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ISO Settings: Adjustable on some cameras to simulate speed of film.

Local-State Governmental Advisory Committee (LSGAC): An FCC-established group that is working on an antenna-siting solution. The LSGAC will advise carriers and communities on antenna siting.

Location Settings: Pre-existing settings that are chosen as backgrounds for television programs.

Liaison: The designation of a person within an organization who has responsibility for facilitating communication, collaboration and coordination between agencies involved in the child protection system.

Isotropic Substance: One in which the magnitude of a physical property, such as transmission of light is independent of crystallographic direction.

Isotopic Abundance: The fraction of atoms of a given isotope in a sample of an element.

Isotopic Mass: The mass of a single atom of a given isotope, usually given in daltons.

Lunisolar Tides: Harmonic tidal constituents K1, and K2, which are derived partly from the development of the lunar tide and partly from the solar tide, the constituent speeds being the same in both cases. A . . . View Full Definition

Major Depressive Disorder: A severe mental illness characterized by feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and worthlessness; often accompanied by suicidal thoughts and feeling of an inability to move.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): A recurrent pattern of negative, defiant, disobedient and hostile behavior toward authority figures that persists for at least six months. This disorder is characterized by frequent occurren . . . View Full Definition