- A
bead is a small,
decorative object that is
formed in a
variety of
shapes and
sizes of a
material such as stone, bone, s****, gl****, plastic, wood, or...
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simply mala (Sanskrit: माला; mālā,
meaning 'garland') is a loop of
prayer beads commonly used in
Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism and...
- The
bead test is a
traditional part of
qualitative inorganic analysis to test for the
presence of
certain metals. The
oldest one is the
borax bead test...
- A dzi
bead (Tibetan: གཟི།;
pronounced "zee";
alternative spelling: gzi) is a type of
stone bead of
uncertain origin worn as part of a
necklace and sometimes...
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Prayer beads are a form of
beadwork used to
count the
repetitions of prayers, chants, or
mantras by
members of
various religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism...
- A
ferrite bead (also
known as a
ferrite block,
ferrite core,
ferrite ring, EMI filter, or
ferrite choke) is a type of
choke that
suppresses high-frequency...
- Tire
bead is the term for the edge of a tire that sits on the rim.
Wheels for automobiles, bicycles, etc. are made with a
small slot or
groove into which...
- An eye
bead or naẓar (from
Arabic نَظَر [ˈnaðˤar],
meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and
other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet...
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slidable beads (or
similar objects). In
their earliest designs, the
beads could be
loose on a flat
surface or
sliding in grooves.
Later the
beads were made...
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Worry beads or komboloi/kompoloi (Gr****: κομπολόι, IPA: [ko(m)boˈloi̯], '
bead collection'; plural: κομπολόγια, IPA: [ko(m)boˈloʝa]) is a
string of
beads mani****ted...