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- hydrant
- a large, upright cylinder with a valve for drawing water directly from a water main; fireplug.
- hydrogen
- a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that burns easily and weighs less than any other element
- dehydrated
- take water or moisture from; dry: dehydrate vegetables
- chronic
- lasting a longtime
- synchronize
- occur at the same time ;agree in time
- thermos
- container made with a vacuum between its inner and outer walls so that its contents remain hot or cold for a long time.
- thermometer
- instrument for measuring the temperature of a body or of space ,usually by means of the expansion and contraction of mercury or alcohol in a capillary tube and bulb with a graduated scale
- diameter
- a line segment passing from one side through the center of a circle
- speedometer
- instrument to indicate the speed of an automobile or other vehicle ,and often the distance traveled.
- centimeter
- unit of length equal to 1/100 of a meter
- hydrophobia
- an abnormal fear of water.
- hydroelectric
- of or having to do with generation of electricity by water power.
- chronicle
- record of events in the order in which they took place
- chronological
- of or in accordance with an chronology
- thermostat
- an automatic device for regulating temperate.
- thermal
- of or having to do with heat; thermic.
- geometry
- branch of mathematics which studies the relationship of points, lines, angles, and surfaces of figures in space ; the mathematics of space.
- barometer
- instrument for measuring the pressure of air, used in determining height above sea level and predicting probable changes in the weather.
- symmetry
- a regular, balanced
- chronograph
- instrument for measuring very short intervals of time accurately such as a stop watch
- thermodynamic
- using force due to heat or to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy
- thermonuclear
- of or having to do with the fusion of atoms through very high temperature as in the hydrogen bomb
- metronome
- device that can be adjusted to make loud ticking sounds at different speeds
- asymmetrical
- not symmetrical