(centimetres per second)
21capillary wave — ▪ oceanography small, free, surface water wave with such a short wavelength that its restoring force is the water s surface tension, which causes the wave to have a rounded crest and a V shaped trough. The maximum wavelength of a capillary… …
22bottom water — Lowermost layer of ocean water that can be distinguished by its characteristic low temperature, high density, and low oxygen content compared with surface waters. Most bottom waters are formed near Antarctica during the southern winter. The… …
23Magneto-optical trap — experimental setup of the MOT A magneto optical trap (abbreviated MOT) is a device that uses both laser cooling with magneto optical trapping in order to produce samples of cold, trapped, neutral atoms at temperatures as low as several… …
24Helix aspersa — Garden snail (Helix aspersa) on Limonium Conservation status NE …
25Potential applications of carbon nanotubes — Carbon nanotubes have many potential applications, here is a list of some of the most important:tructural*clothes: waterproof tear resistant cloth fibers *combat jackets: MIT is working on combat jackets that use carbon nanotubes as ultrastrong… …
26Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude — ▪ French physicist born April 1, 1933, Constantine, Alg. French physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997 with Steven Chu and William D. Phillips. They received the award for their development of techniques that use laser… …
27cmps — abbr. centimetres per second …
28river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
29Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
30keyboard instrument — ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel levers. In nearly all cases in Western music the keys correspond to consecutive notes in the… …
