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"text": "Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "koaksialen kabel",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"word": "коаксиален кабел"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "coaxkabel"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coaxkabel"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coaxiale kabel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"word": "koksu"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Koax"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Koaxkabel"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "omoaxonikó",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ομοαξωνικό"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "coaxial cable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "coassiale"
}
],
"word": "coax"
}
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