A measure of the fineness of fabric; the total number of vertical and horizontal threads per unit of surface, such as a square inch.

A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents.

(idiomatic) to not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

(of an animal) Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching. / (heraldry) Represented as crouching with the head raised.

(physics) A detector of particles and ionizing radiation which uses a photomultiplier to generate flashes of light

(dated) The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket; a coverlet, bedspread.

(idiomatic) Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

Any action taken to counteract or correct another. / (military, chiefly in the plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.

(grammar) Uncountable.

A staged trial, running in parallel with a real one that is thought to be politically motivated or otherwise rigged, in which the truth can be made public.