By the end of the third act, the artist is dead but the body lingers on, a shell among other shells.

The number of electrons in each element's electron shells, particularly the outermost valence shell, is the primary factor in determining its chemical bonding behavior.

Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell ( endocarp ) surrounding the seed.

The fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed or " nut " ( which is not a true nut ) inside.

In Hinduism, the belief is that the body is but a shell, the soul inside is immutable and indestructible and takes on different lives in a cycle of birth and death.

The energy necessary to remove an electron from its shell ( taking it to infinity ) is called the binding energy.

However, if the excited atom has been previously ionized, in particular if one of its inner shell electrons has been removed, a phenomenon known as the Auger effect may take place where the quantity of energy is transferred to one of the bound electrons causing it to go into the continuum.

Within a shell where n is some integer n < sub > 0 </ sub >, ranges across all ( integer ) values satisfying the relation.

The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre or mother-of-pearl, which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong and changeable colors, which make the shells attractive to humans as decorative objects, and as a source of colorful mother-of-pearl.

The last whorl ( known as the body whorl ) is auriform, meaning that the shell resembles an ear, giving rise to the common name " ear shell ".

These holes collectively make up what is known as the selenizone which form as the shell grows.

The color of the shell is very variable from species to species, and may reflect the animal's diet.

By weight, approximately 1 / 3 of the animal is edible meat, 1 / 3 is offal, and 1 / 3 is shell.

The shell of the abalone is exceptionally strong and is made of microscopic calcium carbonate tiles stacked like bricks.

When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering and the protein stretches to absorb the energy of the blow.

The dust created through the grinding and cutting of abalone shell is dangerous ; appropriate safeguards must be taken to protect people from inhaling these particles.

All but one of the actinides are f-block elements, corresponding to the filling of the 5f electron shell ; lawrencium, a d-block element, is also generally considered an actinide.

They generally possess compound eyes and a carapace, which may be a shell of two valves enclosing the trunk ( as in most Cladocera ), broad and shallow ( as in the Notostraca ), or entirely absent ( as in the Anostraca ).

These are generally thick, rectangular foam pads with a heavy-duty fabric shell.

Reloading dies and shell holders for 7. 5mm Swiss Dies are generally sold in sets of two or three dies, depending on the shape of the case.

All but one of the lanthanides are f-block elements, corresponding to the filling of the 4f electron shell ; lutetium, a d-block element, is also generally considered to be a lanthanide due to its chemical similarities with the other fourteen.

The nucleus bead in a beaded cultured pearl is generally a polished sphere made from freshwater mussel shell.

As first mentioned in regard to earliest ZBD closed-core transformers, transformers are generally considered to be either core form or shell form in design depending on the type of magnetic circuit used in winding construction ( see image ).

Shot and shell used prior to and during World War I were generally cast from special chromium ( stainless ) steel that was melted in pots.

It was Anderson who gave the site its name — from the " snail, shell ", but more generally meaning spiral-or volute-shaped — apparently on account of the winding access road that led to the site.

Package boilers are generally of shell type with fire tube design so as to achieve high heat transfer rates by both radiation and convection.

The program filled a required niche in the market, as DOS shipped with only a command-line file manager, until the generally unsuccessful DOS shell that was provided with MS-DOS 4. 0.

This was generally regarded as the best shell the Bowl ever had from an acoustic standpoint ; unfortunately, its appearance was deemed too avant-garde, and it was demolished at the end of the season.

For Ruby, many shell programming languages, and some forms of HTML formatting, two spaces per indent level is generally used.

More generally, forking is also performed by the shell each time a user issues a command.

They range in size from to in shell length, and are generally roundish in shape.

While the low-velocity 152mm shell did not generally penetrate heavy armor, it frequently killed or severely wounded the crew through spalling ( splintering ) inside the hull as well as injuries caused by blast concussion.

Other on-board programming languages include purpose-made languages, variants of Eiffel, Forth, and Lisp, and Command Script facilities which are similar in function to batch / shell programming and other glue languages on computers but generally not as full featured.

Accordingly, ( secondary ) phosphate is generally only preserved in enclosed spaces, such as a tightly-closed bivalve shell.

It should generally be used with a hyphen by administrators (< tt > su -</ tt >, which is identical to < tt > su-root </ tt >), which can be used to start a login shell.

The samosa contains a maida flour shell stuffed with some filling, generally a mixture of mashed boiled potato, onion, green peas, spices and green chili ; The entire pastry is then deep fried to a golden brown colour, in vegetable oil.

The broad end of the egg is generally darker than the remainder of the shell, and exhibits a cap or zone.

These shell accounts generally provide users with access to various software and services including compilers, IRC clients, background processes, FTP, text editors ( such as nano ) and email clients ( such as pine ).

: ( 2 ) Any weapon by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel or barrels of which have a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter (. 50 inches or 12. 7mm ), except a shotgun or shotgun shell which the Secretary finds is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes ; and

Kahn generally referred to the museum's roof form as a vault, but Komendant explained that it was actually a shell playing the role of a beam.

In the Classic style, a shell serves as his ear ornament.

Useful information: The cochlea is a portion of the inner ear that looks like a snail shell ( cochlea is Latin for snail.

In popular folklore, it is believed that if one holds an open conch shell ( or any other large marine snail shell ) to the ear, the ocean can be heard.

A comfortable fit is achieved because the shell of the aid is custom-made to the individual ear canal after taking a mould.

Unlike other hearing aid types, with the IIC aid the majority of the ear is not blocked ( occluded ) by a large plastic shell.

Within the inner ear, it is the snail shaped shell that contains several nerve endings and makes hearing possible.

If one shakes a bean near one's ear and hears a rattle inside, the larva inside has either died or entered the pupal stage where its hardened shell makes a softer rattle.

Another is holding a conch shell for the inner sound ( hold it to your ear and you hear something ).

The EarWell infant ear correction system is a tissue-molding device in four parts: ( i ) the posterior shell ( cradle ), which is emplaced over and around the ear to be corrected ; it adheres to the skin of the head ; ( ii ) a retractor for shaping the rim of the pinna ; ( iii ) a conchal former for molding the concha, the central hollow of the ear ; and ( iv ) an anterior shell that fits atop, affixes the interior parts, and locks onto the cradle, to cover and protect the ear.

The name of this piercing is derived from the similarity in appearance between the outer ear ( pinna ) and the conch shell.

Vella Lavella girl with painted face and shell ear ornaments, c. 1900

: " mollusk shell " or " inner ear ") is an offensive word for a woman's vulva or vagina ( i. e. something akin to English cunt ) in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico.