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1Balanced flow — In atmospheric science, balanced flow is an idealisation of atmospheric motion. The idealisation consists in considering the behaviour of one isolated parcel of air having constant density, its motion on a horizontal plane subject to selected… …
2balanced control surface — i. A control surface that is aerodynamically balanced to reduce the force necessary to displace it by providing some area ahead of the hinge line. ii. A control surface balanced by weights ahead of its hinge line to reduce possible flutter …
3Surface tension — For the work of fiction, see Surface Tension (short story). Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that causes it to behave as an elastic sheet. It allows insects, such as the water strider (pond skater, UK), to walk on water.… …
4Balanced field takeoff — In aviation, the balanced field takeoff is the theoretical principle whereby the critical engine failure recognition speed, or V1, is used as a decision speed at which the pilot elects whether to continue the takeoff. The concept at play is that …
5balanced air force — The strength and composition of various elements of an air force in consonance with its overall mission, taking both the air and surface elements into consideration. A balanced force structure should provide for maximum flexibility, economy, and… …
6Capillary surface — In fluid mechanics and mathematics, a capillary surface is a surface that represents the interface between two different fluids. As a consequence of being a surface, a capillary surface has no thickness in slight contrast with most real fluid… …
7Level surface — Level Lev el (l[e^]v [e^]l), a. 1. Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the undisturbed liquid parts of the earth s surface; as, a level field; level ground; the level surface of …
8Center of a surface — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… …
9Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center — Coordinates: 38°35′18″N 77°10′09″W / 38.58833°N 77.16917°W / 38.58833; 77.16917 Naval Surface Warfare Center, In …
10Foucault Pendulum vector diagrams — Several vector diagrams are often used to demonstrate the physics underlying the Foucault pendulum.Diagrams are provided to illustrate a pendulum located at the North Pole, equator, and 45 degrees N to show how the rotation of Earth in relation… …
