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21 darts
noun singular (a game in which darts are thrown at a board (dart-board) which has a series of numbers on it by which one scores: a game of darts; ( also adjective) a darts match.) pilkasting, pilespillsubst.(tar verb i entall, spill) dart, pilkastingspille dart \/ kaste pil -
22 dynamics
noun singular (the science that deals with movement and force.) dynamikkdynamikksubst. flt. \/daɪˈnæmɪks\/, \/dɪˈnæmɪks\/1) (fysikk, tar verb i entall) dynamikk2) (overført og musikk, tar verb i flertall) dynamikk -
23 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) gassverksubst. (flertall: gasworks) \/ˈɡæswɜːks\/( tar verb i entall) gassverk -
24 greenhouse effect
noun ((singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun.) drivhuseffektsubst.drivhuseffekt -
25 hydraulics
noun singular (the study of the behaviour of moving liquids (eg of water in pipes).) hydraulikk, strømningslæresubst. \/haɪˈdrɔːlɪks\/ ( tar verb i entall)1) hydraulikk, vannkraftlære2) vannbyggingskunst -
26 invader
noun (a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades: Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s).) inntrenger, angripersubst. \/ɪnˈveɪdə\/angriper, invaderende fiende, inntrenger -
27 linguistics
noun singular (the science of languages.) språkvitenskap, lingvistikksubst. \/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks\/( tar verb i entall) lingvistikk, språkvitenskap -
28 mechanics
1) (the science of the action of forces on objects: He is studying mechanics.) mekanikk; (-) teknikk2) (the art of building machines: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.) maskinteknikk/-konstruksjonmekanikksubst. \/məˈkænɪks\/1) (fysikk, tar ofte verb i entall) mekanikk2) ( teknikk) mekanikk, teknikk3) (overført, tar verb i flertall) teknikk, teknisk side, mekanikkmechanics of materials fasthetslære -
29 mumps
(a contagious disease causing painful swelling at the sides of the neck and face.) kusmakusmasubst. \/mʌmps\/ ( tar verb i entall)1) (medisin, Parotiris epidemica) kusma2) ( hverdagslig) dårlig humør, surmulingbe down with (the) mumps ligge til sengs med kusma -
30 ninepins
(a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball: a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game.) kjeglespillkjeglespillsubst. \/ˈnaɪnpɪnz\/ ( tar verb i entall) kjeglespill (med ni kjegler og én ball) -
31 phonetics
noun singular (the study of the sounds of language.) fonetikksubst. \/fə(ʊ)ˈnetɪks\/( tar verb i entall) fonetikk -
32 algae
noun, plural(alga 'ælɡə singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed.) -
33 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) botanisk hage -
34 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) botanisk hage -
35 cards
noun singular (the game(s) played with playing-cards: He cheats at cards.) kortspill -
36 charades
noun singular (a game in which each syllable of a word, and then the whole word, is acted and the audience has to guess the word.) ordgåtelek -
37 gardens
noun singular or plural (a park, especially one where animals are kept or special trees or flowers are grown: zoological/botanical gardens.) hageanlegg, park -
38 marbles
noun singular (any of several games played with marbles: The boys were playing marbles.) kulespill -
39 skittles
noun singular (a game in which the players try to knock down a number of skittles with a ball: a game of skittles; Do you play skittles?; ( also adjective) a skittles match.) kjegler, kjeglespill -
40 acoustics
1) ( noun plural the characteristics (eg of a room or hall) which make hearing in it good or bad.) akustikk2) ( noun singular the science of sound.) akustikkakustikksubst. \/əˈkuːstɪks\/1) ( tar verb i flertall) akustikk, lydforhold i rom2) ( tar verb i entall) akustikk, læren om lyd
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