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The force of an object moving in circle pushing away from the center of the circle.

The state of taking over something from preceding generations or giving it to the next generation.

The state of the appearance, personality, physical constitution, etc., of the preceding generation being passed on to the next generation, or such a phenomenon.

The factor in a living creature that contains the information necessary for the composition and maintenance of cells and that is delivered to the offspring, through reproduction.

The pole that has a lower potential in the flow of electric current.

A number that is smaller than zero.

The more static and passive of the two fundamental elements that constitute the world in Eastern philosophy.

Individual consonants and vowels which together form a syllable.

A sound in which the air is partially or completely blocked by the movement of the throat, mouth, tongue, etc.

A part of speech that is attached behind a noun, pronoun, numeral, adverb, ending, etc., to indicate its grammatical relationship to the clause or make it more specific in meaning.

A major sentence component that mainly comes at the beginning of a sentence and serves as the agent of an action or state.

The force with which the earth pulls objects to it.

A straight line that connects two points on the circumference of a circle or sphere so that it passes the center or the length of such a line.