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This kind of combination is called an Affricates affricate. Lateral articulations may
also occur in combination with other manners of articulation. The laterals in a
word such as lull might more properly be called lateral approximants, in that the ...
This kind of combination is called an Affricates affricate. Lateral articulations may
also occur in combination with other manners of articulation. The laterals in a
word such as lull might more properly be called lateral approximants, in that the ...
Page 494
The number of such events is called the collision frequency. Another important
measure used in plasma physics is the angular frequency (up) of the plasma
oscillations noted by Langmuir and Tonks; it is equal to the average thermal
speed of ...
The number of such events is called the collision frequency. Another important
measure used in plasma physics is the angular frequency (up) of the plasma
oscillations noted by Langmuir and Tonks; it is equal to the average thermal
speed of ...
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Fibrous roots (called adventitious roots) may be borne at the basal nodes of the
stems, Horizontal forming the majority of the root system. Leafy, rooting creeping
portions of the stem (stolons) may creep along the sur- stems face of the earth.
Fibrous roots (called adventitious roots) may be borne at the basal nodes of the
stems, Horizontal forming the majority of the root system. Leafy, rooting creeping
portions of the stem (stolons) may creep along the sur- stems face of the earth.
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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