GulkoA/wikithings huggingface dataset:
Begrüßungsgeld: "welcome money" given to East German visitors by the West German government
star cluster: large group of stars
maltose: chemical compound, sugar that exists in wheat
arithmetic progression: sequence of numbers with constant differences between consecutive numbers
continuous function: function such that the preimage of an open set is open
zygote: single diploid eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes
veterinary medicine: medical speciality dealing with the diseases of animals, animal welfare, etc.
calibre: internal diameter of the barrel of a gun
apse: semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome
burn: injury to flesh or skin, often caused by excessive heat
tent: temporary accommodation which can be easily dismantled and which is portable
laughter: expression of amusement
techno: genre of electronic dance music
telepathy: fictional/magical phenomenon
mathematician: person with an extensive knowledge of mathematics
obelisk: tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top
softball: sport in which teams compete to score runs by hitting a thrown ball and advancing around bases
steam locomotive: railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine
kinship: human relationship term; web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of most humans in most societies; form of social connection
rings of Uranus: planetary ring
full stop: punctuation to signal the end of a sentence
fluid mechanics: branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them; branch of continuum mechanics
liturgy: customary public worship performed by a religious group
flag of the United Nations: flag raised for the United Nations
ecological niche: fit of a species living under specific environmental conditions.
hand grenade: small bomb that can be thrown by hand
radius: segment in a circle or sphere from its center to its perimeter or surface and its length
organic compound: chemical compound that contains carbon atoms (with a few exceptions traditionally classified as inorganic compounds)
alma mater: school or university that a person has attended
destroyer: warship type designed for escort duties against smaller vessels
breastfeeding: feeding of babies and young children with milk from a woman's breast
pilaster: decorative architectural element giving the appearance of a supporting column
terrestrial television: television content transmitted via signals in the air
micrometre: SI unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre or 1/1000th of a millimetre
database management system: software for running databases; computer-software application that interacts with end-users, other applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data; allows the definition, creation, querying, update, and administration of databases
polymerase chain reaction: in vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments from small amounts of short oligonucleotide primers
mainframe computer: computers used primarily by large organizations for critical applications
moon of Mars: natural satellites orbiting Mars
tofu: soy-based food used as a protein source
charcoal: fuel
human migration: movement of people for resettlement
pogrom: violent attack on an ethnic or religious group, either approved or conducted by the local authorities
biometrics: metrics related to an individual's characteristics
steroid: any organic compound having sterane as a core structure
fullerene: class of allotropes of carbon
glottal stop: type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis
bus: system that transfers data between components within a computer
meritocracy: type of organisation
javelin throw: track and field athletics event where the javelin is thrown
steamboat: type of steam powered vessel; smaller than a steamship; boat in which the primary method of marine propulsion is steam power
ikebana: Japanese art of flower arrangement
barrel: unit of volume with different values
cowboy: male cattle herder
kidney stone disease: formation of mineral 'stones' in the urinary tract
institution: structure or mechanism of social order and cooperation governing the behaviour of a set of individuals within a given community
protectionism: economic policy of regulating trade between states through government regulations
widow: woman whose spouse has died
unitary state: state governed as a single unit with a supreme central government
global navigation satellite system: system of satellites that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage
DL-amphetamine: pair of enantiomers
market economy: type of economic system
software bug: error, flaw, failure or fault in a computer program/system that produces an incorrect or unexpected result or causes it to behave in unintended ways
heat transfer: transport of thermal energy in physical systems
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis: claim that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition
alpha decay: emission of alpha particles by a decaying radioactive atom
topological space: set of points and set of neighborhoods that satisfy axioms relating those points to those neighborhoods
(RS)-methadone: group of stereoisomers
howitzer: type of artillery
shampoo: hair care product
Moirae: personifications of fate in Greek mythology
hyphen: punctuation mark used to join words
neurosis: term and disease in psychology
veganism: way of life and diet that rejects the use of animals and their by-products
dividend: payment made by a corporation to its shareholders to distribute profits
German-language literature: overview of German-language literature
RSA: algorithm for public-key cryptography
sorting algorithm: algorithm that puts elements of a list in a certain order
andesite: intermediate igneous rock
herbarium: scientific collection of dried plants
thriller: genre of fiction
kilowatt hour: unit of energy, often used for electrical billing
metropolitan area network: computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region.
