General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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A phaneritic (visibly crystalline) plutonic rock with granular texture composed largely of alkali feldspar (orthoclase, microcline, usually perthitic) with subordinate plagioclase (oligoclase) and ...

Diorite

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A phaneritic (visibly crystallized) plutonic rock having intermediate SiO 2 content (53–66%), composed mainly of plagioclase (oligoclase or andesine) and one or more ferromagnesian minerals ...

Gas

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A phase of matter characterised by relatively low density, high fluidity, and lack of rigidity. A gas expands readily to fill any containing vessel. Usually a small change of pressure or ...

Electronvolt

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A practical unit of energy often used in atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. It is the energy acquired by an electron (or any singly charged particle) when it is accelerated by a potential ...

Radar astronomy

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A powerful astronomical technique that uses radar echoes to furnish otherwise unavailable information about bodies in the solar system. By comparing a radar echo to the transmitted signal, ...

Electron tomography

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A powerful 3D imaging method using an electron microscope. Imaging biological objects with an electron microscope, in principle, is very similar to imaging with a light microscope. In electron ...

Merchant ship

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A power-driven ship employed in commercial transport on the oceans and large inland bodies of water such as the Great Lakes. This article treats design considerations of merchant ships and includes ...