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11sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …
12Sound — /sownd/, n. The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 mi. (140 km) long; 3 30 mi. (5 48 km) wide. Swedish and Danish, Oresund. * * * I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave… …
13P-47 Thunderbolt — infobox Aircraft name =P 47 Thunderbolt type =Fighter bomber manufacturer =Republic Aviation caption =USAAF P 47D Razorback configuration designer =Alexander de Seversky Alexander Kartveli first flight =6 May 1941 introduction =1942 retired =1955 …
14ALSE — The ALSE (Apollo Lunar Sounder Experiment) (also known as Scientific Experiment S 209, according to NASA designations) was a ground penetrating radar (subsurface sounder) experiment that flew on the Apollo 17 mission. Mission and Science This… …
15Republic P-47 Thunderbolt — P 47 Thunderbolt In flight view of a prototype of the Republic P 47N Thunderbolt Role Fighter bomber …
16Node (physics) — A standing wave. The red dots are the wave nodes A node is a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude. For instance, in a vibrating guitar string, the ends of the string are nodes. By changing the position of the end node… …
17Coaxial cable — RG 59 flexible coaxial cable composed of: A: outer plastic sheath B: woven copper shield C: inner dielectric insulator D: copper core Coaxial cable, or coax, has an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, surrounded by …
18telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
19Radar — For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). A long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll …
20History of radar — The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell s seminal work on electromagnetism.… …