albite: mineral, Na-feldspar, Na-silicate, tectosilicate
Т/т: Cyrillic letter
excavator: type of construction or mining equipment
export: shipping goods and services out of a country
x86: type of instruction set architecture
toga: draped mantle worn in Ancient Greece and Rome or similar wrapped garments in other periods
flip-flop: circuit that has two stable states and can be used to store state information
thermochemistry: study of the heat energy associated with chemical reactions and/or physical transformations
memory card: electronic flash memory data storage device used for storing digital information
piezoelectricity: electric charge generated in certain solids due to mechanical stress
record producer: individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artist's music
balloon: unpowered aerostat
lipstick: cosmetic for coloring the lips
rust: type of iron oxide
macrophage: type of white blood cell
celestial mechanics: branch of astronomy
reef: feature lying beneath the surface of the water
bark: plant tissue outside the vascular cambium or the xylem; in older trees may be divided into dead outer bark and living inner bark, which consists of secondary phloem. external parenchymal tissue, located just below the epidermis of the stem
lexicography: study of the sum collection of all words in a language
minor scale: describes a type of music of acoustic tones
decagon: ten-sided shape
information society: form of society
liquidity: general term, including both market and financial liquidity
whey: liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
first-person shooter: video game genre centered around gun and other weapon-based combat in a first-person perspective
geometric mean: the n-th root of the product of n numbers
flowchart: diagram that represents a workflow or process
cape: headland of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea
graphology: study of handwriting
phloem: conducting tissue of a plant; living tissue that transports organic compounds to parts of the plant
actin: motor protein involved in muscle contraction
heta: archaic letter of the Greek alphabet
turbocharger: exhaust-powered forced-induction device for engines
excretion: process of elimination by an organism of the waste products that arise as a result of metabolic activities
ragtime: music genre
matriarchy: social system with female rule
manure: organic matter, mostly derived from animal feces, used as agricultural fertilizer
gel: solid jelly-like material that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough. Gels are defined as a substantially dilute cross-linked system, which exhibits no flow when in the steady-state
age of a person: time elapsed since a person was born
time dilation: measured time difference as explained by relativity theory
graphic design: visual design of content in various media
nurse: type of health care provider
counterpoint: relationship between musical voices that are harmonically interdependent (exhibiting polyphony) yet independent in rhythm and contour
simple machine: mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force
porridge: food commonly eaten as a breakfast cereal dish, made by boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in water or milk
claustrophobia: fear of confined spaces
travertine: form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs
haughtiness: Human attitudes, who assign unrealistic values ​​to their own worth, rank, or ability
processor register: immediately accessible working storage available as part of a digital processor
baklava: Ottoman layered pastry dessert
melanin: group of natural pigments found in most organisms
mathematical interpolation: method for constructing new data points between known data points
dubbing: post-production process used in filmmaking and video production
Kirchhoff's circuit laws: relations between currents and voltages on sections of any electrical circuit
doctoral thesis: document submitted in support of candidature for a doctorate
ocarina: small egg-shaped wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
screen printing: printing technique
wadi: river valley, especially a dry (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain
mode: value that appears most often in a set of data
ecological succession: process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time
neutrophil: most abundant white blood cell, a type of granulocyte
bookplate: label affixed to a book to indicate ownership
natural resource: naturally occurring resource, including mineral resources (e.g. metal ores), mined fossil fuels (e.g. petroleum), water resources (e.g. lakes and groundwater), water energy resources, timber, arable land, game (e.g. deer), fish in water bodies, etc.
