A German Science Reader (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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In the formation of compounds from two or more distinct words there is no limit, and frequently the components themselves are derivatives, or even compounds. The following words show the variety of such derivatives: Zeitraum, epoclr Zeit, time, and Raum, space Fernrohr, telescope fern, far, and Rohr, tube; Fernsprecher, telephone fern, far, and Sprecher, speaker; Witterungsregel, prognostz'catz'on Witterung, weather, and Regel, rule Steinbruch, quarry Stein, stone, and Bruch, mpture; Brennpunkt, focus, or burning point; Gesichtslinie, visual lz'ue Gesicht, view, and Linie, line Gemengstofi'e, constz'tzcentpartr Gemenge, mixture, and Stoffe, materials; Tiefseeschlarnm, deep-sea slz'me Erhebungslinie, line of eleoatz'on Erhebung, elevation, from erheben, to raise up; Stickstofi'verbindung, that is Stickstofl, nitrogen, and Verbindung, compound; Ruderschwanz, caudczl-fln Ruder, oar, and Schwan, tail Schichtenordnung, arrangement of strata Körper winkel, solid angle Angrifi'spunkt, point of application Angriff, attack, Punkt, point Volksglaube, popular belief Volk, people, and Glaube, belief; Wutkrankheit, robr'es, Wut, madness, and Krankheit, sickness; Flucht instinkt, flight Naturgesetz, natural law; Hör rohr, car fmmpet - hören, to hear, and Rohr, tube, etc.

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