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LEFT: At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Nov. 1, 2002 -- Lightning strikes on the horizon light up the bow of the aircraft carrier during a storm in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Ansarov.

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Maritime Meanings

Snub From the Old Norse snubba, to check or rebuke; essentially to shorten, as in the nautical usage to suddenly stop a rope or cable from running out any further by taking extra turns around a bollard, etc., or by applying a cable stopper or some other means of braking its movement. A vessel snubs when it is brought up short by its anchor while pitching in a seaway.

Metaphorically, when we snub someone we give a sudden check or restraint to an assumed acquaintanceship or friendship; the disdain and contempt expressed in the snub puts a sudden end to further social intercourse.

Source: An Ocean of Words: A Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases, by Peter D. Jeans;

Birch Lane Press , 1999

Is it “Adsorb” or “Absorb”?

These two words are easily confused by the simple exchange of a "b" for the "d". The dif- ferences are subtle, but important to scientists. A material is adsorbed when it is stuck on the surface of another material. This works for liquids sticking to the surface of a cloth. The liquid is absorbed when it is taken into the material like a sponge soaking up water.

Source: Minerals Management

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