tensor: multilinear map on some combination of scalars, vectors, covectors, and tensors
multi-level marketing: controversial marketing strategy sometimes used in pyramid schemes
resurrection: concept of a living being coming back to life after death
Q.E.D.: abbreviation to indicate the completion of a mathematical proof
Caesar: imperial title of the Roman Empire
software library: collection of non-volatile resources used by computer programs, often for software development
galley: ship mainly propelled by oars
messenger RNA: large family of RNA molecules that convey genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where they specify the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression
counterculture: subculture whose values and norms of behavior deviate from those of mainstream society
pseudocode: informal high-level description of the operating principle of a computer program or other algorithm
throne: seat of state of a potentate or dignitary
liberal arts education: part of the formal education during the Roman Empire; 7 free arts still considered together the basis for a traditional academic program in Western higher education
didgeridoo: traditional Australian instrument
chemical equilibrium: state in which both reactants and products are present in concentrations which have no further tendency to change with time.There are no net changes in the concentrations of the reactant(s) and product(s). Such a state is known as dynamic equilibrium
fleet: large formation of warships within a navy
mortar: workable paste used to bind building blocks
dye: soluble chemical substance or natural material which can impart color to other materials
weather front: boundary separating two masses of air of different densities
naval mine: explosive weapon for use in seas and waterways, triggered by the target's approach
microtubule: hollow tubes of internal diameter 12-15 nm and external diameter 24 nm found in a wide variety of eukaryotic cells
gametophyte: a stage in the life cycle of plants and algae that undergo alternation of generations. It is a haploid multicellular organism that develops from a haploid spore that has one set of chromosomes,VALLANSE A LA VERG4
interval: physical quantity; ratio between two sonic frequencies, often measured in cents, a unit derived from the logarithm of the frequency ratio
chromosphere: 2nd of the 3 main layers in the Sun's atmosphere (above the photosphere, below the solar transition region); 3000–5000 km deep, with a rosy red color only apparent during eclipses
youth: time of life when one is young
data type: classification of data in computer science
talent: ancient unit of mass
photogrammetry: science of making measurements from photographs
allelopathy: interspecies interaction between organisms mediated by chemical signal
bantustan: territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia), as part of the policy of apartheid
magnetar: type of neutron star
parallel port: an interface for connecting peripherals to computers, mainly used for connecting printers; was replaced by other technologies like USB and WLAN
eigenvectors and eigenvalues: vectors that map to their scalar multiples, and the associated scalars
sociobiology: subdiscipline of biology regarding social behavior
gamma function: extension of the factorial function, with its argument shifted down by 1, to real and complex numbers
anti-lock braking system: safety anti-skid braking system
fire extinguisher: an active fire protection device
rhyolite: igneous, volcanic rock, of felsic (silica-rich) composition
ilmenite: Titanium-iron oxide mineral
boot: type of footwear extending above the ankle joint
Chomsky hierarchy: containment hierarchy of classes of formal grammars
logical conjunction: logical connective AND
hunger strike: method of non-violent resistance or pressure
apologetics: systemic defence of an, often religious, position
mulatto: racial classification
salvation: being saved or protected from harm
knowledge management: process of creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information of an organization
stave: musical notation of spaced lines used to indicate pitch of notes
frustration: common emotional response to opposition, related to anger, annoyance and disappointment
saddle: supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth
picometre: SI unit of length equal to one trillionth of a metre or 1/1000th of a nanometre
position vector: vector representing the position of a point with respect to a given origin and axes
welfare state: form of government that protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens
hostage: person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
looting: indiscriminate taking of goods by force
metre: basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse
beef: meat from cattle
double-entry bookkeeping: seamless, chronological and factual ordered recording of all business processes in a company based of documented evidence
ayran: yoghurt drink (salty)
radionuclide: atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable
water hardness: degree of mineralisation (content of multivalent cations) of water
iconostasis: screen of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church
halide: binary compound, of which one part is a halogen atom and the other part is an element or radical that is less electronegative
epigram: brief poem
debugger: computer program used to test and debug other programs
Rolle's theorem: on stationary points between two equal values of a real differentiable function
tectonics: processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time
ladle: type of  very large spoon having a long handle
transcendence: concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
web service: service offered by an electronic device to another electronic device, communicating with each other via the World Wide Web
continuum mechanics: branch of mechanics that deals with the analysis of the kinematics and the mechanical behavior of materials modeled as a continuous mass rather than as discrete particles
music theory: study of the theoretical aspects of music and its notation
midfielder: association football position
