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11Brownian movement — n. (also Brownian motion) Physics the erratic random movement of microscopic particles in a liquid, gas, etc., as a result of continuous bombardment from molecules of the surrounding medium. Etymology: R. Brown, Sc. botanist d. 1858 * * * noun… …
12Nanoparticle — In nanotechnology, a particle is defined as a small object that behaves as a whole unit in terms of its transport and properties. Particles are further classified according to size[1] : in terms of diameter, coarse particles cover a range… …
13swing — I. verb (swung; swinging) Etymology: Middle English, to beat, fling, hurl, rush, from Old English swingan to beat, fling oneself, rush; akin to Old High German swingan to fling, rush Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to move… …
14Scientific Revolution — The period which many historians of science call the Scientific Revolution can be roughly dated as having begun in 1543, the year in which Nicolaus Copernicus published his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly… …
15Scientific revolution — This article is about a period in the history of science. For the process of scientific progress via revolution, proposed by Thomas Kuhn, see Paradigm shift …
16Earth's orbit — In astronomy, The Earth s Orbit involves the Earth orbiting the Sun at an average distance of about 150 million kilometers every 365.2564 mean solar days (1 sidereal year). From Earth, this gives an apparent movement of the Sun with respect to… …
17Hipparchus — /hi pahr keuhs/, n. 1. died 514 B.C., tyrant of Athens 527 514. 2. c190 c125 B.C., Greek astronomer. * * * or Hipparchos born , Nicaea, Bithynia died after 127 BC, Rhodes? Greek astronomer and mathematician. He discovered the precession of the… …
18CREATION AND COSMOGONY IN THE BIBLE — The Hebrew Bible commences with a majestic cosmological account of the genesis of the universe. According to Genesis 1:1–2:4a (the P account according to the documentary hypothesis), God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day …
19Flourish — Flour ish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and { ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase… …
20Flourished — Flourish Flour ish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and { ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to… …
