| volatilization |
The conversion of a solid or liquid into a gas or vapour.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E25.htm
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| volute |
a spiral scroll on an Ionic capital
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/3786/glossary.html
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| vortex |
a rapidly whirling spiral
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/glossary.sh...
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| voxel |
A unit of volume corresponding to the smallest element depicted in a three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) image. For spiral CT, the size of this volume is determined by the design of the instrument and the instrument settings. For the latest scanners, the voxel size can be 0.3 mm 0.3 mm 0.6 mm, yielding a volume of 0.054 mm 3 .
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrc/journal/v3/n1/glossary/nrc972_g...
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| volvulus |
Twisting of the stomach or intestine, which often has the effect of cutting off the blood supply to it.
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