Glossary - W

W particle /5/Physics/Matter/Particle/Subatomic/Boson/Intermediate/W particle

waffle iron /7/Machine/Kinds/Electric/Heat/waffle iron

waiver /6/Law/Person/Rights/waiver

walleye /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Eye/walleye

waltz, dance /2/Dance/Kinds/Europe/waltz dance

war /6/Political Science/International Relations/Power/Aggression/war

warm front /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/Wind/Front/warm front

warm springs /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Areas/Spring/warm springs

warning coloration /4/Biology/Evolution/Adaptation/warning coloration

warrant /6/Law/Trial/Documents/warrant in law

warren /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/Vegetation/warren

wart /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Virus/wart

wash /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Areas/Marsh/wash

washing machine /7/Machine/Kinds/Electromechanical/Washer/washing machine

Wassermann test /4/Medicine/Medical Examination/Tests/Wassermann test

water polo /7/Game/Athletic/Water/water polo

water pressure /5/Physics/Dynamics/Fluid/water pressure

water skiing /7/Game/Athletic/Water/water skiing

water table /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Soil/water table

water wing /7/Machine/Kinds/Fluid/water wing

water-soluble vitamin /4/Nutrition/Nutrient/Vitamin/Water-Soluble/water-soluble vitamin

waterspout /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/Wind/Kinds/Storm/waterspout

wattle /4/Zoology/Organ/Skin/Features/Neck/wattle

wave division multiplexing /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Effects/Multiplexing/wave division multiplexing

wave equation /5/Physics/Wave/wave equation

wave front /5/Physics/Matter/Vector Field/wave front

wave number /5/Physics/Wave/Properties/wave number

wave packet /5/Physics/Quantum Mechanics/Waves/wave packet

wave, ocean /5/Earth Science/Water/Ocean/Wave/wave on ocean

wavefunction /5/Physics/Quantum Mechanics/Wavefunction/wavefunction

waveguide /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Parts/waveguide

wavelet /5/Physics/Wave/Superposition/wavelet

wave-particle duality /5/Physics/Quantum Mechanics/Waves/Duality/wave-particle duality

ways and means /6/Economics/ways and means

weak nuclear force /5/Physics/Dynamics/Force/Kinds/weak nuclear force

wealth /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Money/wealth

weather vane /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Rotation/weather vane

weaving /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Weaving/weaving

web beacon /3/Computer Science/Internet/Programs/Intrusive/web beacon

web page /3/Computer Science/Internet/web page

website /3/Computer Science/Internet/Naming/website

wedge, machine /5/Physics/Dynamics/Machine/wedge as machine

wedge, plane /3/Geometry/Solid/Plane/Intersection/wedge of planes

weighing, analysis /5/Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry/Weighing/weighing

weight lifting /7/Game/Athletic/weight lifting

weighting /3/Statistics/Statistical Population/weighting

weightlessness /6/Psychology/Behavior/Kinds/weightlessness

welding, metal /7/Machine/Kinds/Heat/Welding/welding

welfare, government /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/welfare

well-being /6/Philosophy/Ethics/Feelings/well-being

welt, skin /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Skin/welt on skin

western music /2/Music/History/Country Music/Styles/western music

Western Swing /2/Music/History/Country Music/Styles/Western Swing

Wheatstone bridge /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Kinds/Instruments/Wheatstone bridge

whiplash /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Skeleton/whiplash

whirling regulator /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Rotation/whirling regulator

whirlpool /5/Earth Science/Water/Ocean/Areas/whirlpool

whistler /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/Lightning/whistler radio waves

white blood cell /4/Zoology/Organ/Blood/Parts/White Blood Cell/white blood cell

white hole /5/Astronomy/Universe/Cosmology/Singularity/white hole

white matter /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/white matter

white noise /3/Information Theory/Noise/white noise

white sale /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Department/Sales/Sale/white sale

white water /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Areas/River/Falls/white water

whitecap /5/Earth Science/Water/Ocean/Wave/whitecap

white-collar crime /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/White Collar/white-collar crime

wholesale, business /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Kinds/Customer Types/wholesale

whooping cough /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Bacteria/Animal/whooping cough

whorl /4/Zoology/Organ/Skin/Features/Whorl/whorl

wideband /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Effects/wideband

wi-fi /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Effects/wi-fi

wildtype /4/Genetics/Allele/wildtype

will, cognition /6/Psychology/Cognition/Will/will and cognition

wind /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/Wind/wind

wind instrument /2/Music/Instrument/Categories/wind instrument

window sash /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Window/window sash

windpipe /4/Zoology/Organ/Respiration/Parts/Lung/windpipe

windward /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/Wind/Direction/windward

winepress /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/winepress

wing, airplane /7/Machine/Transportation/Vehicle/Airplane/Parts/wing

winter solstice /5/Astronomy/Solar System/Axis Tilt/winter solstice

wire service /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Sectors/wire service

wired glass /7/Machine/Industrial Materials/Glass/wired glass

wireless broadband /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Effects/wireless broadband

wisdom /6/Philosophy/Ethics/Feelings/wisdom

wisdom teeth /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Teeth/Kinds/wisdom teeth

wishbone /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Trunk/Clavicle/wishbone

withdrawal from life /6/Psychology/Behavior/Kinds/withdrawal from life

withdrawal symptom /4/Medicine/Drug/Addiction/withdrawal symptom

withers /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Body/Trunk/withers

withholding tax /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/Tax/withholding tax

witness /6/Law/Trial/Witness/witness

womb /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Female/Parts/womb

woodcut /2/Art/Painting/Kinds/woodcut

woodturning /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Rotation/woodturning

woodwind /2/Music/Instrument/Categories/woodwind

word, data /3/Computer Science/Software/Data Hierarchy/word of data

work, heat /5/Physics/Heat/Energy/Work/work from heat

work, physics /5/Physics/Dynamics/Energy/work

worker-control capitalism /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Economy/Types/Market/worker-control

workflow /3/Computer Science/Software/Programming/workflow of system

working capital /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/working capital

workmen's compensation /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/workmen's compensation program

workout /7/Game/Athletic/Athletics/workout

workstation /3/Computer Science/Hardware/Kinds/Size/workstation

World Wide Web /3/Computer Science/Internet/Web

worm, Internet /3/Computer Science/Internet/Programs/Intrusive/Malware/worm on Internet

wormhole /5/Astronomy/Universe/Cosmology/wormhole

wort /4/Botany/Plant/Non-Vascular Plants/Wort/wort

wrestling /7/Game/Athletic/wrestling

wrist pin /7/Machine/Parts/Pin/wrist pin

writ of habeas corpus /6/Law/Trial/Documents/writ of habeas corpus

writ, court order /6/Law/Trial/Documents/writ in law

wrongful dishonor /7/Financial Affairs/Banking/Checking/wrongful dishonor

wulst /4/Zoology/Kinds/Bird/wulst

wyvern /6/Religion/Religions/Mythology/Greco-Roman/Monster/wyvern

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