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  • ferrimagnetism — (physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Neel temperature).
  • ferromagnetism — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
  • field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
  • figurativeness — The property of being figurative.
  • figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
  • file signature — A magic number.
  • first language — mother tongue
  • first sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer of a company, squadron, etc., responsible for personnel and administration.
  • fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
  • fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
  • flabbergasting — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
  • flagitiousness — The state or quality of being flagitious.
  • flash smelting — a smelting process for sulphur-containing ores in which the dried and powdered ore, mixed with oxygen, is ignited on discharge from a nozzle, melts, and drops to the bottom of a settling chamber. Sulphur is released mainly in its solid form, thus reducing atmospheric pollution
  • flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
  • for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
  • foreshortening — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
  • forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
  • fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
  • fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
  • galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
  • gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
  • garrison state — a state in which military matters dominate economic and political life.
  • gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
  • gelatinisation — Alternative spelling of gelatinization.
  • gender studies — subject: male and female roles
  • general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
  • generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  • generating set — a generator
  • genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
  • genuine assets — the tangible and intangible assets that make an organization unique, including things such as exclusive customer relationships, etc
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
  • gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
  • gertrude stein — Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
  • gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
  • ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
  • giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.
  • gingivectomies — Plural form of gingivectomy.
  • give sb notice — If an employer gives an employee notice, the employer tells the employee that he or she must leave his or her job within a short fixed period of time.
  • given that sth — If you say given that something is the case, you mean taking that fact into account.
  • golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
  • golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
  • grangerisation — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
  • gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
  • grease-stained — stained with grease marks
  • greetings card — A greetings card is a folded card with a picture on the front and greetings inside that you give or send to someone, for example on their birthday.
  • greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
  • grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
  • grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
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