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• Length contraction — Length contraction, according to Hendrik Lorentz, is the physical phenomenon of a decrease in length detected by an observer in objects that travel at any non zero velocity relative to that observer. This contraction (more formally called Lorentz …   Wikipedia

• apparent solar day — The period between two successive transits of a particular meridian on the earth by the apparent sun. Because of the elliptical shape of the earth’s orbit, the apparent angular velocity of the sun as seen is not constant, or the apparent sun’s… …   Aviation dictionary

• apparent diameter — Magnitude Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Apparent magnitude — Magnitude Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• apparent magnitude — Magnitude Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Apparent time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Apparent death — Playing possum redirects here. For the 1975 album by Carly Simon, see Playing Possum. Apparent death, colloquially known as playing dead or playing possum, is an antipredator behavior observed in a wide range of animals in which they take on the… …   Wikipedia

• apparent — adjective /əˈpæ.ɹənt,əˈpæ.ɹənt,əˈpɛ.ɹənt/ a) Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. […] Hesperus, that led / The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, / Rising in clouded majesty, at… …   Wiktionary

• Maximum length sequence — A maximum length sequence (MLS) is a type of pseudorandom binary sequence. They are bit sequences generated using maximal linear feedback shift registers and are so called because they are periodic and reproduce every binary sequence that can be… …   Wikipedia

• Air Apparent — Infobox Book name = Air Apparent author = Piers Anthony country = United States language = English cover artist = genre = Fantasy novel publisher = TOR Books release date = October 16, 2007 media type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback) pages = 316 …   Wikipedia

• Astronomical units of length — Astronomers use a number of different length units for different objects. The length unit used is typically determined by two criteria: #the unit should create manageable numbers #the unit should be easily derivable from observationThe distances… …   Wikipedia