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bead (bēd) a small spherical structure or mass. rachitic beads a series of prominences at the points where the ribs join their cartilages; seen in certain cases of rickets. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So I sifted through a year's worth of UB back issues and perused a bundle of hefty surveys and reports from Eduventures, EDUCAUSE, and Market Data Retrieval (MDR), in an attempt to draw a bead on what impact technology will have on campuses next year. But the bullfrog situation could be much more desperate, with frog hit men slogging through the ponds, attempting to draw a bead on their deep-throated quarry. According to Cronin, a spokesman for the project, the 3,000-square-kilometer array of detectors in Argentina is designed to pick up 30 of the highest energy cosmic rays each year, improving scientists' ability to draw a bead on cosmic ray sources. |
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