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- Location: Krankenhaus Eichelberger (view comments)
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Pronunciation: ˈkȯr-nər
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cornere, from corne horn
Date: 13th century
1 a : the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : angle b : the place of intersection of two streets or roads c : a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner
2 : the angular part or space between meeting lines, edges, or borders near the vertex of the angle <the southwest corner of the state> <the corners of the tablecloth>: as a : the area of a playing field or court near the intersection of the sideline and the goal line or baseline b (1) : either of the four angles of a boxing ring; especially : the area in which a boxer rests or is worked on by his seconds during periods between rounds (2) : a group of supporters, well-wishers, or adherents associated especially with a contestant c : the side of home plate nearest to or farthest from a batter <a fast ball over the outside corner> d : corner kick e (1) : the outside of a football formation (2) : cornerback
3 a : a private, secret, or remote place <a quiet corner of New England> <to every corner of the earth> <dark corners of the mind> b : a difficult or embarrassing situation : a position from which escape or retreat is difficult or impossible <was backed into a corner>
4 : control or ownership of enough of the available supply of a commodity or security especially to permit manipulation of the price
5 : a point at which significant change occurs —often used in the phrase turn the corner
Yes, I am a nerd, but #3 and #5 were cool.
- Location: Lungenkrankenhaus Thalberg (view comments)
- Gallery: Diffusion
- Location: Krankenhaus Eichelberger (view comments)
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1. of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct.
2. Zoology. appearing or active in the twilight, as certain bats and insects.
Origin:
1660–70; crepuscule
OR
Medical Dictionary
1 : of, relating to, or resemblingtwilight <crepuscular depths of personality —William James>
2 : active in the twilight <crepuscular animals>
Twilight Depths of personality...Groovy
I'm all learning and stuff
- Location: Lungenkrankenhaus Thalberg (view comments)
- Gallery: Diffusion
- Location: Lungenkrankenhaus Thalberg (view comments)
- Gallery: Diffusion
Pronunciation: si-ˈne-sən(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: senescent, from Latin senescent-, senescens, present participle of senescere to grow old, from sen-, senex old
Date: 1695
1 : the state of being old : the process of becoming old
2 : the growth phase in a plant or plant part (as a leaf) from full maturity to death
Well, I was wondering...
- Location: Lungenkrankenhaus Thalberg (view comments)
- Gallery: Diffusion
- Location: Pilgrim State Hospital (view comments)
- Gallery: The Power Plant
- Location: Lungenkrankenhaus Thalberg (view comments)
- Gallery: Diffusion
- Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital (view comments)
- Gallery: August Haze
Loving it Motts.
- Location: Lungenkrankenhaus Thalberg (view comments)
- Gallery: Diffusion
- Location: Lungenkrankenhaus Thalberg (view comments)
- Gallery: Diffusion
Or, is that the international leaping sign?
- Location: Krankenhaus Eichelberger (view comments)
- Gallery: Half of a Half
- Location: Krankenhaus Eichelberger (view comments)
- Gallery: Half of a Half
- Location: Krankenhaus Eichelberger (view comments)
- Gallery: Half of a Half