cross-sectional length
1cross-sectional — adjective 1. of or relating to a cross section (Freq. 2) a cross sectional slice • Pertains to noun: ↑cross section • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross section 2. representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its… …
2Cross section (physics) — A cross section is the effective area which governs the probability of some scattering or absorption event. Together with particle density and path length, it can be used to predict the total scattering probability via the Beer Lambert law. In… …
3Rayleigh length — Gaussian beam width w(z) as a function of the axial distance z. w0: beam waist; b: confocal parameter; zR: Rayleigh length; Θ: total angular spread …
4Neutron cross-section — The total neutron cross section of an isotope of a chemical element is the effective cross sectional area that an atom of that isotope presents to neutron scattering and absorption. cattering versus absorptionWhen a neutron approaches an atomic… …
5Variable length intake manifold — (VLIM) is an automobile engine manifold technology. As the name implies, VLIM can vary the length of the intake tract in order to optimize power and torque, as well as provide better fuel efficiency.There are two main effects of variable intake… …
6human development — ▪ biology Introduction the process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity. Human growth is far from being a simple and uniform process of becoming taller or larger. As a child (child development) gets bigger,… …
7Steam whistle — A steam whistle is a device used to produce sound with the aid of live steam. Unlike a horn, the sounding mechanism of a whistle contains no moving parts (compare to train horn).The whistle consists of the following main parts, as seen on the… …
8Electromagnet — An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by the flow of electric current. The magnetic field disappears when the current is turned off. Electromagnets are widely used as components of other electrical devices,… …
9Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin …
10Optical coherence tomography — Intervention Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma MeSH …
