One that speaks two languages â is bilingual â can be said to be diglot. Ducks are never male. The males of the species are called drakes. In a casino, however, ducks is a nickname for a pair of deuces. The working section of a piano is called the action. Shoemakers are commonly called cobblers but correctly speaking a cobbler is a shoe repairmen.
Genome-wide association study. In genetics, a genome-wide association study (GWA study, or GWAS), also known as whole genome association study (WGA study, or WGAS), is an examination of a genome-wide set of genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait.
Volume-weighted average price (VWAP) is a ratio generally used by institutional investors and mutual funds to make buys and sells so as not to disturb the market prices with large orders. It is the average share price of a stock weighted against its trading volume within a particular time frame, generally one day.