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- direction. Thus, the diode can be thought of as an electronic version of ... Diodes are extremely useful devices for a variety of applications ...25 KB (3,818 words) - 17:12, 22 July 2020
- to black tea: it lacks the rosy, sweet aroma of black tea but it likewise does ... benefits. While the actual effectiveness of oolong tea's medicinal ...14 KB (2,206 words) - 10:33, 11 March 2023
- A meteoroid is a small body of debris in the Solar System, roughly ... == Definitions of meteoroid, meteor, meteorite == [[Image:IMG 8505n3 ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 16:25, 9 November 2022
- Impala (plural impala or impalas) is the common name for a light-built ... meat. As such, impalas reflect the principle of bi-level functionality, providing ...10 KB (1,571 words) - 16:37, 12 February 2024
- reptiles that belong to the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae and ... sinensis in the Yangtze River, People's Republic of China. ...15 KB (2,172 words) - 18:37, 21 July 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
- 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
- refer to a road tractor. Other common uses of the term include the lawn tractor ... to drive mechanical farm machinery by way of a flexible belt. Around 1850 ...28 KB (4,353 words) - 04:53, 1 May 2023
- An aurora is a natural display of glowing light in the night sky, ... combines the name Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn, with the word Boreas ...25 KB (3,925 words) - 17:52, 22 August 2023
- Photocopying is a process that makes paper copies of documents and ... other duplicating machines. The prevalence of its use is one of the factors ...16 KB (2,312 words) - 22:46, 28 March 2023
- Scientific notation is a compact form of writing numbers that are ... written as 9.1093826×10−31 kg. The speed of light, which is approximately ...9 KB (1,279 words) - 17:25, 25 January 2023
- a nuclear reaction can involve the collision of more than two nuclei or subatomic ... In the case of radioactive decay, the transformation is spontaneous ...22 KB (3,405 words) - 00:39, 17 November 2022
- "analog shift register") made up of semiconductors that enables ... Today, charge-coupled devices are most widely used in arrays of photoelectric ...19 KB (2,914 words) - 01:46, 4 December 2023
- The sport of Fencing is a sport of armed combat that is one of the ... ancient times as fencing was an ancient form of combat in warfare. Today the ...26 KB (4,245 words) - 17:16, 26 March 2024
- orientation, based on the principle of conservation of angular momentum ... The rotor and the two rings are mounted so the plane of rotation for ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 08:50, 29 July 2023
- In physics, magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert ... this figure is nearly equal to the speed of light, Maxwell wrote in 1865 ...22 KB (3,366 words) - 05:09, 5 November 2022
- and an assistant tried to measure the speed of light. They stood on different ... of motion and is the "infinite speed of light" approximation to ...28 KB (4,354 words) - 03:55, 18 April 2024
- one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. When an eclipse occurs ... was used to obtain the first estimate of the speed of light. ...20 KB (3,193 words) - 18:01, 12 February 2024
- Athletics also known as track and field is a collection of sporting ... While most recognize the Olympic Games as the start of track and field ...24 KB (3,812 words) - 04:52, 1 May 2023
- is a bread product traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the ... Jewish specialty, in part because its method of preparation made it popular ...17 KB (2,751 words) - 05:40, 26 August 2023
- #039;s equator, and the apparent position of the Sun at that moment. are taken to be used in the definition of a celestial coordinate system—see ...25 KB (4,132 words) - 19:17, 13 February 2024
- In astrophysics and cosmology, dark matter is a major component of ... According to present observations of structures larger than galaxies ...31 KB (4,554 words) - 22:23, 25 January 2024
- British gentleman scientist and inventor of the Victorian period. applying its principles to a novel form of illumination, the Bude light; ...27 KB (4,255 words) - 22:32, 29 January 2023
- type is the returning boomerang, a kind of throwing stick that, when thrown ... have also been used by various other peoples of the world. Boomerangs can be ...18 KB (2,904 words) - 19:33, 20 November 2023
- 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
- 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
- Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from ... cars and breaking speeds faster than the speed of light. ...28 KB (4,136 words) - 02:08, 2 May 2023