binomial: polynomial with two terms
logical positivism: assertion that only statements verifiable through empirical observation are meaningful
short-track speed skating: winter sport, in which skaters skate on an oval ice track with a length of 111.12 m
convex set: subset of an affine space that is closed under convex combinations
hieroglyph: pictographic sign
imaginary unit: square root of negative one, used to define complex numbers
extracellular matrix: structure external to cells, which provides structural support for cells or tissues
geological map: special-purpose map made to show geological features
wave equation: second-order linear differential equation important in physics
cooling tower: device which extracts waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream
ascites: abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen
editing: process of revising, correcting, and preparing for publication some material, performed by one or more editors
prairie: ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome
juggling: circus skill
ohmmeter: tool for measuring electrical resistance
paragraph: portion of text composed of one or more sentences
otaku: Japanese term (sometimes pejorative) for fans that pass a large part of their time and resources in a hobby they are passionate about and that directs their life at home, such as animes, mangas, video games and elements of modern Japanese culture
cutting: partial or complete separation of a body or system into two or more parts
fur: thick growth of hair that covers the skin of many different animals, particularly mammals
ulna: long bone in the forearm
Laplace transform: the integral transform ∫₀^∞ d𝑠 𝑓(𝑡)⁢exp(−𝑠𝑡)
simile: figure of speech indicating a similarity explicitly,e.g. using "like" or "as", contrasting to metaphor in which the similarity is implicit, e.g. of the form "A is B"
handle: part of a device designed to be held
inheritance: practice of passing on property upon the death of individuals
convergent evolution: independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages; creates analogous structures
suitcase: form of luggage
directory: in computing, a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories
hypocrisy: pretense of virtue; failure to follow one’s own expressed principles
historian: scholar who deals with the exploration and presentation of history
phone: basic unit of sound in speech
overture: instrumental introduction to any musical piece
renal dialysis: removal of nitrogenous waste and toxins from the body in place of or to augment the kidney
altocumulus: genus of clouds
given name: name typically used to differentiate people from the same family, clan, or other social group who have a common last name
polar circle: circle of latitude
umami: one of the five basic tastes
conceptual art: contemporary art movement
siesta: short nap taken in the early afternoon
tombstone: stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave
Gaudeamus igitur, iuvenes dum sumus: commercium song
Jotunheim: Homelands of the jötnar in Nordic mythology
dark nebula: astronomical object type
nunchaku: traditional Japanese weapon
terraforming: hypothetical planetary engineering process
limerick: form of poetry
première: first public appearance (usually in the form of a demonstration) of a theatrical production, film, dance or musical work
protostar: early stage in the process of star formation
bow: stick-shaped implement with hairs used to play a bowed string musical instrument such as a violin
junk: type of vessel typically of Southeast Asian or East Asian origin
vitamin B6: class of chemically related vitamins
child prodigy: person who, at an early age, develops one or more skills at a level far beyond the norm for their age
grace in Christianity: concept in Christianity that is understood very differently in Eastern and Western Christianity as either the partaking of the Divine Nature or the free and unearned help given to us by God
minuet: French folk dance, which over time became a court dance, in 3/4 meter and moderate tempo
conservation law: scientific law regarding conservation of a physical property
scar: area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury
computer cluster: set of computers configured in a distributed computing system
planetary system: set of non-stellar objects in orbit around a star
floorball: team sport
civilian: person who is not a member of the military
squad: military unit size designation
sociolect: language variety or register peculiar to a specific social class
honor: abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
cathode ray: stream of electrons observed in vacuum tubes
semigroup: algebraic structure with an associative binary operation
division of labour: separation of tasks in any system (particularly the society) so that participants may specialize
probability density function: function whose integral over a region describes the probability of an event occurring in that region
oncogene: gene that has the potential to cause cancer
languages of Africa: languages of a geographic region
androgyny: combination of male and female traits
s-block: periodic table block
puppet state: state that is supposedly independent but is in fact dependent upon an outside power
attack aircraft: aircraft intended to attack ground targets
fire engine: emergency ground vehicle intended to put out fires
wok: round-bottomed cooking vessel, originating in China
signaling receptor: protein molecule receiving signals for a cell
critical mass: smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction
wave power: transport of energy by wind waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work
uniformitarianism: assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe here and now have operated always and everywhere
paraphyly: condition where a taxon includes its common ancestor but excludes some descendants
single-player video game: video game that permits only one player
arcminute: angle unit
university campus: cluster of buildings and land used by a college
scherzo: musical form
military service: performing the service in the armed forces of a state
prostaglandins: group of physiologically active lipid compounds
