mass rate
81adiabatic lapse rate — The rate at which the temperature changes as the air rises or falls without the heat being taken away from or given to the air mass. The standard adiabatic lapse rate is 3°C/1000 ft, 5.4°F/1000 ft, or 9.8°C/km when air is dry (dry adiabatic lapse …
82Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District — Illinois Terminal, transit hub for Champaign Service area …
83reaction rate — Speed at which a chemical reaction proceeds, in terms of amount of product formed or amount of reactant consumed per unit of time. The reaction rate depends on the nature of the reacting substances and the type of chemical change, as well as… …
84Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory — focuses on the study of cosmogenic isotopes, and in particular the study of radiocarbon, or Carbon 14. As a laboratory, part of its aim is to function as a research center, training center, and general community resource. Its stated mission is… …
85con|cor|po|rate — «verb. kon KR puh rayt; adjective. kon KR puhr iht», verb, rat|ed, rat|ing, adjective. Rare. –v.t. to unite into one body or mass. –adj. united into one body or mass. ╂[< Latin concorporāre (with English ate1) < c …
86Government perception affected by mass media — The United States primarily runs off a rational legal authority (often known as a bureaucratic authority) type of government, where power is legitimized by enacting rules and regulations. However, modern developments in the mass media have… …
87High Mass — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …
88critical mass — 1. Physics. the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate. 2. an amount necessary or sufficient to have a significant effect or to achieve a result: a critical mass of popular support. [1940… …
89Low rate initial production — (LRIP) is a term commonly used in military weapon projects/programs to designate the phase of initial, small quantity production of a weapons systems. The prospective first buyer and operator (i.e., a country s defence authorities and the… …
90law of mass action — Chem. the statement that the rate of a chemical reaction is proportional to the concentrations of the reacting substances. Also called mass action law. * * * …
