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<computer programming> The software development environment previously distributed with VxWorks.
(01 Feb 1996)
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| tornado | medical dictionary |
Origin: From Sp. Or Pg. Tornar to turn, return, L. Tornare to turn, hence, a whirling wind. The Sp. & Pg. Tornada is a return. See Turn.
<meteorology> A violent whirling wind; specifically, a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone.
(01 Mar 1998)
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