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(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
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the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how m…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.the original version of string theory, developed in the late 1960s.; "Although bosonic string theory has many attractive features, it…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Climate change, Particle physics.a natural consequence of development
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mou…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Quantitative methods, Communication theory.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Quantitative methods, Communication theory.(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respirato…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Quantitative methods, Communication theory.a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change.(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified a…
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a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.A subatomic particle made of three quarks
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.(physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexibl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.A subatomic particle with a negative charge, found in the outer regions of atoms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: particle, physics, theory, postulates, subatomic.(physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion pr…
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