| foot-pound |
A unit of kinetic energy in the English system defined as the effort required to vertically lift one pound a distance of one foot against the force of gravity.
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| foot-and-mouth disease |
A major disease of cloven-footed animals (eg, cattle and pigs) that does not exist in the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service conducts a surveillance program to track the disease in foreign countries, regulates the importation of animal products from countries where FMD exists, and tests imported animals in quarantine.
Ãâó: ilrdss.sws.uiuc.edu/glossary/glossary_allresults.a...
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| footprint |
The antenna coverage pattern which a satellite directs toward the earth. This defines the geographic area in which signals can be received.
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| foot drop |
A condition of weakness in the muscles of the foot and ankle, caused by poor nerve conduction, which interferes with a person's ability to flex the ankle and walk with a normal heel-toe pattern. The toes touch the ground before the heel, causing the person to trip or lose balance.
Ãâó: www.lhsc.on.ca/programs/msclinic/define/f.htm
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| foot |
A foot is the smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poetic line. A line of meter is described by the kind of meter and the number of feet.
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