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- The
Gripping Hand is a
science fiction novel by
American writers Larry Niven and
Jerry Pournelle,
published in 1993. A
sequel to
their 1974 work The Mote...
- is the
quality of an
appendage or
organ that has
adapted for
grasping or holding.
Grasping is
often preceded by reaching,
which is
highly dependent on...
- of "all
phenomena as a
unified totality,"
without any conceptualizing,
grasping, goal s****ing, or subject-object duality.
According to Leighton, this method...
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innate characteristic of the
perpetual cycle (samsara, lit. 'wandering') of
grasping at things,
ideas and
habits Samudaya (origin, arising, combination; "cause"):...
- arm
embowed proper grasping five
arrows points downward Argent; 3rd,
Azure issuing from the
dexter flank an arm
embowed proper grasping five
arrows points...
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Prehensility is the
quality of an
appendage or
organ that has
adapted for
grasping or holding. The word is
derived from the
Latin term prehendere, meaning...
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Catalepsy (from
Ancient Gr**** katálēpsis, κατάληψις, "seizing,
grasping") is a
neurological condition characterized by
muscular rigidity and
fixity of...
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Corporation Adopted 1927
Crest On a
Wreath of the Colours, a Lion p****ant Or,
grasping in the
dexter fore-paw a
Thunderbolt proper.
Torse A
Wreath of the Colours...
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recorded in most dictionaries) are a handheld,
hinged instrument used for
grasping and
holding objects.
Forceps are used when
fingers are too
large to grasp...
