Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
parabema
parabema
noun
(architecture) In Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture, the chapel of the prothesis or the diaconicon, or sacristy, where divided by walls from the bema or sanctuary.
penumbra
penumbra
noun
(astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
(figuratively) An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
(figuratively) An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
(medicine, preceded by "ischaemic", after a stroke) A region of the brain that has lost only some of its blood supply, and retains structural integrity but has lost function.
A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.
peramble
peramble
verb
To perambulate; to walk around.
preamble
preamble
noun
(computing, networking) A syncword.
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.
verb
(intransitive) To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks.
