Search results for "Speed of sound" - New World Encyclopedia
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- American aviatrix, considered to be one of the most gifted race pilots ... Flying Cross and the French Legion of Honor, and she still holds ...19 KB (3,058 words) - 08:12, 18 March 2024
- Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto magnetic tape ... and video cameras. Tape is a linear method of storing information, and since ...18 KB (2,577 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- #039;Oresme (c.1323 - July 11, 1382) was one of the most original thinkers ... Oresme evolved a geometrical method of plotting speed or intensity ...30 KB (4,510 words) - 09:44, 11 March 2023
- as a modification of Newtonian physics. It was created to deal with ... Einstein postulated that the speed of light is the same for all observers ...42 KB (6,653 words) - 19:12, 7 February 2023
- nanometers (nm) (15.7-27.6 millionths of an inch)). In a scientific ... The study of light and its interaction with matter is termed optics ...39 KB (6,028 words) - 01:15, 26 October 2022
- to satisfactorily demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic radiation waves ... As a pioneer opening the window onto the invisible but very real world ...15 KB (2,237 words) - 15:17, 25 January 2023
- changes, usually increases, the amplitude of a signal. The "signal ... A related device that emphasizes conversion of signals of one type ...18 KB (2,580 words) - 09:26, 18 June 2021
- The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all possible electromagnetic ... end), covering wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to fractions ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 15:55, 13 February 2024
- valve will travel down the tube at the speed of sound. It will be reflected ... The frequency of the vibrational modes depends on the speed of sound ...37 KB (5,471 words) - 15:52, 11 March 2024
- the savannas and plains with dense clusters of trees and shrubs of many nations ... meat. As such, impalas reflect the principle of bi-level functionality, providing ...10 KB (1,571 words) - 16:37, 12 February 2024
- and music. The dance has earned a reputation of beauty and grace in performance ... Geom-mu originated during the later portion of the Three Kingdoms ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- may be periodic, such as the motion of a pendulum, or random, such ... Many types of vibrations are deemed undesirable, as they waste energy ...35 KB (5,669 words) - 18:04, 3 May 2023
- including movies with high video and sound quality. DVDs resemble compact ... All read-only DVD discs, regardless of type, are DVD-ROM discs. This ...15 KB (2,161 words) - 07:37, 12 January 2024
- , producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave ... There are many distinct types of trumpet, with the most common being ...34 KB (5,196 words) - 19:49, 28 June 2023
- A gear is a wheel with teeth around its circumference, the purpose ... with another gear. In this case, rotation of one gear necessarily causes ...33 KB (5,689 words) - 06:30, 18 April 2024
- An engine is a machine that can convert some form of energy (obtained ... ==Usage of the term "engine"== Originally, an engine was ...16 KB (2,420 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- In physics, magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert ... steels, and the mineral lodestone (an oxide of iron). Objects with such properties ...22 KB (3,366 words) - 05:09, 5 November 2022
- Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... Beyond the gestural aspect of the art form, other significant aspects ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 22:58, 14 May 2020
- Digital video is a type of video recording system that works by using ... the 1960s, by the research departments of institutions such as the British ...13 KB (1,891 words) - 14:39, 29 January 2024
- device used for the remote operation of a machine. Remote controls ... One of the earliest examples of a remote control was developed in ...20 KB (3,126 words) - 03:59, 8 December 2022
