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Alongshore
- - Along the shore or coast.
Alopecurus
- noun - annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds
Alpenhorns
- unknown - Horns used by Swiss herders and mountaineers
Alpenstock
- noun - a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
Alpestrine
- adjective - growing at high altitudes
Alpha Iron
- noun - a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade
Alpha Rays
- - Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of positively charged alpha particles (helium nuclei) having enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field. Compare beta ray and gamma ray. Because the rays penetrate only a small distance in dense matter such as living tissue, small pellets of radioactive substances emitting alpha rays have been used to cause local destruction of tissue, as in cancer therapy.
Alpha Test
- noun - (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
Alpha Wave
- noun - the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz