lap circle
circuit | movement once around a course, he drove an extra lap just for insurance |
| back circle | a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head |
| double leg circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels |
| grand circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended |
| trend setting | the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion |
brood hen
broody
broody hen
setting hen
sitter | a domestic hen ready to brood |
| astronomical telescope | any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources |
Cassegrainian telescope
Gregorian telescope | a reflecting telescope that has a paraboloidal primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror, light is brought to a focus through an aperture in the center of the primary mirror |
circle
round | any circular or rotating mechanism, the machine punched out metal circles |
| circle dress circle | a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house, usually the first tier above the orchestra, they had excellent seats in the dress circle |
coude telescope
coude system | a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph |
| Galilean telescope | a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy |
Herschelian telescope
off-axis reflector | a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed |
inclinometer
dip circle | a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) |
| Maksutov telescope | reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens |
mise en scene
stage setting
setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| mount setting | a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place, the diamond was in a plain gold mount |
Newtonian telescope
Newtonian reflector | reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis |
| optical telescope | an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources |
parquet circle
parterre | seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) |
place setting
setting | a table service for one person, a place setting of sterling flatware |
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Mexican valium
rophy
rope roofy
roach forget me drug
circle | street names for flunitrazepan |
radio telescope
radio reflector | astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources |
reflecting telescope
reflector | optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece, Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in |
| refracting telescope | optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece |
Schmidt telescope
Schmidt camera | reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed |
second balcony
family circle
upper balcony
peanut gallery | rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats |
| sight setting | the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions |
| solar telescope | a telescope designed to make observations of the sun |
telescope
scope | a magnifier of images of distant objects |
telescopic sight
telescope sight | gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight |
traffic circle
circle rotary
roundabout | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island, the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary |
circle of curvature
osculating circle | the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature |
| circle of Willis | a ring of arteries at the base of the brain |
| vicious circle | an argument that assumes that which is to be proved |
color circle
color wheel | a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle |
set circle
band lot | an unofficial association of people or groups, the smart set goes there, they were an angry lot |
clique
coterie
ingroup
inner circle
pack camp | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
| Antarctic Circle | a line of latitude north of the south pole |
| polar circle | a line of latitude at the north or south poles |
| Arctic Circle | a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole, it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice |
celestial equator
equinoctial circle
equinoctial line
equinoctial | the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles |
setting
scene | the context and environment in which something is set, the perfect setting for a ghost story |
| great circle | a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center |
| hour circle | a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles |
| setting | the physical position of something, he changed the setting on the thermostat |
| vertical circle | a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon |
| winner's circle | a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses |
solar halo
parhelic circle
parhelic ring | a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun, caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere |
fairy ring
fairy circle | a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium |