oscillating surface
1oscillating mine — A mine, hydrostatically controlled, which maintains a pre set depth below the surface of the water independently of the rise and fall of the tide. See also mine …
2Seashell surface — In mathematics, a seashell surface is a surface made by a circle which spirals up the z axis while decreasing its own radius and distance from the z axis. Not all seashell surfaces describe actual seashells found in nature.ParametrizationThe… …
3quad|ri|no|dal — «KWOD ruh NOH duhl», adjective. having four nodes, as a vibrating string or organ pipe, or the oscillating surface of a seiche …
4electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …
5light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …
6Mechanism of sonoluminescence — Sonoluminescence is a phenomenon that occurs when a small gas bubble is acoustically suspended and periodically driven in a liquid solution at ultrasonic frequencies, resulting in bubble collapse, cavitation, and light emission. The thermal… …
7Antenna (radio) — Whip antenna on car …
8mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …
9Stokes boundary layer — in a viscous fluid due to the harmonic oscillation of a plane rigid plate. Velocity (blue line) and particle excursion (red dots) as a function of the distance to the wall. In fluid dynamics, the Stokes boundary layer, or oscillatory boundary… …
10Wire saw — A wire saw A wire saw is a machine using a metal wire or cable for cutting. There are two types of wire saw machines: continuous (or endless or loop) and oscillating (or reciprocating). Sometimes the wire itself is referred to as a blade . The… …
