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Aeronautics
The branch of science that deals with flight aerodynamics and with the operation of all types of aircraft.
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Analogue
Aviation; Aeronautics
A physical variable that keeps a fixed relationship with another variable as it changes. For example, the position of the hands of a clock keeps a fixed relationship with time. It is because of this ...
Work
Aviation; Aeronautics
A physical measurement of force used to produce movement. Work is the product of the amount of force applied to an object, multiplied by the distance the force causes the object to move, and is ...
Isothermal change
Aviation; Aeronautics
A physical change that takes place within a material in which heat energy is added to or taken from the material as needed to keep its temperature constant.
Brittleness
Aviation; Aeronautics
A physical characteristic of a material that causes it to break, or fracture, without bending or distorting in any appreciable amount. Brittleness is the opposite of malleability.
Heterogeneous mixture
Aviation; Aeronautics
A physical mixture of dissimilar ingredients. Concrete is a heterogeneous mixture of sand, gravel, and portland cement.
Compressive load
Aviation; Aeronautics
A physical load, or stress, which tries to squeeze together the ends of the object on which it acts.
Alloy
Aviation; Aeronautics
A physical mixture of chemical elements combined with a metal to change its characteristics.
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