burping: release of gas from the upper digestive tract through the mouth
honorary degree: degree awarded to honour an individual, waiving requirements
béchamel: sauce of French cuisine
nuclear weapons test: experiment carried out to determine the effectiveness, yield, and explosive capability of nuclear weapons
sloop: sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig
gaucho: skilled horseman in South America
molecular genetics: scientific study of genes at the molecular level
Volcanic Explosivity Index: relative measure of explosive volcanic eruption size (based on product volume, eruption cloud height, etc.), open-ended with the biggest prehistoric eruptions given magnitude 8
Mesoproterozoic: second era of the Proterozoic Eon
convolution: binary mathematical operation on functions, defined as the integral of the product of two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted, evaluated for all values of shift, producing the convolution function
monophyly: condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species
matzah: unleavened flatbread in Jewish cuisine; an element of the Passover festival
closed city: settlement where specific authorization is required to visit
pneumatics: branch of engineering
Invisible Pink Unicorn: goddess of a parody religion
Augustus: imperial rank, honorific and title
mustang: feral domestic horse
W or Z boson: massive gauge bosons that mediate the weak nuclear interaction
367943 Duende: near Earth asteroid
viking ship: Nordic ships of the Viking Age
dodecagon: polygon with 12 sides and 12 vertises
ampere hour: unit of electric charge
point guard: basketball position
ronin: samurai without a lord
installation art: art genre of (often large-scale) three-dimensional artworks in an interior space
classical conditioning: learning procedure in which biologically potent stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus
inflection point: point on a continuously differentiable plane curve at which the curve crosses its tangent, that is, the curve changes from being concave to convex, or vice versa
home appliance: machine for household use
territorial waters: coastal waters that are part of a nation-state's sovereign territory
eating: ingestion of food to provide for all organisms their nutritional or medicinal needs
Tower of Hanoi: mathematical game or puzzle
Haber-Bosch process: Artificial nitrogen fixation process which is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia nowadays
harvest: process of people gathering mature crops or their products
coupe: closed two-door car body style
model organism: organisms used to study biology across species
blitz chess: chess variant in which players are restricted to less than 10 minutes of thinking time
S/2003 J 2: moon of Jupiter
battlecruiser: large capital warship
fuel oil: heavy fraction obtained from petroleum distillation that is burned to generate power
hitchhiking: asking people, usually strangers, for a ride in their road vehicle
crop: thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion
golem: animated anthropomorphic being
microclimate: local set of atmospheric conditions
dietary fiber: indigestible portion of food derived from plants
jester: historical entertainer
newton metre: SI unit of torque
pickup truck: light-duty truck with an enclosed cab and an open cargo area
virga: clouds supplementary feature; precipitation that doesn't reach the ground
tectonic plate: continuous section of the lithosphere of the Earth which is moving relative to adjacent plates
motocross: off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits
serenade: musical form
acute accent: diacritic
S/2003 J 16: moon of Jupiter
altimeter: instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level
fluid dynamics: subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that deals with fluid flow—the natural science of fluids (liquids and gases) in motion
title: qualified name, rank, or other indication of a class or role given to or inherited by a person, often affixed to a person's name
orthopedics: branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles
mean anomaly: one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space
lapis lazuli: contact metamorphic rock containing lazurite (but in most cases is haüyne), pyrite and calcite, mainly
reducing agent: element or compound that loses (or "donates") an electron to another chemical species in a redox chemical reaction; losing electrons,oxidized,"reduces" (are "oxidized" by) oxidizers (oxidizing agents)
calculus of variations: differential calculus on function spaces
menstrual cup: feminine hygiene product worn inside the vagina during menstruation
Julian year: unit of time and a version of the year often used in astronomy
suicide attack: attack in which the attacker knows they will die
polyphyly: set of organisms that do not share an immediate common ancestor
capitulation: form of surrender
corporate social responsibility: form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model
libration: perceived oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other
sago: starch extracted from tropical palm stems
physical exercise: bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness
knafeh: Palestinian dessert
couple: set of two people linked in a physical and emotional community
roe: eggs from fishes and other marine animals
ufology: study of UFOs and other UAP
magnetic monopole: hypothetical particle with one magnetic pole
warlord: person who has both military and civil control and power
black ice: transparent coating of glazed ice on a surface
arachnophobia: fear of spiders and other arachnids
sewage treatment: process of treating sewerage before release into the environment or water reuse
golden calf: idol in the Bible
pyroclastic flow: fast-moving concentrated current of hot gas and volcanic matter that moves away from a volcano
track cycling: type of sport
twelve-tone technique: musical composition method using all 12 chromatic scale notes equally often & not in a key
proton–proton chain reaction: one of the fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium
gravity assist: space-navigation technique
