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1Length constant — is a constant used in neurobiology signified by the Greek letter lambda ( lambda;).In an action potential (or in a passive spread of signal) in a neuron, the constant lambda; is: lambda = sqrt{frac {r {m {(r {i}+ r {o}) where rm is the resistance …
2Length contraction — Length contraction, according to Hendrik Lorentz, is the physical phenomenon of a decrease in length detected by an observer in objects that travel at any non zero velocity relative to that observer. This contraction (more formally called Lorentz …
3Diameter — Di*am e*ter, n. [F. diam[ e]tre, L. diametros, fr. Gr. ?; dia through + ? measure. See {Meter}.] 1. (Geom.) (a) Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated by the… …
4diameter — [dī am′ət ər] n. [ME & OFr diametre < ML diametra < L diametrus < Gr diametros < dia , through + metron, a measure: see METER1] 1. a line segment passing through the center of a circle, sphere, etc. from one side to the other: see… …
5length — [n] extent of object, distance, time breadth, compass, continuance, diameter, dimension, duration, elongation, endlessness, expanse, expansion, extensiveness, height, interval, lastingness, lengthiness, limit, linearity, loftiness, longitude,… …
6Diameter — For the notion of diameter in graph theory, see Distance (graph theory). For the computer network protocol, see Diameter (protocol). Diameter In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the… …
7Diameter (protocol) — Internet protocol suite Application layer BGP DHCP DNS FTP HTTP …
8diameter — [[t]daɪæ̱mɪtə(r)[/t]] diameters N COUNT: also in N The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it. ...a tube less than a fifth of the diameter of a human hair. ...a… …
9length — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Linear measure Nouns 1. length, lengthiness, longitude, span, extent, stretch, distance, dimension, footage, yardage, mileage. See measurement, space. 2. (line measure) line, bar, stripe, string, row,… …
10diameter */ — UK [daɪˈæmɪtə(r)] / US [daɪˈæmətər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms diameter : singular diameter plural diameters maths a straight line that crosses a circle through the centre, or the length of this line a pipe with a 4 inch diameter in… …
