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[droop] / drup /


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However, an increase in power supplied to the LED results in a decrease in its efficiency, a phenomenon known as efficiency droop.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

A 3D-modeling program used for mechanical and civil engineering accurately predicted how the carrots would droop over time, the team reports today in Royal Society Open Science.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024

"My left eye starts to go red, starts to droop and waters profusely. My nose blocks up and a severe pain starts in my head," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

My mother gives me a cup of chamomile tea with a dose of sleep syrup, and my eyelids begin to droop immediately.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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