relic
Webster Dictionary
the body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body
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rest mass
(ˈrɛst lɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body in the theory of relativity.
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rest mass
(rest mass)
Princeton's WordNet
(physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
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embody
Webster Dictionary
to form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody one's ideas in a treatise
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body
Webster Dictionary
any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body
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react
Webster Dictionary
to return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state
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adductor
Webster Dictionary
a muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose
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stroboscope
(ˈstroʊ bəˌskoʊp, ˈstrɒb ə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device for studying the motion of a body, esp. a body revolving or vibrating rapidly, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body.
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state
Webster Dictionary
a political body, or body politic; the whole body of people who are united one government, whatever may be the form of the government; a nation
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reaction
Webster Dictionary
the force which a body subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite direction
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entropy
Webster Dictionary
a certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant, but when heat enters or leaves the body the quantity increases or diminishes. If a small amount, h, of heat enters the body when its temperature is t in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is increased by h / t. The entropy is regarded as measured from some standard temperature and pressure. Sometimes called the thermodynamic function
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induction
Webster Dictionary
the property by which one body, having electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another body without direct contact; an impress of electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on another without actual contact
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escape velocity
(ɪˈskeɪp mənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the minimum speed that an object at a given distance from a celestial body must have so that it will escape from orbit around the body.
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swing-by
(ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a trajectory that uses the gravitational field of one celestial body to alter the course of a spacecraft destined for another body.
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vital signs
(ˈvaɪt lz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
essential body functions, comprising pulse rate, body temperature, and respiration.
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cold
(ʊld)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the sensation produced by loss of heat from the body, as by contact with anything having a lower temperature than that of the body:
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gigantism
(ʒaɪˈgæn tɪz əm, dʒɪ-, ˈdʒaɪ gænˌtɪz əm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
great overgrowth in size of the body or developmentally related parts of the body.
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plethysmograph
(əˈθɪz məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
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reincarnation
(ˌri ɪn kɑrˈneɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.
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buoyancy
(ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the power of supporting a body so that it floats; upward pressure exerted by the fluid in which a body is immersed.
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ephor
(əˌraɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one of a body of magistrates in ancient Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
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relic
(ˈrɛl ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a body, body part, or personal object associated with a saint or martyr and preserved as worthy of veneration.
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palsy
(ˈpɔl zi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts or of the entire body.
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coelom
(also)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
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kingbolt
(ˈkɪŋˌboʊlt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a vertical bolt connecting the body of a vehicle with the fore axle, the body of a railroad car with a truck, etc.
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drag coefficient
(drag coefficient, coefficient of drag)
Princeton's WordNet
the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
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translate
(translate)
Princeton's WordNet
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
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lepromatous leprosy
(lepromatous leprosy)
Princeton's WordNet
a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body
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coefficient of drag
(drag coefficient, coefficient of drag)
Princeton's WordNet
the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
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momentum
(ʊˈmɛn təm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mech. a quantity expressing the motion of a body or system, equal to the product of the mass of a body and its velocity.
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