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101Starburst galaxy — A starburst galaxy is a galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation, compared to the usual star formation rate seen in most galaxies. Galaxies are often observed to have a burst of star formation after a collision or… …
102Stern–Gerlach experiment — In quantum mechanics, the Stern–Gerlach experiment [Walther Gerlach Otto Stern, Das magnetische Moment des Silberatoms , Zeitschrift für Physik 9, 353 355 (1922).] , named after Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach, is an important 1922 experiment on… …
103Molecular motor — Molecular motors are biological molecular machines that are the essential agents of movement in living organisms. Generally speaking, a motor may be defined as a device that consumes energy in one form and converts it into motion or mechanical… …
104china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
105China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
106nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula …
107Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
108VERTÈBRES ET RACHIS — La colonne vertébrale, ou rachis, est une tige formée de petits éléments osseux juxtaposés, les vertèbres, articulés entre eux: elle est donc très solide mais flexible. Caractérisée par sa situation, à la fois axiale et dorsale (fig. 1), par sa… …
109Deep Impact (space mission) — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Deep Impact Caption = Illustration of the Deep Impact space probe after impactor separation (artist s conception). Organization = NASA Major Contractors = Ball Aerospace Technologies Corp., JPL Mission Type = Flyby,… …
110Eckart conditions — The Eckart conditions, [ C. Eckart, Some studies concerning rotating axes and polyatomic molecules , Physical Review,vol. 47, pp. 552 558 (1935).] named after Carl Eckart, sometimes referred to as Sayvetz conditions, [Aaron Sayvetz, The Kinetic… …
