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71Extragalactic distance scale — The extragalactic distance scale is a series of techniques used today by astronomers to determine the distance of cosmological bodies (beyond our own galaxy) not easily obtained with traditional methods. Some procedures utilize properties of… …
72circle — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a ring shaped structure or group of structures, as formed by anastomosing arteries or veins, or by connected (communicating) nerves, 2. A line or process with every point approximately equidistant from the center. SYN:… …
73Principe Franck-Condon — Figure 1. Diagramme énergétique illustrant le principe Franck Condon. Les transitions électroniques étant très rapides comparées aux mouvements nucléaires, les niveaux vibrationnels sont favorisés lorsqu ils correspondent à une modification… …
74Radiocarbon dating — (sometimes simply known as carbon dating) is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon 14 (14C) to estimate the age of carbon bearing materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years.[1] Raw, i.e. uncalibrated …
75Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy — or ultraviolet visible spectrophotometry (UV/ VIS) involves the spectroscopy of photons in the UV visible region. It uses light in the visible and adjacent near ultraviolet (UV) and near infrared (NIR) ranges. In this region of the… …
76Gastric bypass surgery — Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations used to treat morbid obesity the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue and the health problems (comorbidities) it causes. Bariatric surgery is the term… …
77Redshift — This article is about the astronomical phenomenon. For other uses, see Redshift (disambiguation). Physical cosmology …
78Hysteresis — Not to be confused with Hysteria. Fig. 1. Electric displacement field D of a ferroelectric material as the electric field E is first decreased, then increased. The curves form a hysteresis loop. Hysteresis is the dependence of a system not… …
79Color of water — For the book by James McBride, see The Color of Water. Water portal …
80Color — This article is about the perceptual property. For other uses, see Color (disambiguation). For usage of color on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Colors. Colored pencils Color or colour (see spelling differences) is the visual perceptual property… …
