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Thin Tellin
Thin may refer to: * a lean body shape. ''(See also: emaciation, underweight)'' * Thin (film), ''Thin'' (film), a 2006 HBO documentary about eating disorders * Paper Thin (other), referring to multiple songs * Thin (web server), a Ruby web-server based on Mongrel (web server), Mongrel *Thin (name) See also * * * Thin client, a computer in a client-server architecture network. * Thin film, a material layer of about 1 μm thickness. * Thin-film deposition, any technique for depositing a thin film of material onto a substrate or onto previously deposited layers * Thin film memory, high-speed variation of core memory developed by Sperry Rand in a government-funded research project * Thin-film optics, the branch of optics that deals with very thin structured layers of different materials * Thin layer chromatography (TLC), a chromatography technique used in chemistry to separate chemical compounds * Thin layers (oceanography), congregations of phytoplankton and zoopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Shape
Human body shape is a complex phenomenon with sophisticated detail and function. The general shape or figure of a person is defined mainly by the molding of skeletal structures, as well as the distribution of muscles and fat. Skeletal structure grows and changes only up to the point at which a human reaches adulthood and remains essentially the same for the rest of their life. Growth is usually completed between the ages of 13 and 18, at which time the epiphyseal plates of long bones close, allowing no further growth (see Human skeleton). Many aspects of body shape vary with gender and the female body shape especially has a complicated cultural history. The science of measuring and assessing body shape is called anthropometry. Physiology During puberty, differentiation of the male and female body occurs for the purposes of reproduction. In adult humans, muscle mass may change due to exercise, and fat distribution may change due to hormone fluctuations. Inherited genes play a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
