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21turnip — [16] Etymologically, a turnip may be a ‘turned neep’ – that is, a neep, or turnip, that has been ‘turned’ on a lathe, so as to be round (the turnip is a roughly spherical vegetable). Its second syllable, nip, goes back ultimately to Latin nāpus… …
22turnip — [16] Etymologically, a turnip may be a ‘turned neep’ – that is, a neep, or turnip, that has been ‘turned’ on a lathe, so as to be round (the turnip is a roughly spherical vegetable). Its second syllable, nip, goes back ultimately to Latin nāpus… …
23Fusor — The Farnsworth–Hirsch Fusor, or simply fusor, is an apparatus designed by Philo T. Farnsworth to create nuclear fusion. It has also been developed in various incarnations by researchers including Elmore, Tuck, and Watson, and more lately by… …
24Poisson's ratio — ( ν ), named after Simeon Poisson, is the ratio of the relative contraction strain, or transverse strain (normal to the applied load), divided by the relative extension strain, or axial strain (in the direction of the applied load).When a sample… …
25neap — neap1 /neep/, adj. 1. designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height. n. 2. neap tide. See diag. under tide1. [bef. 900; ME neep, OE nep , in nepflod neap tide] neap2 /neep/, n. New Eng. the pole or tongue of a cart …
26Rutabaga — For the Drosophila gene, see Rutabaga (gene). For similar vegetables also called turnip , see Turnip (disambiguation). Rutabaga Scientific classification Kingdom …
27Inertial electrostatic confinement — (often abbreviated as IEC) is a concept for retaining a plasma using an electrostatic field. The field accelerates charged particles (either ions or electrons) radially inward, usually in a spherical but sometimes in a cylindrical geometry. Ions… …
28Shock tube — A shock tube is a device used primarily to study gas phase combustion reactions. Shock tubes (and related shock tunnels) can also be used to study aerodynamic flow under a wide range of temperatures and pressures that are difficult to obtain in… …
29Biotechnology High School — Infobox School name = Biotechnology High School imagesize = thumb established = 2005 type = Magnet public high school district = Monmouth County Vocational School District grades = 9 12 principal = Linda Eno enrollment = 203 (as of 2007 08)… …
30Polywell — The polywell is a plasma confinement concept that combines elements of inertial electrostatic confinement and magnetic confinement fusion, intended ultimately to produce fusion power. The name polywell is a portmanteau of polyhedron and potential …
