General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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A graphical technique for determining whether a process is or is not in a state of statistical control. Being in statistical control means that the extent of variation of the output of the process ...

gulf stream

Science; General science

A great ocean current transporting about 7 × 10 7 tons (6.3 × 10 7 metric tons) of water per second (1000 times the discharge of the Mississippi River) northward from the latitude of Florida to the ...

tumbling mill

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A grinding and pulverizing machine consisting of a shell or drum rotating on a horizontal axis. The material to be reduced in size is fed into one end of the mill. The mill is also charged with ...

ball-and-race-type pulverizer

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A grinding machine in which balls rotate under pressure to crush materials, such as coal, to a fine consistency. The material is usually fed through a chute to the inside of a ring of closely spaced ...

airport surface detection equipment

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A ground mapping system that uses analog radar equipment to provide surveillance of aircraft and other surface vehicles on an airport surface. It is used by air-traffic controllers in airport control ...

parenchyma

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A ground tissue chiefly concerned with the manufacture and storage of food. The primary functions of plants, such as photosynthesis, assimilation, respiration, storage, secretion, and excretion—those ...

electric vehicle

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A ground vehicle propelled by a motor that is powered by electrical energy from rechargeable batteries or other source onboard the vehicle, or from an external source in, on, or above the roadway. ...