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homeostasis

The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in external conditions this ability is achieved by the presence of feedback

Hodograph

described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of a

Consumption and use

who purchases goods for use in his business so that his business can be carried on by the constant feeding of a stream uses the goods and therefore 'consumes' them even though he does not keep them

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Pseudosphere

The surface of constant negative curvature generated by the revolution of a tractrix This surface corresponds in non Euclidian space to the

Screw

cylinder or a cylindrical perforation having a continuous rib called the thread winding round it spirally at a constant inclination so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next used chiefly for

Sedulity

The quality or state of being sedulous diligent and assiduous application constant attention unremitting industry sedulousness

Sedulous

Diligent in application or pursuit constant steady and persevering in business or in endeavors to effect an object steadily industrious assiduous as the sedulous

American Law

text-writers of the highest eminence, and such works as those of Wheaton, Story, and Professor Gray are in constant use in this country.

Burden of proof

on the basis of the pleadings and is unchanged during the entire trial, whereas the latter is not constant but shifts as soon as a party adduces sufficient evidence to raise a presumption in his favour. The

Consummation

who purchases goods for use in his business so that his business can be carried on by the constant feeding of a stream uses the goods and therefore 'consumes' them even though he does not keep them

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