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- noun physics The
length of eacharm of aninterferometer
Etymologies
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Blend of arm and length
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We all know this will be an empty promise if the ultimate washington insiders (billary) are an armlength away from the presidency.
Sources: Clinton, Obama supporters discussing exit strategies 2008
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Tegger had found doors and drawers at every level, doors an armlength high and smaller, but he hadn't left them open like this.
The Ringworld Throne Niven, Larry 1996
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