- In nuclear physics, beta decay is a type of radioactive decay involving ... There are two forms of beta decay: "beta minus" (β−) ...10 KB (1,458 words) - 17:45, 29 September 2023
- battle grounds have earned him the love of his country man and the respect ... Contrary to public belief, however, the mainstay of the Korean navy ...17 KB (2,637 words) - 00:27, 3 May 2023
- data. Modems can be used over any means of transmitting analog signals ... that turns the digital '1s and 0s' of a personal computer into sounds ...43 KB (6,933 words) - 19:24, 9 November 2022
- Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was ... Born the son of John P. Hubble, an insurance executive in Marshfield ...14 KB (2,031 words) - 23:56, 12 February 2024
- thrust. The most common propellants consist of a fuel and an oxidizer that ... The development of extremely powerful rocket propellants has enabled ...24 KB (3,649 words) - 02:28, 16 December 2022
- derived from oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange, a fragrant ... tea, and its taste and aroma evoke the scent of perfume more than a beverage ...15 KB (2,263 words) - 01:25, 16 January 2023
- the proper fuel/air mixture for a wide range of engine-operating conditions ... Bánki in 1893. Frederick William Lanchester of Birmingham, England experimented ...26 KB (4,190 words) - 19:11, 26 November 2023
- Radio astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that studies celestial ... to detect them due to technical limitations of his apparatus ...12 KB (1,739 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- Its melting point is higher than that of any other non-alloy, and it ... Torbern Bergman suggested the possibility of obtaining a new metal by reducing ...17 KB (2,431 words) - 18:45, 2 May 2023
- who was the first to observe four of Saturn's moons. He compiled ... near Sanremo, at that time in the Republic of Genoa. His father was James ...12 KB (1,827 words) - 20:28, 26 September 2023
- Asparagus is the name a genus of plants within the flowering plant ... As a vegetable, the tender, succulent shoots of asparagus not only ...14 KB (2,081 words) - 04:48, 18 August 2023
- All tape-based camcorders have removable media in the form of video ... eventually enabled the construction of portable video-cameras and ...34 KB (5,130 words) - 18:53, 25 November 2023
- Switches have been built in a wide range of sizes and types, from subminiature ... The switch may also take the form of a "logic gate." Logic ...28 KB (4,495 words) - 14:19, 28 April 2023
- device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move ... with Trav-O-Lator®, a registered trademark of United Technologies), or moveator ...37 KB (6,013 words) - 21:28, 20 March 2024
- A laser (an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission ... in reality a laser beam travels at the speed of light and would seem to appear ...41 KB (6,333 words) - 06:55, 4 March 2023
- by one or more horizontal rotors—each of which comprises two or more ... Their range is subject only to availability of a refueling site and limitations ...42 KB (6,643 words) - 23:04, 3 February 2022
- quot;) is a general term for the variety of phenomena resulting from the ... that drives them propagates at close to the speed of light. ...20 KB (2,998 words) - 15:53, 13 February 2024
- Anti-tank warfare refers to any method of combating military armored ... In the area of anti-tank warfare, three terms are often used: "Mobility ...26 KB (4,166 words) - 06:22, 31 July 2023
- and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material (the weld puddle ... A variety of energy sources can be used for welding, including a gas ...41 KB (6,376 words) - 23:28, 3 May 2023
- Originally, "Dasa" denoted enemies of the ancient Aryan peoples described ... The primary association of the word Dasa, however, is with the controversial ...15 KB (2,317 words) - 20:43, 19 May 2020
- Framing, in construction known as light frame construction, is a building ... Modern light-frame structures usually gain strength from rigid panels ...26 KB (4,085 words) - 06:40, 1 April 2024
- voyage, in 1912. This event ranks as one of the worst peacetime maritime ... In the early part of the twentieth century, White Star Line sought ...33 KB (4,881 words) - 21:06, 16 April 2023
- using electromagnetic induction. The source of mechanical energy may be a ... The Van de Graaff generator uses either of two mechanisms: ...16 KB (2,450 words) - 15:52, 13 February 2024
- obtains thrust by reaction to the ejection of fast-moving fluid from within ... In chemically powered rockets, the combustion of propellant produces ...39 KB (5,911 words) - 02:27, 16 December 2022
