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Seismnounshaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activityverified
Seismographnouna measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)verified
Seismographynounthe measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakesverified
Seismologistnouna geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earthverified
Selachiannounany of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharksverified
Selective InformationnounMWE(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcomeverified
Selective LipectomynounMWEplastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissueverified
Selective-Serotonin Reuptake InhibitornounMWEan antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brainverified
Self-Accusationnounan admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or beverified
Self-Adapting ProgramnounMWEa program that can change its performance in response to its environmentverified
Self-Aggrandisementnounan act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importanceverified
Self-Aggrandizementnounan act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importanceverified
Self-Analysisnounthe application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personalityverified
Self-Assertionnounthe act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to othersverified
Self-Aware SystemnounMWEA computing platform imbued with sufficient knowledge and analytic capability to make useful conclusions about its inputs, its own processing, and the use of its output so that it is capable of self- judgment and improvement consistent with its purpose.System
Self-Condemnationnounan admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or beverified
Self-Consciousnessnounself-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of youverified
Self-Determinationnoundetermination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsionverified
Self-DiagnosisnounAbility of a system to adequately take measurement information from sensors, validate the data, and communicate the processes and results to other devicesCapability
Self-Employed PersonnounMWEa writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of themverified
Self-Expressionnounthe expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)verified
Self-Fertilisationnounfertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individualverified
Self-Fertilizationnounfertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individualverified
Self-Healnoundecumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing propertiesverified
Self-Healing SystemnounMWEA computing system able to perceive that it is not operating correctly and, without human intervention, make the necessary adjustments to restore itself to normalcy.System
Self-Inductancenounthe ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henriesverified