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61UPIC — is a computerised musical composition tool, devised by the composer Iannis Xenakis. It was developed at the Centre d Etudes de Mathématique et Automatique Musicales (CEMAMu) in Paris, and was completed in 1977. The name is an acronym of Unité… …
62roll — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drumming, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, toll; trill, chime, beat; reverberation, echoing, thunder; tattoo, rat a tat, rub a dub, pitter patter, dingdong, ticktock, charivari, quaver, peal of bells; …
63yaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. drift, deviate; jibe, tack. See deviation, navigation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. curve, swerve, bank; see bend 2 , turn 6 , veer . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. swing, pitch, swerve, roll, veer,… …
64Project Mercury — Duration 1959 1963 Goal Place Americans into orbit for as long as one day Achievements First manned flight: May 5, 1961 First orbital flight …
65seesaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. teeter[ totter]; waver, vacillate, dilly dally; crossruff. See oscillation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. alternation, teeterboard, hickey horse; see teeter totter . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …
66Rotation — Movement of a ship around it axis producing pitch, yaw or roll …
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67Flight dynamics — is the science of air and space vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions. The three critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation in three dimensions about the vehicle s center of mass, known as pitch , roll and yaw… …
68List of gear nomenclature — Gears have a wide range of unique terminology known as gear nomenclature. Many of the terms defined cite the same reference work.[1] Contents 1 Addendum 2 Addendum angle 3 Addendum circle …
69Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …
70Liquid crystal — Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.[1] For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its… …
