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G8
(G6, G7) : a group (coalition)
of the leading industrialized countries: the United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States (the original G6 which
met the first time in 1975), and Canada which joined in 1976 (making
G7), superseded in 1998 by the addition of Russia, which created the
G8; they meet periodically to discuss international economic issues
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gale
: a wind of speed from 39 to 54 mph (34
to 47 knots). Gale Warning: The
National Weather Service will issue these marine warnings for
1-minute sustained winds between 34 (39 mph or 63 km/h) and 47 knots
(54 mph or 87 km/h) expected at end of downwind fetch (near shore or
open waters). |
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publishing
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galley
: typeset material before it has been arranged into page form. |
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biology |
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gamete
: a mature reproductive sexual cell, as a sperm or egg, which unites
with another cell to form a new organism. |
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gamut
: see color
gamut |
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gasoline
: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and
octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in
internal-combustion
engines.
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economics
acronym |
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GDP
: gross domestic product : a measure of the total flow of
goods and services produced by the economy over a specific time
period, normally a year or a quarter; it is obtained by valuing
outputs of goods and services at market prices, and then
aggregating. Note that all intermediate goods are excluded, and only
goods used for final consumption or investment goods (capital) or
changes in stocks are included; this is because the values of
intermediate goods are implicitly included in the prices of the
final goods. The word 'gross' means that no deduction for the value
on expenditure on capital goods for replacement purposes is made. |
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gem
(gemstone) : a mineral, rock or petrified material that
when cut or faceted and polished is collectible or can be used in
jewellery; others are organic, such as amber (fossilised tree resin)
and jet (a form of coal). Note: some beautiful gemstones are
too soft or too fragile to be used in jewelry. |
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genus
(pl. genera, genuses) : the major subdivision of a family or
subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of
more than one species. |
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geography
: the descriptive science dealing with the surface of the Earth,
lands and oceans, the climate, plants, animals, natural resources,
inhabitants and industries, social and political divisions. |
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geostationary
satellite : a satellite that rotates at the same rate as
Earth, thus remaining over the same spot above the equator. |
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GfK
Group : the No. 4 market research
organization worldwide. Its activities cover five business
divisions: Custom Research, Retail and Technology, Consumer
Tracking, Media and HealthCare. The Group has approx. 130 companies
located in more than 70 countries and a current (Nov 2006) total of
approx. 7,800 employees. |
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botany
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gibbous
: swollen on one side. |
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botany
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glabrous
: smooth, especially not hairy or pubescent; having a surface devoid
of hair or pubescence. |
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materials |
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glass
: a uniform amorphous solid material, usually produced when a
suitably viscous molten material cools very rapidly, thereby not
giving enough time for a crystallization. Common glass is mostly
amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2), which is the same
chemical compound found in quartz, or in its polycrystalline form,
sand; in its pure form, glass is a transparent, relatively strong,
hard-wearing, brittle, essentially inert, and biologically inactive
material which can be formed with very smooth and impervious
surfaces. |
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gloss
: a paper's shine or luster, which reflects light. |
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botany
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glume
: one of the characteristic chafflike bracts of the inflorescence of
grasses, sedges etc.; specifically one of a pair of dry bracts
enclosing the flowers of grasses and sedges, at the base of a
spikelet. |
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glyph
: a particular image which represents a character or part of a
character. |
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GMT
: Greenwich Mean Time : an international time
scale with a reference to the time at longitude 0 (zero) degrees 0
(zero) minutes - the prime meridian or longitudinal line that
is based on the location of the Royal Observatory Greenwich,
England, near London. GMT is tied to the rotation of the Earth
in respect to the fictitious 'mean Sun'. The rest of the world's
time zones (and longitude) are referenced to this meridian.
This was
for many years the prime reference for time but is no longer. See
International Atomic Time (TAI)
and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). |
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economics
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GNI
: Gross National Income : (previously
known as Gross National Product (GNP)) : comprises the total
value of goods and services produced within a country (i.e. its
Gross Domestic Product), together with its income received from
other countries (notably interest and dividends), less similar
payments made to other countries. |
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economics
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GNP
: gross national product : gross domestic product plus
the income accruing to domestic residents arising from investment
abroad less income earned in the domestic market accruing to
foreigners abroad. |
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GOES
: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite : |
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Internet
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GOK
: God only knows |
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good,
economic : any physical object, natural or man-made, or
service rendered, which could command a price in a market. |
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economics |
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goods,
durable : economic goods which yield services or utility
over time rather than being completely used up at the moment of
consumption, e.g. land, house, washing-machine, car and TV set. Most
consumer goods are in fact durable to some degree, and the term is
often used in a more restricted sense to denote relatively
expensive, technically sophisticated goods (consumer durables, such
as cars and washing-machines). |
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this
website
acronym |
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GR
: Grabov Rat |
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toponym :
Croatian |
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Rat :
a small peninsula on the southern shore of the island of
Brač , Croatia, around 2 km eastwards of the city of Bol; see about
Grabov Rat. |
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grapheme
: minimally distinctive unit of writing in the context of a
particular writing system. For example, ‹b› and
‹d› are
distinct graphemes in English writing systems because there exist
distinct words like big and dig.
Conversely, a lowercase italiform letter a
and a lowercase Roman letter a are not
distinct graphemes because no word is distinguished on the basis of
these two different forms. |
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publishing
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graphic :
any non-text element, such as art work, a photo, drawing, chart,
graph, border, etc.; see
image |
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computing
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grayscale
(or greyscale) image : a raster
image in which each pixel is defined by a value of a single
quantity; images of this sort are typically composed of shades of
gray, varying from black to white, though in principle the values
could be shades of any color (the term monochromatic seems
more appropriate in that instance). Grayscale images intended for
visual display are largely stored with 8 bits per pixel, which
allows 256 intensities (i.e., shades of gray) to be valued, usually
on a non-linear scale. |
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raster
image
pixel
bit
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greenhouse
effect : the warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of
Earth's longwave radiation being radiated to space; the gases most
responsible for this effect are water vapor and carbon dioxide. |
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grudge
: a deep-seated feeling of resentment or ill
will or rancor provoked by some incident or
situation; for example, being unwilling to forgive someone. |
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Internet
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GTG
: got to go |
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GTOS
: Global Terrestrial Observing System : a
program for observations, modeling, and analysis of terrestrial
ecosystems to support sustainable development. GTOS
facilitates access to information on terrestrial ecosystems so that
researchers and policy makers can detect and manage global and
regional environmental
change.
http://www.fao.org/gtos |
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geography
: physical |
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gulf
: a body of water (a part of a lake or ocean) surrounded by land on
three sides. A gulf generally occupies an area larger than a bay and
may itself contains one or more bays. |
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gust
: a rapid fluctuation of wind speed with
variations of 10 knots or more between peaks and lulls. |
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botany
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gynoecium
: the pistils of a flower; the carpels taken collectively; the
female organ or organs of a flower. |
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