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stem

Noun

∙ The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
∙ A branch of a family.
∙ An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
∙ The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms. botany
∙ A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
∙ A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
∙ The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems. linguistics
∙ A vertical stroke of a letter. typography
∙ A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music. music
∙ The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached. nautical
∙ Component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork
∙ A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications. anatomy
∙ A crack pipe. slang

Verb

Verb

∙ To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
∙ To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn. skiing

Noun

Noun

STEM

Noun

scanning transmission electron microscope

Noun

∙ An electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms. physics

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