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• Stretch — can refer to: *Stretching is a form of exercise or a pre exercise discipline, sometimes called Warming up *Stretch ceiling, a type of ceiling made from polymer. *Stretch ratio in the mechanics of materials *Stretched tuning of certain string… …   Wikipedia

• Stretch wrap — or stretch film is a highly stretchable plastic film that is wrapped around items. The elastic recovery keeps the items tightly bound. In contrast, shrink wrap is applied loosely around an item and shrinks tightly with heat.It is frequently used… …   Wikipedia

• Pre-Columbian Discovery of America —     Pre Columbian Discovery of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pre Columbian Discovery of America     Of all the alleged discoveries of America before the time of Columbus, only the bold voyages of exploration of the fearless Vikings to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• pre-tension — /prē tenˈshən/ transitive verb To stretch (the reinforcing wires or rods in pre stressed concrete) before the concrete is cast ORIGIN: ↑pre (1) • • • pre tenˈsioned adjective pre tenˈsioner noun (also without hyphen) a device (usu used in… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|tend — «prih TEHND», verb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to claim falsely: »She pretended to like the meal so she wouldn t offend the hostess. 2. to claim falsely to have: »to pretend illness. 3. to claim: »I don t pretend to be a musician. Speak in honest… …   Useful english dictionary

• Pre-eclampsia — ICD9 = ICD9|642.4 ICD9|642.7 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = OMIM mult = MedlinePlus = 000898 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1905 | eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|1885 one of the studies investigating the diminished incidence of pre eclampsia… …   Wikipedia

• pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …   Universalium

• Steven Stretch — Infobox afl player | firstname = Steven lastname = Stretch birthdate = 5 January 1964 birthplace = originalteam = West Torrens heightweight = 184 cm / 81 kg dead = deathdate = deathplace = debutdate = 1986 debutteam = Melbourne debutopponent =… …   Wikipedia

• Kingdoms in pre-colonial Africa — There have been a number of pre colonial African kingdoms of varying size and influence: *Iron Age empires of North Africa *Medieval (8th to 13th century) Islamic empires (caliphates) in North Africa *the medieval Sahelian kingdoms *The Ethiopian …   Wikipedia

• MythBusters (2010 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 25 (includes 4 specials) Broadcast Original channel …   Wikipedia