Dictionary definition: -blast

Article: By Any Name, Takoma's A Cohesive Community
The Washington Post;  September 5, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... Even the name of the neighborhood is in dispute because of an old notion that Takoma, D.C., doesn't use the "Park" suffix applied in Maryland. It's no wonder Takoma has an identity crisis. With a main drag named after one of Maryland's most prominent ...

Dictionary definition: -phyre
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      231 words ...-phyre A suffix applied to an igneous rock which is porphyritic .

Article: North West sets the standard for English; In spite of being ...
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  July 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... be used in a jokey manner for serious concepts. A old established word with aclassicalbase, such as marathon,has its suffix applied to other lengthy pursuits such as telethon and drinkathon. The word fantastic (Shakespeare from Low Latin v iaOld French ...

Article: These analysts get to the person behind the writing
Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  March 1, 1999 ;     532 words ... ... published the first comprehensive book on graphology (graph from the Greek word for "writing," and -ology, the suffix applied to names of scientific studies). Michon's many followers, in fact, founded the Societe Graphologique in Paris and ...

Article: Blast Radius and ATG Enhance Strategic Partnership.
Business Wire;  April 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... NEW YORK -- Strategic interactive agency Blast Radius and e-commerce software provider ... Partner Program. As Alliance partners, Blast Radius will be exclusively developing client ... solutions using ATG's Commerce platform. Blast Radius and ATG have been working closely ...

Article: BLAST Professional. (BLAST Inc telecom software) ...
Macworld;  January 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... script-creation capability. COMPANY: BLAST Inc. (919/542-3007). LIST PRICE: $139. MW Rating: * BLAST is both the name of this telecommunications ... of your communication must also be using BLAST.) This would make large file transfers ...

Article: Blast Injury of the Ear: Clinical Update from the Global ...
Military Medicine;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... military health care provider. A blast is generally the energy that ... underpressurization, creating a superheated blast wind.7 Damage resulting from ... wave. Injuries resulting from blasts are categorized into four groups ... tertiary, and quaternary. Primary blast injuries are caused by over ...