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Score: 4.9/5 (22 votes) loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss.A deafening cheer went up from the crowd.He sat down amid deafening applause.The din of the engines was deafening.The noise out in the street was deafening.The shouting rose to a deafening crescendo .The noise of the machine was d...
Score: 4.1/5 (11 votes) Fetal Tachycardia (FT) is described as increase in baseline fetal heart rate (FHR) above 160bpm. Mild fetal tachycardia is described as 161-180bpm and severe tachycardia is defined as greater than 180bpm for at least three minutes.What does fetal tachycardia indicate?Fetal ta...
Score: 5/5 (54 votes) The standard Unix command who displays a list of users who are currently logged into the computer. The who command is related to the command w , which provides the same information but also displays additional data and statistics.Who command with example in Unix?Linux / Unix: w...
Score: 4.6/5 (19 votes) The English word leitmotif (or leitmotiv, as it is also spelled) comes from the German Leitmotiv, meaning "leading motive" and formed from leiten ("to lead") and Motiv (motive).What language does leitmotif come from?leitmotif, German Leitmotiv (“leading motive”), a recurring ...
Score: 4.5/5 (33 votes) Half-price shakes at Sonic. The fast-food restaurant “shakes up” late nights every spring and summer with its most popular deal, Sonic Nights — 50% off Sonic shakes after 8 p.m. With the deal, get a shake for roughly $1 to $3, depending on the type and size. It's the per...
Score: 4.1/5 (42 votes) Unfortunately, no.Saturn can't support life as we know it because Saturn is a gas giant planet. It has no solid surface because it is composed of gases, mostly hydrogen and helium. The further into the atmosphere, the denser it gets, and the pressure squeezes the gas int...
Score: 4.4/5 (70 votes) d) Crystalline solids are anisotropic in nature. It is because the arrangement of constituent particles is regular and ordered along all the directions. Therefore, the value of any physical property (electrical resistance or refractive index) would be different along each dir...
Score: 4.9/5 (17 votes) Loam Soil is best. A combination of sand, silt, and clay particles, this soil absorbs water readily and is able to store it for use by plants. Loam absorbs water at a rate between 1/4 and 2 inches per hour.Does loam soil hold water?Loam soil has about an 11 percent volumetric...
Score: 4.2/5 (48 votes) Commodus, in full Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, original name (until 180 ce) Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, (born August 31, 161 ce, Lanuvium, Latium [now Lanuvio, Italy]—died December 31, 192), Roman emperor from 177 to 192 (sole emperor after 180).Wh...
Score: 4.8/5 (62 votes) These small, gray-brown spots aren't a type of skin cancer. They also don't progress to become skin cancer and don't require any treatment. But if you notice any rapid changes to one of these spots, get it checked out by your doctor right away.How can you tell ...
