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PHYSICS
The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. Physics includes mechanics,
heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.
Phys·ics [noun, two syllables]
=
The physical properties of something.
VOCABULARY
01
Airflow
air·flow
[2, noun]
02
Circulation
cir·cu·la·tion
[4, noun]
03
Density
den·si·ty
[3, noun]
04
Drag
drag
[1, noun]
05
Electricity
e·lec·tric·i·ty
[5, noun]
06
Energy
en·er·gy
[3, noun]
07
Flow
flow
[1, noun]
08
Fluid
flu·id
[2, noun]
09
Force
force
[1, noun]
10
Gravity
grav·i·ty
[3, noun]
11
Heat
heat
[1, noun]
12
Lift
lift
[1, noun]
Definition: (1) The flow of air such as that encountered by a moving
aircraft or car etc. (2) The motion of air around a moving aircraft or
aerofoil.
Definition: Movement to and fro or around something, especially that
of fluid in a closed system.
Definition: The degree of compactness of a substance.
- a density of 10,000 people per square mile
Definition: The longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other
fluid surrounding a moving object.
Definition: A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged
particles (such as electrons or protons): statically as an accumulation
of charge or dynamically as a current
Definition: (1) A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of
a physical system to do work. (2) Power derived from the utilization of
physical or chemical resources, esp. to provide light and heat or to
work machines.
- Units of energy are joules
Definition: (1) The motion characteristic of fluids such as liquids and
gases. (2) The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous
stream.
- The flow of water into the sea.
Definition: A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to
external pressure such as a gas or liquid.
- A cleaning fluid.
Definition: Any influence that causes a free body to undergo
acceleration. Force can also be described by intuitive concepts such as
a push or pull that can cause an object with mass to change its velocity
(which includes to begin moving from a state of rest)
Definition: The force of attraction between all masses in the universe;
especially the attraction of the earth’s mass for things close to its
surface.
Definition: The quality of being hot; high in temperature.
- Metal is sensitive to both heat and cold.
Definition: (aviation) An upward force that counteracts the force of
gravity, produced by changing the direction and speed of a moving
stream of air.
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Magnetism
mag·net·ism
[3, noun]
14
Motion
mo·tion
[2, noun]
15
Pressure
pres·sure
[2, noun]
16
Rotation
ro·ta·tion
[3, noun]
17
Thrust
thrust
[1, noun]
18
Turbulence
tur·bu·lence
[3, noun]
19
Vacuum
vac·uum
[2, noun]
20
Viscous
vis·cous
[2, adjective]
21
Vortex
vor·tex
[2, noun]
22
Weight
weight
[1, noun]
Definition: A physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric
charge, resulting in attractive and repulsive forces between objects
mag·net
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
Definition: The action or process of moving or being moved.
- The laws of planetary motion.
Definition: The continuous physical force exerted on or against an
object by something in contact with it.
- Gas can be fed to the turbines at a pressure of around 250 psi.
Definition: The action of rotating around an axis or centre.
- The moon moves in the same direction as the earth’s rotation.
Definition: (1) Thrust for example is a mechanical force generated by
the engines to move the aircraft through the air. (2) A linear reactive
force exerted by a propeller, propulsive gases, etc., to propel a ship,
aircraft, etc.
Definition: (1) Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of
some other fluid. (2) An unstable flow of a liquid or gas causing
instability in the atmosphere.
- The plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence during the flight.
Definition: A space entirely devoid of matter. For example a container
from which the air has been completely or partly removed.
Definition: Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid;
having a high viscosity.
Vis·cos·i·ty [noun]: A measure of the resistance of a fluid which is
being deformed by either shear stress or tensile stress. In everyday
terms (and for fluids only), viscosity is "thickness" or "internal friction.
Definition: A spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid. Any spiral motion
with closed streamlines is vortex flow. The motion of the fluid swirling
rapidly around a centre is called a vortex.
Definition: A body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained
by it, giving rise to a downward force.
Force:
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Electricity:
Magnetism
Thrust
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