haram: Arabic religious term meaning forbidden
homograph: word that shares the same written form as another word but has a different meaning
homology: existence of shared ancestry between a pair of structures, or genes, in different taxa
fuzzy logic: system for reasoning about vagueness
oxidative phosphorylation: phosphorylation of ADP to ATP that accompanies the oxidation of a metabolite through the operation of the respiratory chain
karaoke: form of entertainment involving singing to recorded music
soy sauce: liquid seasoning
miniskirt: short skirt that usually extends to mid-thigh
vermouth: alcoholic beverage, type of aromatized wine
netball: ball sport
scaffold: temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials
electric current density: electric current per area of cross section
glottal consonant: consonant produced using the glottis as the primary articulation
cash register: mechanical or electronic device for registering and calculating transactions at a point of sale
aqidah: Islamic term meaning "creed"
hedge: planted row of shrubs
cyborg: being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts
seaweed: various types of marine algae
exponential distribution: probability distribution
tonic water: carbonated soft drink in which quinine is dissolved
technological singularity: hypothetic future event in which a superhuman artificial general intelligence is made that iteratively redesigns itself to rapidly become much more intelligent, and a rapid general technological and social change follows that is beyond prediction
quartzite: hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone
extinct in the wild: IUCN conservation category
noumenon: in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
battery: artillery unit size designation
shamisen: Japanese plucked stringed instrument
groove metal: subgenre of heavy metal
standard-definition television: original analog television systems
serif: small line or stroke attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol
binary search algorithm: search algorithm in sorted lists that operates by decreasing the search space by half each pass
history of Malta: history of the European country of Malta
salt evaporation pond: shallow artificial pond designed to extract salts from sea water or other brines
hinge: mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects (usually flat objects like doors), typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them
tap dance: type of dance involving percussive shoes
filtration: separating components suspended in a fluid based on granularity properties relying on a filter device
teapot: vessel used for steeping tea leaves
radiography: imaging technique using ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
Ghaznavid Empire: former country
bulgur: Food made from the parboiled groats of several different wheat species
custom: set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, norms, social norms, or criteria
impalement: piercing of human with a sharp object
viticulture: science, production and study of grapes
dilemma: problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable
similarity: idea in geometry
identity: relation each thing bears to itself alone
picture book: book with images at least as important as words, commonly directed at young children and featuring a story
white-collar worker: social class; person who performs intellectual labor
tabernacle: portable earthly dwelling place for the Shekhinah during the Exodus
code-switching: action of changing between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation
household: group of one or more people living in the same dwelling and sharing meals or living accommodation; may consist of a single family or other grouping of people
witchcraft: belief in possibility of or attempts to trigger supernatural processes not possible per natural laws; alleged or fictional practice of magical skills and abilities
refrigerant: substance or mixture, usually a fluid, used in a heat pump and refrigeration cycle
social media marketing: use of social media platforms and websites to promote a product or service
roof tile: tile designed mainly to keep out rain
polymath: individual whose knowledge spans a significant number of subjects
Nail Clippers: tool for trimming toe or finger nails
news presenter: person who presents news during a news program
reverse osmosis: water purification process
molecular cloud: type of interstellar cloud
public good: good that is non-excludable and non-rival
electronic warfare: combat involving electronics and directed energy
easement: right to use or enter real property
Euler–Mascheroni constant: mathematical constant; limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm; equal to ca 0.577
beggar: person who begs on the street, usually for food or money
orbital hybridization: mixing (superposition) of atomic orbitals in chemistry
penalty kick: type of direct free kick in association football
naïve art: art movement
iatrogenesis: causation of a disease, a harmful complication, or other ill effect by any medical activity, including diagnosis, intervention, error, or negligence
fair: gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities
agnosticism: view that the existence of God or the supernatural are unknown or unknowable
villain: evil character in a story
fibula: leg bone next to the tibia
shadow cabinet: mirror cabinet formed by an opposition party, not in government
omega-6 fatty acid: fatty acids with a double bond (C=C) at the sixth carbon atom from the end of the carbon chain
peristalsis: wavelike sequence of muscular contraction and relaxation that passes along a tubelike structure
snail: common name for shelled Gastropods
shaft: rotating machine element used to transmit power from one part to another
retrograde motion: orbit or rotation of an astronomical body opposite that of its primary body
rhetorical question: figure of speech in the form of a question, asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer
myofibril: The contractile element of skeletal and cardiac muscle; a long, highly organized bundle of actin, myosin, and other proteins that contracts by a sliding filament mechanism.
