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  • 11length — n. 1 measurement or extent from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body. 2 extent in, of, or with regard to, time (a stay of some length; the length of a speech). 3 the distance a thing extends (at arm s… …

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  • 12length — [lɛŋθ, lɛŋkθ] noun 1》 the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater or greatest of two or more dimensions of an object.     ↘the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race. 2》 the amount of time… …

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  • 13Greater Ridgeway — Infobox Hiking trail Name=Greater Ridgeway Photo=Ridgeway mongwell.jpg Caption=The Ridgeway in Grim s Ditch near Mongewell lies on the trail Location=England Designation=UK National Trail Length=Convert|583|km|0 Start/End Points= Lyme Regis… …

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  • 14Greater — Great Great (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;… …

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  • 15Optical path length — In optics, optical path length (OPL) or optical distance is the product of the geometric length of the path light follows through the system, and the index of refraction of the medium through which it propagates. A difference in optical path… …

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  • 16Optimum HDTV viewing distance — is the distance that provides the viewer with the optimum immersive visual HDTV experience. Although opinions vary on the exact screen size to distance relationship, formal research and recommendations suggest closer is preferred to further[not… …

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  • 17Focal length — The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly it converges (focuses) or diverges (diffuses) light. A system with a shorter focal length has greater optical power than one with a long focal length. Thin lens approximation For… …

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  • 18Cosmic distance ladder — * Light green boxes: Technique applicable to star forming galaxies. * Light blue boxes: Technique applicable to Population II galaxies. * Light Purple boxes: Geometric distance technique. * Light Red box: The planetary nebula luminosity function… …

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  • 19Hyperfocal distance — In optics and photography, hyperfocal distance is a distance beyond which all objects can be brought into an acceptable focus. There are two commonly used definitions of hyperfocal distance , leading to values that differ only slightly:The first… …

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  • 20Run length limited — or RLL coding is a technique that is used to store data on recordable media. Specifically, RLL prevents long stretches of repeated bits from causing the signal recorded on media to not change for an excessive period, by modulating the data. RLL… …

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