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aberration

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
Subject:
Science and technology, Physics
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218 words
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1. (in optics) A defect in the image formed by a lens or curved mirror. In chromatic aberration the image formed by a lens (but not a mirror) has coloured fringes as a result ... More
acceleration

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
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Science and technology, Physics
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107 words
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Symbol a. The rate of increase of speed or velocity. It is measured in m s−2. For a body moving linearly with constant acceleration ...

activity

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
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Science and technology, Physics
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1. Symbol a. A thermodynamic function used in place of concentration in equilibrium constants for reactions involving nonideal gases and solutions. For example, in a ... More
Ampère’s law

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
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Science and technology, Physics
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128 words
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A law of the form

dB=(μoI sinθ dl)/...

arithmetic series

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
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Science and technology, Physics
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79 words
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A series or progression of numbers in which there is a common difference between terms, e.g. 3, 9, 15, 21,… is an arithmetic series with a common difference of 6. The general formula for ... More
band theory

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
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Science and technology, Physics
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The theory that, in crystals, electrons fall into allowed *energy bands, between which lie forbidden bands. Although *free-electron theory...

barometer

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
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Science and technology, Physics
Length:
398 words
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A device for measuring *atmospheric pressure. The mercury barometer in its simplest form consists of a glass tube about 80 cm long sealed at one end and filled with mercury. The tube is ... More
Bayes’ theorem

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
Subject:
Science and technology, Physics
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148 words
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A theorem in probability theory giving the probability of an intersection of two or more sets as a product of the individual probabilities for each. It is used to calculate the probability ... More
Beckmann thermometer

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
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Science and technology, Physics
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102 words
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A thermometer for measuring small changes of temperature. It consists of a mercury-in-glass thermometer with a scale covering only 5 or 6°C calibrated in hundredths of a degree. It has two ... More
beta decay

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A Dictionary of Physics (8 ed.)

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2019
Subject:
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Length:
334 words
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A type of weak interaction (see fundamental interactions) in which an unstable atomic nucleus changes into a nucleus of the same nucleon number (...

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