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121P-factor — P factor, also known as asymmetric blade effect and asymmetric disc effect, is an aerodynamic phenomenon experienced by a moving propeller,[1] that is responsible for asymmetrical relocation of the propeller s center of thrust when aircraft is at …
122History of the Romania national football team — This article documents the history of the Romania national football team.BeginningsRomania played their first international match on 8th June 1932, a 2 1 win over Yugoslavia in Belgrade, coached by Teofil Moraru.Yugoslavia were then rated the… …
123Magnus-Effekt — Der Magnus Effekt[1], benannt nach Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802–1870), ist ein Phänomen der Strömungsmechanik, das die Querkraftwirkung (Kraft) bezeichnet, die ein rotierender runder Körper (Zylinder oder Kugel) in einer Strömung erfährt.… …
124mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …
125materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… …
126South China Sea — a part of the W Pacific, bounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines. Also called Nan Hai. * * * ▪ sea, Pacific Ocean Introduction Chinese Nan Hai arm of the western Pacific Ocean that borders the Southeast… …
127stop — stopless, adj. stoplessness, n. /stop/, v., stopped or (Archaic) stopt; stopping; n. v.t. 1. to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running. 2. to cause to cease; put an end to: to stop noise in the street. 3. to interrupt, arrest, or… …
128windage — /win dij/, n. 1. the influence of the wind in deflecting a missile. 2. the amount of such deflection. 3. the degree to which a gunsight must be adjusted to correct for windage. 4. a difference between the diameter of a projectile and that of the… …
