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wave-particle duality
Science; General science
A fundamental tenet of quantum mechanics is that every particle also has a wave nature and every wave also has a particle nature, at least in principle. For light, which in ...
furnace construction
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A furnace is an apparatus in which heat is liberated and transferred directly or indirectly to a solid or fluid mass for the purpose of effecting a physical or chemical change. ...
fuzzy sets and systems
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A fuzzy set is a generalized set to which objects can belong with various degrees (grades) of memberships over the interval (0,1). In general, fuzziness describes objects or ...
starburst galaxy
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A galaxy that is observed to be undergoing an unusually high rate of formation of stars. It is often defined as a galaxy that, if it continues to form stars at the currently ...
atomic fermi gas
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A gas of atoms, generally ultracold, in which the individual atoms possess half-integer spin (that is, are fermionic). Since the 1980s, researchers have developed powerful new ...
turboprop
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A gas turbine power plant producing shaft power to drive a propeller or propellers for aircraft propulsion. Because of its high propulsive efficiency at low flight speeds, it is ...
lubricant
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A gas, liquid, or solid used to prevent contact of parts in relative motion, and thereby reduce friction and wear. In many machines, cooling by the lubricant is equally ...
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