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- The term supersonic is used to define a speed that exceeds the speed of sound—a speed that is referred to as Mach 1. However, supersonic airflow ...7 KB (968 words) - 23:49, 26 February 2023
- In physics, wavelength is the distance between repeating units of ... For sound waves in air, this is the speed of sound, 345 m/s (1238 km/h) ...6 KB (857 words) - 23:20, 3 May 2023
- *Mach, where Mach 1 is the speed of sound; Mach n is n times as fast. ::Mach 1 ≈ 343 m/s ≈ 1235 km/h ≈ 768 mph (see the speed of ...10 KB (1,597 words) - 19:13, 7 February 2023
- == Speed of sound == The speed of sound has been a subject of study since the days of the ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 15:34, 4 February 2023
- speed of a gas changes by more than the speed of sound. ... to be traveling faster than the local speed of sound. In that case some parts ...14 KB (2,249 words) - 14:22, 27 January 2023
- apparent change in frequency and wavelength of a wave that is perceived by ... in his paper, "On the Coloured Light of Double Stars and Certain Other ...10 KB (1,666 words) - 19:27, 2 August 2023
- performance as they approach the speed of sound. The power needed to ... Propeller aircraft were, nevertheless, able to approach the speed ...16 KB (2,554 words) - 15:12, 27 April 2023
- pattern, often involving the transfer of energy. When thinking about ... Examples of waves include: * Ocean surface waves, which are perturbations ...13 KB (2,010 words) - 23:20, 3 May 2023
- first to quantify the change in frequency of a wave motion experienced by ... Christian Doppler was born in Salzburg, Austria, the son of a well ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 17:59, 10 December 2023
- Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating ... or waves, frequency is defined as a number of cycles, or periods, per unit ...11 KB (1,752 words) - 10:59, 11 April 2024
- In physics, acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity—that ... line undergoes acceleration when its speed changes. An object traveling ...11 KB (1,660 words) - 07:17, 14 June 2023
- to absolute zero, it acquires an unusual set of properties known as superfluidity ... in 1937. It is a major facet in the study of quantum hydrodynamics. ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- In physics, escape velocity is the speed of an object at which its ... , which is approximately 34 times the speed of sound (mach 34) and at least ...18 KB (2,947 words) - 21:28, 20 March 2024
- constant that is featured in a number of fundamental equations in the ... to. For example, the equation for the speed of sound is usually written in ...9 KB (1,458 words) - 04:37, 18 April 2024
- Supersonic flight is flight faster than the speed of sound, which ... subsonic flight at about 85 percent of the speed of sound. ...11 KB (1,730 words) - 17:38, 28 March 2024
- for the "Mach number" (aka Mach speed), and the optical illusion ... of the speed of projectile to the speed of sound vp/vs is now called the ...9 KB (1,301 words) - 21:22, 20 March 2024
- which is the basis for calculating the speed of sound. Newton was the first ... 039;s characteristic flow speed to the speed of sound constitutes a second ...26 KB (3,914 words) - 06:23, 15 June 2023
- suffers as the blade speed exceeds the speed of sound. As the relative air ... higher temperature increases the local speed of sound. While there is a loss ...19 KB (3,022 words) - 01:19, 12 April 2023
- A percussion instrument can be any object which produces a sound by ... it is described as "the collision of two bodies to produce a sound ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- who demonstrated that light had a finite speed by measuring apparent changes ... his wife, Anna Olufsdatter Storm, daughter of an alderman. Christen Pedersen ...15 KB (2,454 words) - 00:06, 18 November 2022
- NASA X-43, which reached nearly ten times the speed of sound. ... first recorded person to exceed the speed of sound. However, some British ...20 KB (3,021 words) - 07:09, 16 June 2023
- Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in ... The refraction of waves through a medium is quantified in terms of ...21 KB (3,222 words) - 03:01, 8 December 2022
- In classical physics, free space, sometimes called the vacuum of free ... in Newton's equation for the speed of sound to obtain a wave speed ...15 KB (2,209 words) - 19:32, 8 October 2022
- Later research into airflows near or above the speed of sound used ... at speeds much faster than the local speed of sound (hypersonic speeds). ...21 KB (3,348 words) - 10:57, 15 May 2023
- Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music, which has its earliest ... Hard rock became a template of society and reflected the many views ...19 KB (3,125 words) - 00:43, 27 January 2021
- Electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) takes the form of ... various types, according to the frequency of the wave. These types include ...22 KB (3,329 words) - 15:54, 13 February 2024
- often referred to as the "Father of Bluegrass Music." Bluegrass ... his brother Charlie in the 1930s, as one of the Monroe Brothers. Bluegrass ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:06, 31 October 2023
- from 'The Pitman Collection, University of Bath']] for developing the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 12:46, 22 July 2022
- A meteoroid is a small body of debris in the Solar System, roughly ... impossible, given the relatively slow speed of sound. Any sound generated ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 16:25, 9 November 2022
- surfacing throughout the very early years of the last century, the 1907 ... The futurists explored every medium of art, including painting, sculpture ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 07:23, 15 April 2024
- an American jazz and country guitarist, one of the key developers of the electric ... Paul was one of the first to experiment with improving the sound of ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 22:00, 25 October 2022
- character, or "cell," is made up of six dot positions, arranged ... Louis Braille, himself blinded at the age of three, developed his ...14 KB (2,290 words) - 22:35, 20 November 2023
- Fox is the general term applied to any of small to medium-sized canids ... By far the most common species of fox is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes ...10 KB (1,577 words) - 06:39, 1 April 2024
- The density effect is small. The speed of sound (in feet per second) ... converted into a range by knowing the speed of sound. To measure the bearing ...46 KB (7,281 words) - 01:12, 4 February 2023
- history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager ... was estimated to have broken the speed of sound during his fatal test ...37 KB (5,256 words) - 21:56, 10 December 2023
- The saxophone is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family ... Unique in its origin as being invented for its particular sound, the ...17 KB (2,653 words) - 17:08, 23 December 2022
- Rattlesnake is the common name for any of the venomous snakes comprising ... While rattlesnakes are often viewed unfavorably, because of their ...14 KB (2,198 words) - 01:30, 8 December 2022
- is situated at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building ... between the speed of light and the speed of sound. If a person visits London ...22 KB (3,639 words) - 22:14, 23 November 2023
- information, using standardized sequences of short and long elements to ... beginning in the 1890s. For the first half of the twentieth century, the ...27 KB (4,108 words) - 13:14, 10 March 2023
- Magnetic levitation transport, or maglev, is a form of transportation ... problems. The only noteworthy high-speed maglev line that is currently ...31 KB (4,504 words) - 05:00, 5 November 2022
- 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
