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A '''stœcheiotic year''' is a [[year]] the length of which is defined by the [[period]] of some [[enchantment]] that changes

...[[unit]] of [[length]] in the [[metric system]], and the standard unit of length used in articles in the Wongery. The use of the meter to describe the leng ...y, but not identically, however; he defined his ''metro cattolico'' as the length of a pendulum with a period of two seconds (not taking into account, as Wil

.... The year is divided into sixteen periods called [[mester]]s, varying in length but averaging twenty-five days. During each mester, the world and its cont ...s deviate. The full sequence of mesters in the cubic calendar, with their length in days (according to the most common reckoning), is as follows:

...ace|two-dimensional]] [[manifold]] (a [[surface]]), corresponding to the [[length]] in [[linespace|one dimension]], to [[volume]] in [[realmspace|three dimen ...case of both formulae, the area of a [[square (geometry)|square]] of side length ''s'' is <math>s^2</math>. The area of a [[triangle]] is generally given a

...six arms, evenly spaced sixty degrees apart. Opposite arms have the same length, but each pair of arms is of different lengths. The arms usually have rect

...arm requires a period of recharging before it can be activated again. The length of this quiescent period varies by charm, but typically ranges somewhere be

...s may grow as large as four [[meters]] in length and girth, the [[median]] length is about 1.6 meters, and world crystals have been found as short as thirty ...almost always runs parallel to the crystal's axis&mdash;that is, along the length of the prism, from one pyramidal cap to the other&mdash;and most (though no

...rter than [[Earth]]'s&mdash;while its three [[moon (Ea)|moon]]s define the length of the [[year]], the new year supposed to commence when all three moons are ...rtificial units. The Aeolan day is divided into twenty [[hour]]s of equal length, while the year is divided into sixteen [[month (Aeol)|month]]s. The latte

...is makes it rather a haphazard hash, its thirteen months varying widely in length from eight days to thirty-five. Days are numbered from the end of the mont

...se]] for all the worlds to use the same definition of a year, though the ''length'' of a year on different worlds may vary, and there may be some unusual wor ...re are multiple cycles on a world that are nearly but not exactly the same length. In that case, there may be multiple definitions of the year, close enough

...surement error.) The height of the Clarke chamber is about 2.94 times the length of the smaller side; thus far, no one has been able to find any special rea

...s. This is often a moot matter, however, as hands who have served for any length of time, particularly during sensitive matters, are never simply granted th ...t with those whose lives they had impacted, the more he despised them. At length, when he had the resources to do so, he began to pursue his early interests

The usual costume Vahado wears includes a knee-length tunic and sturdy leather straps wrapped around his feet in lieu of shoes.

...multiple long, narrow, multijointed limbs and appendages; compared to the length of these appendages, the [[organism]]'s main body is relatively small. Mos

...as if they were immaterial), and nothing underneath it but a pair of knee-length shorts.

An adult damacolot can reach up to six [[meter]]s in length, and almost a [[kilogram|metric ton]] in [[mass]].

...s in the tropics, hot and sunny. The [[Veiled Mountains]] run most of the length of Drithidiach a bit west of the center, reaching in parts amazing heights.

...the leg&mdash;that is, the human's upper and lower legs are about equal in length. The same is true of the elbow and the arms. The human has two mammary gl ...ilar to the estrous cycle of other mammals, and averaging about 28 days in length, but while they are more fertile during a certain window in their cycle, th

The length of time that a Condescent member spends among the earth people varies widel

...as legs and, when necessary, as arms. The tentacles are not all the same length; every other tentacle is slightly longer than the ones between. At the top

...other systems as well, similar in concept but differing in the number and length of the circles: a calendar of twelve thirty-day circles and one of twenty e

...[[ginth]]. (Sometimes height is regarded as a dimension, replacing either length or depth.) The angle of polar, cylindrical, or trochilical coordinates is ...st as valid (albeit unusual) to count time as the ''first'' dimension, and length, width, and depth are the second, third, and fourth.

