between hard and soft ⟨c⟩ occurs in which ⟨c⟩ represents two distinct phonemes. The sound of a hard ⟨c⟩ often precedes the non-front vowels ⟨a⟩, ⟨o⟩ and ⟨u⟩...
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represent two distinct phonemes that in English are called hard and soft ⟨g⟩. The sound of a hard ⟨g⟩ (which often precedes the non-front vowels ⟨a o u⟩ or...
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mid-1950s. Add to C with diacritics: C with diacritics: Ć ć Ĉ ĉ Č č Ċ ċ Ḉ ḉ Ƈ ƈ C̈ c̈ Ȼ ȼ Ç ç Ꞔ ꞔ Ꞓ ꞓ Ↄ ↄ : Claudian letters © : copyright symbol °C : degree Celsius...
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HSAB theory (redirect from Hard and soft acids and bases)
for "hard and soft (Lewis) acids and bases". HSAB is widely used in chemistry for explaining the stability of compounds, reaction mechanisms and pathways...
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Boiled egg (redirect from Soft-boiled egg)
the egg white and egg yolk both solidify, while soft-boiled eggs may leave the yolk, and sometimes the white, at least partially liquid and raw. Boiled...
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arts, the terms hard and soft technique denote how forcefully a defender martial artist counters the force of an attack in armed and unarmed combat. In...
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Hard and soft light are different types of lighting that are commonly used in photography and filmmaking. Soft light is light that tends to "wrap" around...
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G (section Ancestors, descendants and siblings)
have different sound values depending on context (known as hard and soft C and hard and soft G). Because of French influence, English language orthography...
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soft "c", "ch", or "g", such as in cacheable, changeable, traceable; both usually keep the "e" after "-dge", as in knowledgeable, unbridgeable, and unabridgeable...
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Types of cheese (redirect from Soft-ripened cheese)
practice. The lines between soft, semi-soft, semi-hard and hard are arbitrary, and many types of cheese are made in softer or firmer variants. The factor...
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Palatalization (phonetics) (redirect from Hard and soft consonants)
is hard/soft: ⟨а⟩/⟨я⟩, ⟨э⟩/⟨е⟩, ⟨ы⟩/⟨и⟩, ⟨о⟩/⟨ё⟩, and ⟨у⟩/⟨ю⟩. The otherwise silent soft sign ⟨ь⟩ also indicates that the previous consonant is soft. Irish...
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Coercivity (redirect from Soft magnet)
hard, and are used to make permanent magnets. Materials with low coercivity are said to be magnetically soft. The latter are used in transformer and inductor...
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Hard water is water that has a high mineral content (in contrast with "soft water"). Hard water is formed when water percolates through deposits of limestone...
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Soft serve, also known as soft ice, is a frozen dessert and variety of ice cream, similar to conventional ice cream, but softer and less dense due to...
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microporosity, while soft carbon has little microporosity. Hard carbon is extensively used as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries...
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Polytheism (redirect from Hard and soft polytheism)
in modern polytheistic practices is between so-called soft polytheism and hard polytheism. "Soft" polytheism is the belief that different gods may either...
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have a hard time finding graduates with the soft skills their companies need. Hard skills were the only skills necessary for career employment and were...
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Candy making (redirect from Soft-ball stage)
on the ingredients and how long the mixture is boiled. Candy comes in a wide variety of textures, from soft and chewy to hard and brittle. A chocolatier...
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Infotainment (redirect from Hard news, soft news, and infotainment)
portmanteau of information and entertainment), also called soft news as a way to distinguish it from serious journalism or hard news, is a type of media...
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graphemes and features borrowed from French: Notes: Similar to Italian hard and soft C. /k/ before a, o, u, ü, and ch. Similar to Italian hard and soft G. /dʒ/...
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mainstream rock music into soft and hard rock, with both emerging as major radio formats in the US. The Bee Gees were considered soft rock in the late 1960s...
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from skimmed cows' milk. It is a hard, crumbly cheese. Dovedale (Protected Designation of Origin) – a full-fat semi-soft blue-veined cheese made from cow's...
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variations for ⟨c, g⟩. Compare hard and soft C, hard and soft G. (See also palatalization.) The digraphs ⟨ch⟩ and ⟨gh⟩ indicate (/k/ and /ɡ/) before ⟨i...
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Papiamento orthography (section Hard and soft G)
extent. Like the hard and soft ⟨c⟩, the orthographies of both dialects follow the Spanish example in distinguishing between the hard and soft ⟨g⟩. That is...
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like ‘‘e’’ and ‘‘i’’ (examples include English, French, Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish). This distinction between “hard” and “soft” C reflects historical...
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distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. In the Dutch language, hard and soft G (Dutch: harde en zachte G)...
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In politics (and particularly in international politics), soft power is the ability to co-opt rather than coerce (in contrast with hard power). It involves...
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Recreational drug use (redirect from Hard and Soft Drugs)
drugs may be colloquially referred to as "hard drugs", and less harmful drugs as "soft drugs". The term "soft drug" is considered controversial by critics...
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communication from soft media sources has been referred to as soft news as a way of distinguishing it from serious journalism, called hard news. Soft news is defined...
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