pharmacognosy: the study of plants as a possible source of drugs
inferiority complex: an intense feeling of inferiority
monopsony: economic system with only one buyer from many possible sellers; contrasted with monopoly
environmental impact assessment: assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action
adhesive tape: strip of material backed with adhesive
yuri: fiction genre involving intimate relationships between female characters
Coptic script: script used for writing the Coptic language
laser diode: semiconductor laser
globulins: family of globular proteins
arms race: competition between two or more parties to have more superior armed forces
aulos: ancient Greek wind musical instrument
stadtholder: governor of one or more provinces in the Netherlands from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century
coercion: practice of forcing another party to act in an involuntary manner by use of threats or force
concussion: type of traumatic brain injury
image processing: form of signal processing for which the input is an image and the output is either an image or a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image
blue moon: extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar
complex plane: geometric representation of the complex numbers
gravitational collapse: contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its own gravity
justice of the peace: judicial officer elected or appointed to keep the peace and perform minor civic jobs
language planning: deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of languages or language variety within a speech community
industrial zone: area for development of industry
receipt: written acknowledgment that a person has received money or property in payment
marketplace: space in which a market operates
burial: ritual act of placing a dead person into the ground
mood: relatively long lasting emotional, internal and subjective state
spectrophotometry: branch of electromagnetic spectroscopy concerned with the quantitative measurement of the reflection or transmission properties of a material as a function of wavelength
cornucopia: mythological symbol of abundance, also called the horn of plenty
absolutive case: grammatical case that identifies the subject of an intransitive verb in ergative–absolutive languages
absorption: physical or chemical process
orthogonal matrix: real square matrix whose columns and rows are orthogonal unit vectors
magnetometer: measuring instrument for magnetism
mother goddess: goddess who represents or is a personification of nature, motherhood, fertility, creation
complement system: part of the immune system that enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promotes inflammation, and attacks the pathogen's cell membrane
endangered language: language that is at risk of falling out of use
monstrance: vessel used to display religious object in the Christian tradition
polling place: site of ballot casting in elections
abugida: semi-syllabic writing system where consonnant letters are generally also representing an inherent phonetic vowel, which may be suppressed in initial consonant clusters or final consonants
porphyry: variety of igneous rock
overcoat: coat worn over street dress
castor oil: vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the Castor plant, Ricinus communis
necromancy: magic involving communication with the deceased
lion: element in heraldry
stealth technology: military technology to make personnel and materiel less visible
gadget: small tool such as a machine that has a function, but is often thought of as a novelty
stagecoach: type of covered wagon
driver: operator of motorized ground vehicles
teaching: process or activity of imparting knowledge and skills
liquefied natural gas: natural gas converted to liquid form for storage or transport
market segmentation: process of dividing a broad consumer market into sub-groups with shared characteristics
Persian literature: oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language
assault: physical attack of another person
curiosity: desire to learn, explore, or investigate
psychology of religion: analytic approach to religion
vascular cambium: part of a plant
computational chemistry: branch of chemistry
gesture: form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication
bidet: plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the genitalia and anus of the human body
exon: any part of a gene that will encode a part of the final mature RNA produced by that gene, after introns have been removed by RNA splicing
chancellor: executive position in a government
water pipeline: system of pipes and devices for water supply and transport
logical consequence: fundamental concept in logic
religious and cultural festive day: time of special importance marked by adherents of some religion
lower house: chamber of a bicameral legislature
web color: color used in designing web pages
courtship: ritual, period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage
substance: basic ontological concept
Shenzhou 5: first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program
racing driver: occupation driving a vehicle in competition
herbal tea: beverage made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water
adverbial: word or group of words that modify a verb
flip-flops: type of sandal
color charge: property of quarks and gluons that is related to the particles' strong interactions in the theory of quantum chromodynamics
cooperation: purposeful interaction of the actions of two or more creatures, people, organisations, or systems
lipases: class of enzymes
complex conjugate: operation on complex numbers in which the sign of the real part is kept but the sign of the imaginary part is reversed
flugelhorn: brass musical instrument
mug: vessel for hot drinks with a handle
distribution function: function that defines a probability distribution by specifying the probability of being ≤ each value
