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 name applied to certain varieties of a variable group of loose-skinned citrus fruits belonging to the species Citrus reticulata . Although mandarin and tangerine are often used interchangeably to ...

Aviation security

Science; General science

A multilayered, multidimensional means to safeguard passengers, crew, ground personnel, and the general public against acts of unlawful interference perpetrated in flight or within the confines of ...

Locust (forestry)

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A name commonly applied to two trees, the black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia ) and the honey locust ( Gleditsia triacanthos ). Both of these commercially important trees have podlike fruits similar ...

Pinch effect

Science; General science

A name given to manifestations of the magnetic self-attraction of parallel electric currents having the same direction. The effect at modest current levels of a few amperes can usually be neglected, ...

Blimp

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A name originally applied to nonrigid airships and usually implying small size. Early blimps contained about 100,000 ft 3 (2800 m 3 ) and were only a fraction of the size of the rigid airships of ...

Jade

Science; General science

A name that may be applied correctly to two distinct minerals. The two true jades are jadeite and nephrite. In addition, a variety of other minerals are incorrectly called jade. Idocrase is called ...

Appendix (anatomy)

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A narrow, elongated tube closed at one end, extending from the cecum, a blind pocket off the first part of the large intestine (see illus. ). It is found in only a few mammals.The size and detailed ...