...back. The top four arms are tentacles, each splitting halfway down their length into six subtentacles. The next six arms resemble muscular, hairy human ar

...right side of his head), is straight, dirty blond, and not quite shoulder length. Horimeis's body is even more badly burned than his face, a mass of fused

...orld in which they are located. The number of [[day]]s in a [[year]], the length of a day, and so forth, depend on the eidopolis's surroundings, although th

...exception is when he is speaking about his research; then he can go on at length regardless of his audience (or their apparent interest). He is afflicted b

...of Storms is a great [[rectangle|rectangular]] [[butte]], 415 [[meter]]s [[length|long]] and 280 meters [[width|wide]] at the top, and more than a thousand m

...n [[cubic calendar|calendar]]. It is twenty-three [[day (Diddu)|day]]s in length by the usual reckoning, although a few civilizations vary in when they site

The length of time that the merging process takes varies widely; it takes some psychol

...ghoul can enter the Spirit World through a typical bathroom mirror or full-length dressing mirror, but would be unable to cram itself through a hand mirror o

...her unusually large and strong [[heart]]s, to pump [[blood]] into the full length of their sesquiplicate bodies, or multiple hearts, often one in the vertica

...&mdash;one of them possessing a row of toes that runs all the way down its length. A number of extra spines, knobs, and other protrusions of no obvious purp

...substantially more difficult, at least to maintain the possession for any length of time. Living creatures have their own [[soul (Interlife Earth)|soul]]s

...ed [[carapace]], this species typically reaches about four [[meter]]s in [[length]]. The largest xastre species is the [[marginal xastre]], ''Tritholus anty

...Like the cosmic sequences, the cross-cosmic sequences are infinite in both length and number (except for degenerate cases). The cross-cosmic sequences can t

...-[[brown]] [[hair]] she usually keeps untidily cut just above [[shoulder]] length. Her round [[face]] looks a little squashed in, except for her somewhat po

...lendar, the year is divided into thirteen [[month]]s, which vary widely in length for historical reasons. A [[leap month]] is added at irregular intervals w ! {{abbr|No.|Number}} !! Name !! Length in days

...but over several [[week]]s, say, a particular street may grow or shrink in length by twenty [[meter]]s, or in width by one, or two streets that used to meet

The means of choosing the parachary varies by province, as does the length of his term. Formerly, each parachary was designated through some sort of

...[feather]]y [[cirrus (balbaramba)|cirri]] that can reach nearly a meter in length when fully unfurled.

...n thirty [[meter|centimeter]]s in [[width]] and a bit more than forty in [[length]], and about twenty [[centimeters]] [[anatomical axes|dorsoventrally]]. It

...nd then slowly merge together into one collective [[organism]]. The exact length of the process depends on the size of the resultant fask, as well as other

...stered at both ends, which can extend out to well over half the creature's length or fully retract to leave their tips flush with the surrounding [[tissue]].

...eir phonemes. In some languages (including [[Finnish]] and [[Japanese]]), length is important for consonants as well as for vowels. It's also common for th

...physics (Mogn)|gravitational physics]] place a lower limit on the possible length of loops in these strings&mdash;a lower limit of which Gala is in blatant v

...employee of [[United Fealty]], is less notable for his employment than the length of time he's lived in the station, and the stories he has to tell about its

...em]]s. A thick [[nerve cord]] runs [[anatomical axes|ventrally]] down the length of the baderscatch's body from the [[brain]], with [[nerve]]s branching off

...tinent from [[north]] to [[south]], more than 6600 [[meter|kilometers]] in length but only about 1600 kilometers wide. Surrounded by [[water]] on all sides

...n the hopes that they'll continue to see it as a thorn to be kept at arm's length and not engaged with rather than as an immediate danger to be actively quas

...government, however, could exist in practice, at least for any significant length of time. Having no government of any kind, no means for a group to make de