natural heritage: elements of biodiversity, including flora and fauna, ecosystems, fossils and geological structures
traditional African religion: diverse beliefs that include various ethnic religions
railway electrification system: electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply
research vessel: ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea
failed state: a state which is no longer able, or seen to be able, to carry out its basic functions
lead glass: variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass
European people: people of Europe
agroecology: study of ecological processes in agriculture
cofactor: a chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for a protein's biological activity to happen
scheelite: tungstate mineral
quinone: compounds having a fully conjugated cyclic dione structure derived from aromatic compounds by conversion of an even number of –CH= groups into –C(=O)– groups with any necessary rearrangement of double bonds
jadeite: pyroxene mineral
clindamycin: chemical compound
bromide: class of bromide containing chemical compounds
gentamicin: pharmaceutic extract of Micromonospora purpurea
lipid bilayer: thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules
cream cheese: soft, mild-tasting cheese with a high fat content
absurdity: extremely unreasonable, so as to be foolish or not taken seriously
advocacy group: groups using advocacy in order to influence public opinion and policy
preacher: person who delivers sermons or gives homilies
visualization: set of techniques for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message
hangman: word game
external debt: total debt a country owes to foreign creditors
composition: placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art
keffiyeh: man's square headcloth, usually of cotton, often folded into a triangle and traditionally secured on the head with an agal
subgroup: subset of a mathematical group that forms a group itself
corvée: form of unpaid forced labor
non-player character: fictional character in a role-playing or video game that cannot be played or controlled by a real-world person
asana: postures in hatha yoga and modern yoga practice
racemate: mixture with equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule
tile: flat, durable material used for flooring and roofing
space opera: subgenre of science fiction
shore: fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water
Stirling's approximation: approximation for factorials
manifest destiny: cultural belief of 19th-century American expansionists
diet: sum of food consumed by an organism
federal district: title for certain administrative divisions in various federations
call center: centralized office for receiving or transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone
Amtsenthebung: dishonourable discharge from office
phenomenon: any object, fact, or occurrence perceived or observed
logical paradox: statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to an apparently-self-contradictory conclusion
artist: person who engages in any form of artistic creation or practice
surface: two-dimensional manifold, and, as such, may be an "abstract surface" not embedded in any Euclidean space
inductive reasoning: method of reasoning in which a body of observations is synthesized to hypothesize a general principle
pop rock: music genre
kolkhoz: Soviet collective farm
gothic rock: musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock
genetic drift: variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population
pianist: musician who plays the piano
human settlement: place of any size, in which people permanently live
molar volume: volume per amount of substance
specific heat capacity: intensive quantity, heat capacity per mass
dervish: someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path
singer-songwriter: musician who writes, composes and sings own songs
supply chain management: management of the flow of goods and services
cam: rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage
saline water: water that contains a significant concentration of dissolved salts
myrmecology: study of ants
translation studies: science of interpreting and translating
chocolate brownie: baked chocolate confection
crosier: a staff resembling a shepherd's crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office ceremonial staff in Christianity
multiple rocket launcher: type of unguided rocket artillery system
Cryogenian: second period of the Neoproterozoic Era
federal republic: federation of states or territories with a republican form of government
diamond: suit in a deck of cards
live action: cinematography, videography not produced using animation
real estate agent: person who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property for a commission
gum arabic: natural gum obtained from Acacia sensu lato tree sap
road bridge: bridge that carries road traffic
heartburn: symptom
heptadecagon: polygon with 17 sides
social alienation: condition in social relationships
fish sauce: an amber-coloured liquid extracted from the fermentation of fish with sea salt
thermoelectric effect: direct conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa
private property: legal designation of the ownership of property by non-governmental legal entities
smoke detector: device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire
audiology: branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders
abyssal plain: flat area on the ocean floor
ballot box: sealed container for completed ballots, which prevents access to the ballots cast until the close of the voting period
antinatalism: philosophical position that assigns a negative value to procreation
conscription: compulsory enlistment into national or military service
apotheosis: glorification of a subject to divine level
boulder: natural rock fragment larger than 25.6 cm in diameter (larger than 200 mm diameter according to ISO 14688)
bassist: musician who plays a bass instrument