- telegraphy traffic. Subsequent generations of cables carried telephone traffic ... their working telegraph in 1839, the idea of a submarine line across the ...19 KB (2,734 words) - 21:23, 26 February 2023
- [[Image:Gem.pebbles.800pix.labelled.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A selection ... light), refractive index (ratio of the speed of light in the material to that ...19 KB (2,649 words) - 06:40, 18 April 2024
- 9, 1867 - December 9, 1916) was the pen name of Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目金之助 ... just one year and a half before the start of the Meiji Reformation, in Edo ...14 KB (2,244 words) - 15:18, 11 November 2022
- ) is a branch of physics involving study of the movement of physical ... of material objects approach the speed of light, which cannot be exceeded. ...11 KB (1,457 words) - 03:51, 9 November 2022
- Gamma-ray astronomy is a branch of astronomy that deals with the detection ... Astronomers have found that the universe contains a uniform background ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 04:09, 18 April 2024
- An electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses electrons ... the specimen in a manner similar to how a light microscope uses glass lenses ...20 KB (2,873 words) - 15:58, 13 February 2024
- A parachute is a device used to slow the descent of a person or object ... controlled descent similar to that of a glider. In addition, smaller ...30 KB (4,644 words) - 07:42, 18 November 2022
- or oscillate. The most common applications of fans are for creature comfort ... fan), winnowing (such as separating chaff of cereal grains), removing dust ...28 KB (4,570 words) - 00:41, 25 March 2024
- used globally for the finish construction of interior walls and ceilings ... The use of drywall offers the advantages of speed in construction ...23 KB (3,511 words) - 21:16, 30 January 2024
- The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. Natural satellites ... surface reaches Earth in 1.3 seconds (at the speed of light). ...39 KB (6,162 words) - 13:13, 10 March 2023
- or electronic device with a set of "keys" that, when ... For much of the twentieth century, typewriters were indispensable ...36 KB (5,574 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- more advanced designs became a major source of mechanical power during the ... although other sources of heat such as solar power, nuclear power ...41 KB (6,343 words) - 19:56, 9 February 2023
- caliber gun. Heavy armor and a high degree of mobility give it survivability ... First used in World War I to break the deadlock of the trenches, tanks ...57 KB (9,115 words) - 04:01, 27 February 2023
- Earth's atmosphere. Almost 90 percent of all the incoming cosmic ray ... with velocity almost equal to the speed of light, and its observation ...37 KB (5,720 words) - 08:13, 10 January 2024
- by the multiple parallel fermentation of polished rice. The production ... ==Description of sake== Sake is widely referred to in English as "rice ...26 KB (4,206 words) - 00:58, 23 December 2022
- Diesel intended the engine to use a variety of fuels including coal ... for spark-ignite engines. At near the end of the compression stroke, diesel ...60 KB (9,401 words) - 14:31, 29 January 2024
- illusion. Both circles are the same shade of yellow, just as both squares ... Illusions are distortions of a sensory perception, revealing how the ...32 KB (4,837 words) - 16:27, 12 February 2024
- Jellyfish are marine invertebrates belonging to the Scyphozoan class ... Theoretically, members of Cnidaria have life cycles that alternate ...13 KB (1,960 words) - 18:03, 2 April 2024
- field. Electric current over time is a form of energy (electricity) that may ... The electron is one of a class of subatomic particles called leptons ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 15:57, 13 February 2024
- A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list ... Early electronic computers were the size of a large room, consuming as ...50 KB (7,240 words) - 00:24, 8 January 2024
- used to transfer copies (facsimiles) of documents, especially using ... The fax machine is an example of a democratizing technology, allowing ...13 KB (2,039 words) - 01:51, 26 March 2024
- to attempt to detect the change in the speed of light caused by the Earth moving ... *The speed of light approaches 299,792,458 m/s, but is always slower. ...37 KB (5,624 words) - 20:38, 21 April 2020
- on July 24, 1897 (missing in flight as of July 2, 1937), daughter of ... Daughter of a railroad attorney, she grew up as a tomboy in the American ...24 KB (3,751 words) - 02:50, 24 July 2023
- General relativity (GR) is a theory of gravitation that was developed ... present in Newtonian gravity; c is the speed of light, the key constant in ...66 KB (9,838 words) - 15:01, 26 September 2022
