size effect

  • 101adjacency effect — noun : a change in size, density, or other property of a photographic image sometimes observed when small adjacent images are close enough to influence each other and when such a change is not to be expected from the normal sensitometric… …

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  • 102eberhard effect — ˈebərˌhärd , ˈābərˌhärt noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st E Etymology: after Gustav Eberhard died 1940 German astronomer : an effect observed in developed photographic images in which the density of small equally exposed areas varies with their …

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  • 103grain size measurement — grain size is normally quantified by a numbering system. Coarse 1 5 and fine 5 8. The number is derived from the formula N=2n 1 where n is the number of grains per square inch at a magnification of 100 diameters. Grain size has an important… …

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  • 104The binary effect — is the unofficial technical term referring to the discrepancy between different reported sizes for computer hard drives and other storage media. This happens because drive manufacturers measure a gigabyte as 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) bytes, while …

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  • 105Allee effect — the benefit individuals gain from the presence of conspecifics, e.g. at low densities the per capita birth rate declines because of the difficulty of finding a member of the opposite sex. Also known in fisheries as depensation mortality is… …

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  • 106Normal Market Size — A share classification structure based on the number of shares outstanding. This determines the number of shares that a market maker can trade at the quoted price. Buying or selling in amounts above the set number of shares requires price… …

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  • 107mass effect — a term used to signify the effect of size and shape during heat treatment, since it is the rate of cooling of a piece of steel which determines the properties resulting from the hardening and quenching process …

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  • 108(a) snowball effect — a situation in which something increases in size or importance at a faster and faster rate. The more successful you become, the more publicity you get and that publicity generates sales. It s a sort of snowball effect …

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  • 109surface effect ship — a large, ship size air cushion vehicle operated over water. [1940 45] * * * …

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  • 110surface effect ship — a large, ship size air cushion vehicle operated over water. [1940 45] …

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