a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale
the laminae of stratified rock were deposited separately, building upwards as time passed
Best pizzelle makers Top pizzelle makers under $50 The extra-thick baking plates distribute the heat evenly for making four crispy, browned 3-inch pizzelle cookies at a time.
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BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
Inside the expansive dining room, guests pass around family-style plates of pot roast, mac and cheese, and corn salad.
However, as transistor dimensions approach atomic scales, quantum effects, heat dissipation, and fabrication constraints are making further miniaturization increasingly difficult.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
Similar scales, smaller, more narrow, usually red, would remain well into the 1970s inside supermarkets and five-and-dimes like Woolworth.
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