- important semiconductor, though dozens of others are important as well. that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally ...37 KB (5,657 words) - 17:50, 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
- to move goods or people vertically. Because of elevators, humankind has been ... e.g. lifting aircraft to the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. There ...49 KB (7,939 words) - 16:09, 13 February 2024
- self-taught, Tatum played with the speed of light, adding complex chordal ... his mother owned, playing by ear by the age of three. Tatum would learn both ...16 KB (2,414 words) - 12:07, 7 November 2021
- from 1981 to 2011. At launch, it consisted of three main assemblies: a reusable ... was designed for a projected lifespan of 100 launches, or 10 years, ...43 KB (6,281 words) - 15:42, 4 February 2023
- a long tail. The cheetah is unique in its speed, being the fast land animal ... The unique adaptations of the cheetah allows them to capture fast ...32 KB (4,927 words) - 07:51, 13 January 2023
- the Swedish Parliament in 1634) was founder of the Swedish Empire (or Stormaktstiden ... own time, widely regarded as the archetype of what a king should be and one ...20 KB (3,242 words) - 02:41, 27 July 2023
- – Xenon] Thermophysical properties of neon, argon, krypton, and xenon ... This element can be extracted by fractional distillation of liquid ...13 KB (1,905 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- for metalworking, and for the production of superalloys for jet engine ... Egypt, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria ...14 KB (1,813 words) - 03:03, 19 April 2023
- Gazelle is the common name for any of the various small, swift antelopes ... running ability requires stealth on the part of the predators to get close ...11 KB (1,577 words) - 07:59, 23 January 2023
- fields, which are measured in the units of Teslas (T), vary widely in ... speed (except at velocities approaching the speed of light). ...54 KB (8,712 words) - 10:50, 9 March 2023
- Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into ... The plate is then dipped in a bath of acid, technically called the ...21 KB (3,460 words) - 01:27, 19 March 2022
- cockpit, which is an opening near the center of the deck, and propels the boat ... garment is attached securely to the edges of the cockpit, preventing the ...36 KB (5,715 words) - 17:16, 5 October 2022
- Rationalism is a broad family of positions in epistemology. Perhaps ... distinction revolves is one of the oldest and most continuous ...12 KB (1,850 words) - 01:30, 8 December 2022
- In the most general terms, convection refers to the movement of molecules ... of black holes, at speeds that may approach the speed of light. ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- The nucleus of an atom is the very dense region at the center of the ... the term to refer to the "central point of an atom." The modern atomic ...13 KB (1,903 words) - 06:57, 21 August 2023
- may also be used for a canal or a flow of water—for consumption, for ... the construction in the twentieth century of such undersea tunnels as the ...17 KB (2,599 words) - 00:21, 3 May 2023
- :This article elaborates on the central technology of generating nuclear ... the chain reaction occurs in a fraction of a second and is uncontrolled ...45 KB (6,704 words) - 00:40, 17 November 2022
- a very long neck and legs and is the tallest of all land-living animal species ... for near-by animals regarding the presence of predators. Giraffes have been ...17 KB (2,568 words) - 07:47, 24 January 2023
- Bootlegging is an informal term for the smuggling, sale, or transport ... unauthorized audio or video recording, often of a concert, distributed without ...25 KB (3,823 words) - 17:51, 27 April 2020
- because radio waves travel at the speed of light. In addition, it eliminates ... case, the radio waves travel at the speed of light, not only moving along ...35 KB (5,160 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- in 1876, building on the pioneering efforts of Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci ... on March 3, 1847. He was the middle of three children, all boys. Both ...26 KB (4,070 words) - 13:48, 18 July 2023
- to generate and receive the sound. The study of underwater sound is known as ... There are two kinds of sonar — active and passive. The frequencies ...46 KB (7,281 words) - 01:12, 4 February 2023
- is situated at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building ... demonstrate the difference between the speed of light and the speed of sound ...22 KB (3,639 words) - 22:14, 23 November 2023
- sphere is an imaginary rotating sphere of gigantic radius, concentric ... models, the celestial sphere was thought of as a physical reality rather ...58 KB (9,037 words) - 23:45, 3 December 2023
