recording the motion of every joint and limb i three dimensions
eg4:Newton for years had been curious about the cause of the orbital motion of the moon and planets.
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129.nuclear
phrase for:nuclear energy;nuclear family
eg1:Originally developed for nuclear power plants,the handkey received its big break when it was used to control access to the Olympic Village in Alanta by more than 65000 athletes, trainers and support staff
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130.observation
phrase for:observation car;observation post
eg1:Nevertheless,he added,observation will always be a powerful tool for doctors as they evaluate the health of their patient
eg2:Banks became one of the strongest promoters of the settlement of Australia by the British,based on his own personal observations