bulge of a curve
1curve — [n] arched, rounded line or object ambit, arc, arch, bend, bight, bow, camber, catenary, chord, circle, circuit, circumference, compass, concavity, contour, crook, curlicue, curvation, curvature, ellipse, festoon, flexure, hairpin, half moon,… …
2bulge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. swell, protrude, bag. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. swelling, lump, protrusion, protuberance, hump, bump, convexity, intumescence, bulb, bunching, outgrowth, superfluity, tumefaction, nodule …
3Indifference curve — In microeconomic theory, an indifference curve is a graph showing different bundles of goods, each measured as to quantity, between which a consumer is indifferent. That is, at each point on the curve, the consumer has no preference for one… …
4Galaxy rotation curve — The rotation curve of a galaxy can be represented by a graph that plots the orbital velocity of the stars or gas in the galaxy on the y axis against the distance from the center of the galaxy on the x axis. Stars revolve around the center of… …
5ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
6sag — [n] drop, decline basin, cant, concavity, depression, dip, distortion, downslide*, downswing*, downtrend, downturn, droop, fall, fall off, hollow, list, settling, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, sinking, slant, slip, slump, tilt; concepts 181,698,776… …
7Gravitational microlensing — Gravitational Lensing Formalism Strong lensing …
8cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
9celestial mechanics — the branch of astronomy that deals with the application of the laws of dynamics and Newton s law of gravitation to the motions of heavenly bodies. [1815 25] * * * Branch of astronomy that deals with the mathematical theory of the motions of… …
10Milky Way — This article is about the galaxy. For other uses, see Milky Way (disambiguation). Milky Way galaxy Image of the Milky Way s Galactic Center in the night sky above Paranal Observatory Observation data …
