a type of long, narrow, flagellated cell that functions in excretion of nitrogenous wastes and occurs in a variety of organisms, including certain annelids and mollusks.
noun 1. either of two insectivores of the genus Solenodon, resembling a large shrew and having small eyes, a long and pointy snout, and a scaly tail, including the coarse-haired, reddish-brown to grayish-black S. paradoxus of Hispaniola and the finer-haired, usually darker S. cubanus of Cuba: S. paradoxus is an endangered species; S. cubanus is […]
noun 1. Electricity. an electric conductor wound as a helix with small pitch, or as two or more coaxial helices, so that current through the conductor establishes a magnetic field within the conductor. 2. Also called solenoid switch. a switch controlled by such an arrangement, in which a metal rod moves when the current is […]
adjective 1. of or relating to a solenoid. 2. Mathematics. (of a vector or vector function) having divergence equal to zero.
noun 1. The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide. noun 1. the Solent, a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire, on the English mainland, and the Isle of Wight. Width: up to 6 km (4 miles)