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week 16 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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barometer | An instrument that is used to measure air pressure |
diameter | The distance through the center circle or a sphere |
optometry | the practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing corrective lenses. |
perimeter | the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure. |
symmetry | the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. |
precaution | a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening. |
forecast | predict or estimate (a future event or trend) |
antebellum | occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. |
antecedent | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. |
postpone | cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. |