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• Dumbbell — For other uses, see Dumbbell (disambiguation). A pair of adjustable dumbbells with 2 kg plates. The dumbbell, a type of free weight, is a piece of equipment used in weight training. It can be used individually or in pairs (one for each hand).… …   Wikipedia

• Dumbbell (disambiguation) — A dumbbell is a piece of equipment used in weight training Dumbbell may also refer to: The Dumbbell Nebula is a planetary nebula (M27), which is shaped like a dumbbell Physics: A p atomic orbital has the approximate shape of a pair of lobes on… …   Wikipedia

• dumbbell phosphene —    Also known as dumbbell shaped phosphene. Both terms are used to denote a type of phosphene (i.e. seeing stars ) that may arise after sustained convergence of the eyes, especially with closed eyes against an illuminated background. The name… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• Dumbbell Island — (68°43′S 67°35′W / 68.717°S 67.583°W / 68.717; 67.583) is a low rocky island lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Alamode Island in the Terra Firma Islands, off the west …   Wikipedia

• dumbbell — [dum′bel΄] n. [ DUMB + BELL1: from orig. shape] 1. a device usually used in pairs, consisting of round weights joined by a short bar, by which it is lifted or swung about in the hand for muscular exercise ☆ 2. [cf. DUMB, sense 7] Slang a stupid… …   English World dictionary

• Dumbbell nebula — Astron. the planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, which in photographs appears to have the shape of a dumbbell. [1975 80] * * * Dumbbell Nebula, a nebula of the planetary type in the constellation Vulpecula, having the shape of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Dumbbell nebula — Astron. the planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, which in photographs appears to have the shape of a dumbbell. [1975 80] * * * …   Universalium

• dumbbell tenement — noun Etymology: so called from its resemblance in shape to a dumbbell : a tenement building formerly common in New York City and having a long narrow plan characterized by two narrow air wells at each side …   Useful english dictionary

• orbital — /awr bi tl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to an orbit. n. 2. Physics, Chem. a. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital). b. the electron in that state. [1535 45; < NL,… …   Universalium

• NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… …   Wikipedia