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  • doppler laser — a technique for measuring the shift in frequency between the source and reflected radiation of a laser.
  • doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
  • dos requester — (networking)   An MS-DOS client that provides transparent redirection of printing and file accesses to a network server. It handles levels 3, 4 and 5 of the Open Systems Interconnect seven layer model. A DOS requester under Novell NetWare will interface to a network card driver with an ODI interface, and will be either a single executable (netx.exe) or a set of VLMs that are loaded on demand. In the IBM/Microsoft LAN Manager/SMB world, where the name DOS redirector is more common, there will be an NDIS interface driver and a net.exe executable.
  • double spread — any pair of facing pages in a completed book, magazine, etc.
  • doublespeaker — a person who uses doublespeak
  • down syndrome — Down syndrome is a disorder that some people are born with. People who have Down syndrome have physical differences, such as shorter stature, and learning difficulties.
  • downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
  • downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
  • downside risk — an estimate of the potential loss of value of an investment in a falling market
  • draft version — a preliminary version
  • draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
  • dragon's head — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
  • draw the shot — to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
  • dress uniform — U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
  • dressing down — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
  • dressing gown — a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.
  • dressing room — a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.
  • dressing-down — a severe reprimand; scolding.
  • dromaeosaurid — A carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of a late Cretaceous family that included deinonychus and the velociraptors. They had a large slashing claw on each hind foot.
  • drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
  • drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
  • dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
  • dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
  • durable goods — Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
  • dyer's rocket — weld2 .
  • dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
  • dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
  • dysmenorrhoea — painful menstruation.
  • dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
  • e-proposition — a universal negative proposition
  • early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
  • earnest money — money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract.
  • earth station — a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites.
  • earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
  • east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
  • east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
  • east paterson — former name of Elmwood Park (def 2).
  • east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
  • east timorese — of or relating to East Timor or its inhabitants
  • easter bonnet — an especially pretty or fancy hat designed for a woman to wear to church on Easter Sunday or, especially, in an Easter parade
  • easter monday — the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places.
  • eastern shore — the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, including parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
  • eavesdroppers — Plural form of eavesdropper.
  • eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • ebola (virus) — an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death
  • ecclesiolatry — excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.
  • eccremocarpus — any plant of the evergreen climbing genus Eccremocarpus, esp E. scaber, grown for its decorative pinnate foliage and bright orange-red bell flowers: family Bignoniaceae
  • ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
  • ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
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