longitudinal curve

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• longitudinal wave — Physics. a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave. Cf. transverse wave. [1930 35] * * * ▪ physics       wave consisting of a periodic disturbance or vibration that takes place in… …   Universalium

• The Bell Curve — The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life ist ein 1994 erschienenes, kontrovers diskutiertes Werk des Politikwissenschaftlers Charles Murray und des Psychologie Professors Richard Herrnstein von der Harvard University. Der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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• Axis of a curve — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Elastic curve — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• elastic curve — noun : the curve assumed by the longitudinal axis of an originally straight elastic strip or bar bent within its elastic limits by any system of forces …   Useful english dictionary

• sheer — I. /ʃɪə / (say shear) adjective 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as fabrics, etc. 2. unmixed with anything else. 3. unqualified; utter: a sheer waste of time. 4. extending down or up very steeply: a sheer descent of rock. 5. Obsolete bright;… …  

• sheer — The longitudinal curve of a vessel s decks in a vertical plane. Due to sheer, a vessel s deck height above the baseline is higher at the stem and stern than at amidships …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• human development — ▪ biology Introduction  the process of growth and change that takes place between birth and maturity.       Human growth is far from being a simple and uniform process of becoming taller or larger. As a child (child development) gets bigger,… …   Universalium

• ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium