strange : Idioms & Phrases
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strange attractor
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noun an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic
chaotic attractor.
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strange particle
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noun an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness
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strange quark
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noun a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1
squark.
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Strange sail
(Naut.) , an unknown vessel.
Webster 1913
Strange woman
(Script.) , a harlot. Prov. v. 3.
Webster 1913
To make it strange
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(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning it . Shak.(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. Obs. Chaucer.
Webster 1913
To make strange
- to act in an unfriendly manner or as if surprised; to treat as strange;
as, .to make strange of a request or suggestion
Webster 1913
To make strange , To make one's self strange
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(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment .(b) To assume the character of a stranger . Gen. xlii. 7.
