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- Armstrong lineThe altitude above sea level at which water boils without a pressurized environment, and at which a person would require a pressure suit or pressurized environment to survive, and avoid having their bodily fluids boil away.
- Armstrong CountyOne of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Kittanning. Named after John Armstrong Sr.
- Armstrong CreekA suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Armstrong limitSynonym of Armstrong line: The altitude above sea level at which water boils without a pressurized environment, and at which a person would require a pressure suit or pressurized environment to survive, and avoid having their bodily fluids …
- Armstrong gunAn early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.
- Armstrong number(number theory)
- Armstrong gunsplural of Armstrong gun: An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.
- Armstrong numbersplural of Armstrong number: (number theory)
- Johnny ArmstrongStrenuous manual work; pulling or hauling; muscle power.
- Armstrong oscillatorAn electronic oscillator circuit which uses an inductor and capacitor to generate an oscillation.
- King-Armstrong unitAn obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in the blood.
- Bowen-Armstrong syndromeSynonym of Rosselli-Gulienetti syndrome: A rare type of congenital ectodermal dysplasia.
- Armstrong oscillatorsplural of Armstrong oscillator: An electronic oscillator circuit which uses an inductor and capacitor to generate an oscillation.
- King-Armstrong unitsplural of King-Armstrong unit: An obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in the blood.
- Captain ArmstrongA form of cheating in which the jockey deliberately pulls his horse back so that it does not win.
Compound words 2
- ArmstrongianOf or relating to David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher, known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.
- armstrongiteA monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.