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The femoral pulse refers to the pulse that can be felt in the femoral artery, a large artery located in the groin area or upper thigh. It is an important indication of blood flow and can be used to assess the circulatory health or detect any potential vascular diseases.

A form of dark matter in distant outer space unobservable except by its gravitational effect, and believed to be at least part of the

A shotgun shell, shotshell or simply shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) cartridges used specifically in shotguns, and is typically loaded with numerous small, pellet-like spherical sub-projectiles called shot, fired through a smoothbore barrel with a tapered constriction at the muzzle to regulate the extent of scattering. A shell can sometimes also contain only a single large solid projectile known as a slug, sometimes fired through a rifled slug barrel. The hull usually consists of a paper or plastic tube often covered at the base by a metallic head cover which retains a primer, and the shot charge is typically contained by a wadding/sabot inside the case. The caliber of the shotshell is known as its gauge.
The projectiles are traditionally made of lead, but other metals such as steel, tungsten and bismuth are also used due to restrictions on lead, or for performance reasons such as achieving higher shot velocities by reducing the mass of the shot charge. Other unusual projectiles such as saboted flechettes, rubber balls, rock salt and magnesium shards also exist. Slug shells can also be made with specialty non-lethal projectiles such as rubber and bean bag rounds.

fall forward and down

Winged pigweed, also known as Cycloloma atriplicifolium, is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Its characterized by having leaves covered with a grayish bloom and unique winged seeds. This plant predominantly grows in sandy or saline soils in temperate regions. Notwithstanding its name, winged pigweed is not an actual weed but is often considered because its a strong competitor for water, light, space, and nutrients.

a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again

Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the worlds most intelligent creatures, and is one of the few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa, and Cyanopica.
Magpies of the genus Pica are generally found in temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and western North America, with populations also present in Tibet and high-elevation areas of Kashmir. Magpies of the genus Cyanopica are found in East Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. The birds called magpies in Australia are, however, not related to the magpies in the rest of the world. Magpies are national birds in Bangladesh.

Catastrophe is a short play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1982 at the invitation of A.I.D.A. and “[f]irst produced in the Avignon Festival … Beckett considered it ‘massacred.’” It is one of his few plays to deal with a political theme and, arguably, holds the title of Becketts most optimistic work. It was dedicated to then imprisoned Czech reformer and playwright, Václav Havel.

To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other weapon. Also, to beat or put to rout in battle; to destroy or overthrow by war.

A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly if at all. This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time. It is a manipulation of temporal space using the duration of a single shot, and fracturing the duration to move the audience ahead. This kind of cut abruptly communicates the passing of time as opposed to the more seamless dissolve heavily used in films predating Jean-Luc Godards Breathless, when jump cuts were first used extensively. For this reason, jump cuts, while not seen as inherently bad, are considered a violation of classical continuity editing, which aims to give the appearance of continuous time and space in the story-world by de-emphasizing editing. Jump cuts, in contrast, draw attention to the constructed nature of the film.Continuity editing uses a guideline called the 30 degree rule to avoid jump cuts. The 30 degree rule advises that for consecutive shots to appear seamless, the camera position must vary at least 30 degrees from its previous position. Some schools would call for a change in framing as well (e.g., from a medium shot to a close up). Generally, if the camera position changes less than 30 degrees, the difference between the two shots will not be substantial enough, and the viewer will experience the edit as a jump in the position of the subject that is jarring, and draws attention to itself. Although jump cuts can be created through the editing together of two shots filmed non-continuously (spatial jump cuts), they can also be created by removing a middle section of one continuously filmed shot (temporal jump cuts).
Jump cuts can add a sense of speed to the sequence of events.

A quarter section is a term used in U.S land surveying, referring to a parcel of land approximately 160 acres in area, which is one-fourth of a square mile, or one-fourth of a section in the Public Land Survey System. The concept was established during the westward expansion to simplify land transactions. It is commonly used in rural areas where large tracts of land are involved.

A consonant which makes an imperfect sound, or does not demand a total occlusion of the mouth.

Pacific coast fish

Roughdried refers to the process of drying something, often clothes or laundry, without resorting to any special finishing procedures such as smoothing, ironing or pressing. Its typically done by simply hanging out the clothes to dry naturally or using a regular tumble dryer.

French Post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903)

not having been swept

The third law of motion, also known as Newtons third law, states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In other words, any force exerted onto a body will create a force of equal magnitude in the opposite direction on the first object.

Mountainous region of southwest Asia, lying south of Caucasus Mountains and comprising republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Also known as South Caucasus.

when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls

Climatical refers to anything that is related or connected to climate, including its patterns, changes, or effects. It could be used to describe conditions, events, or influences that contribute to or are affected by the climate. Though it is not a commonly used term, however, climatic is generally preferred.