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VERTICITY
Etymology
Noun
verticity (plural verticities)
The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. verticité. See Vertex.]
Definition: The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation. [R.] Locke. I hardly believe he hath from elder times unknown the verticity of the loadstone. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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