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Single Leg Raises: A lying pose. Lie flat on the floor. Raise one leg straight towards your head. Hold this leg with both hands and touch it to your chin.

Single Agency: The practice of representing either the buyer or the seller but never both in the same transaction. The single-agency broker may be compensated indirectly through an authorized commission sp . . . View Full Definition

Single Crystal Sapphire: A material for implantation composed of a single crystalline alpha aluminum oxide which is identical in crystalline structure to a gem sapphire.

Single: A play in which the batter safely makes it to first base.

Second Position Of The Leg: The dancer stands with feet turned out along a straight line as in first position, but with the heels about one foot apart. The term seconded generally means to or at the side, Second positi . . . View Full Definition

Seated-Wide Leg Forward Bend (Upavista Konasana): A seated pose. Sit and spread your legs wide apart. Keep your buttocks on the floor. Extend and stretch your body, bringing your abdomen, chest and chin down onto the floor between your legs.

Single Displacement: A reaction of the form A + BC = B + AC. For example, zinc displaces hydrogen from hydrochloric acid in the following reaction: Zn(s) + 2 hcl(aq) = zncl2(aq) + H2(g).

Seeing Eye Single: A weakly hit ground ball that is placed strategically (or luckily) between the infielders and reaches the outfield for a hit.

Single Effect Theory: Edgar Allan Poe's theory about what constituted a good short story. According to Poe, a good short story achieved its unity by achieving a single emotional effect on the reader. He writes of . . . View Full Definition

Single In-Line Package (SIP): Abbreviation of single in-line package, a type of housing for electronic components in which the connecting pins protrude from one side. Compare with DIP and PGA. A SIP is also called a Sing . . . View Full Definition