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• Gravity assist — In orbital mechanics and aerospace engineering, a gravitational slingshot, gravity assist or swing by is the use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, typically in… …   Wikipedia

• Plane (Dungeons & Dragons) — Ethereal plane redirects here. For the mystical concept, see Etheric plane. The planes of the Dungeons Dragons roleplaying game constitutes the multiverse in which the game takes place. In the earliest versions of Dungeons Dragons, the concept of …   Wikipedia

• Gravity set — The Mitchell Green gravity set (MGGS) is a fractal set that was created by Fred Mitchell and Chris Green in 1992.The gravity set is a set of points in the plane. Like the Mandelbrot set, the gravity set is defined as follows: a certain mapping f… …   Wikipedia

• gravity fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gravity railroad — A Gravity railroad (US) or Gravity railway (UK) is a railroad on a slope that allow cars carrying minerals or passengers to coast down the slope by the force of gravity alone. The cars are then hauled back up the slope using animal power or a… …   Wikipedia

• Gravity tractor — A Gravity tractor (GT) is a spacecraft that deflects another object in space, typically a potentially hazardous asteroid that might impact Earth, without physically contacting it, using only its gravitational field to transmit the required… …   Wikipedia

• gravity fault — Geol. a fault along an inclined plane in which the upper side or hanging wall appears to have moved downward with respect to the lower side or footwall (opposed to reverse fault). Also called normal fault. * * * …   Universalium

• gravity fault — noun an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall • Syn: ↑normal fault, ↑common fault • Hypernyms: ↑inclined fault * * * noun : normal fault * * * Geol. a fault along an inclined p …   Useful english dictionary

• Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane — Locale Mt. Washington Dates of operation before 1864 (1825 64)–1912 Successor Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad, Pittsburgh Railways Track gauge 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm) Length 8 …   Wikipedia

• Horizontal plane — In astronomy, geography, geometry and related sciences and contexts, a plane is said to be horizontal at a given point if it is locally perpendicular to the gradient of the gravity field, i.e., with the direction of the gravitational force (per… …   Wikipedia

• Inclined plane — This article deals with the physical structure. For related terms, see canal inclined plane, cable railway, funicular, or fixed wing aircraft (airplane). , but the inclined plane allows the same work to be done with a smaller force exerted over a …   Wikipedia