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• Path integration — is the name given to the method thought to be used by animals for dead reckoning.Charles Darwin and J.J. Murphy first postulated an inertially based navigation system in animals in 1873. Studies beginning in the middle of the 20th century… …   Wikipedia

• circuitous — cir|cu|i|tous [ sər kjuıtəs ] adjective 1. ) a circuitous journey, path, etc. is longer than it needs to be because it is not direct: He took a circuitous route to the library, to avoid passing her house. 2. ) taking a long time to say what you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• circuitous — UK [sɜː(r)ˈkjuːɪtəs] / US [sərˈkjuɪtəs] adjective 1) a circuitous journey, path etc is longer than it needs to be because it is not direct He took a circuitous route to the library, to avoid passing her house. 2) taking a long time to say what… …   English dictionary

• circuitous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. complicated, roundabout, devious, meandering; see indirect . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [sur KYOO i tus] roundabout or indirect. Much to my irritation, the cabbie took a circuitous route to the… …   English dictionary for students

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• Anderson Park, New Jersey — Infobox park park = Anderson Park image size = caption = Anderson Park s Lawn type = Public Park location = Montclair, New Jersey coordinates = coord|40.827853| 74.245289|display=inline,title size = 14.85 acres opened = 1905 operator = Essex… …   Wikipedia

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• round — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French rund, reund, from Latin rotundus more at rotund Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center (2) cylindrical < a round peg > …   New Collegiate Dictionary