(coldness of air)
31Temperature — The temperature is the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the body. It is usually measured with a thermometer. * * * The sensible intensity of heat of any substance; the manifestation of the average kinetic energy of the molecules making… …
32chill — chill1 [tʃıl] n 1.) [singular] a feeling of coldness ▪ There was a slight chill in the air . morning/autumnal/January etc chill ▪ Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window. chill of ▪ He sat in the chill of the evening, staring… …
33Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …
34Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …
35Japanese military strategies in 1942 — Immediately after the fall of Singapore in 1942 certain Army circles argued that Japan should exploit her advantage and seek peace with Great Britain. The heart of this reasoning was the fact that Japan could not knock out both the United States… …
36Oxygen toxicity — Classification and external resources In 1942–43 the UK Government carried out extensive testing for oxygen toxicity in divers. The chamber is pressurised with air to 3.7  …
37Cold spot — For the astronomical concept, see CMB cold spot. Cold Spots Terminology An infrared thermometer that measures surface temperatures is believed by ghost hunters to also measure air temperature, and thus to locate cold spots. See also …
38Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… …
39Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer …
40South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …
