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Lip: (also 'rim') the top edge of the hole, above the cup

Flip Shot: A shot in which a player cups the puck in his stick, then flips it with his wrists up off the ice towards the goal; this sometimes makes the puck harder to block.

Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP): Serial Line Internet Protocol. SLIP refers to a method of Internet connection that enables computers to use phone lines and a modem to connect to the Internet without having to connect to a host.

Solar Eclipse: An eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon is in a direct line between the sun and the earth, casting some of the earth's surface in its shadow. The moon's disk shaped outline appears to cov . . . View Full Definition

Film Clips: Metal or plastic clips used to prevent the curling of a length of drying film.

Elliptical Orbit: An orbit with the shape of a geometrical ellipse. All orbits are elliptical or hyperbolic, with the Sun occupying one focus.

Lipids: All fats and fatty acids.

Glycolipids: Polysaccharides formed of sugars linked to lipids, a part of the cell membrane.

Lippman Process: Early color process invented by professor gabriel lippmann (1845-1921). Light first passed through an almost transparent emulsion layer and was then reflected back by a layer of mercury. The . . . View Full Definition

Lunar Eclipse: An eclipse of the moon occurs when the earth is in a direct line between the sun and the moon. The moon does not have any light of its own, instead, it reflects the sun's light. During a lun . . . View Full Definition