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111Atlantic, Battle of the — Contest in World War II between Britain (and later the U.S.) and Germany for the control of Atlantic sea routes. Initially the Anglo French coalition drove German merchant shipping from the Atlantic, but with the fall of France in 1940, Britain… …
112Mechanical properties of DNA — The mechanical properties of DNA, which are directly related to its structure, are a significant problem for cells. Every process which binds or reads DNA is able to use or modify the mechanical properties of DNA for purposes of recognition,… …
113rotate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin rota Date: 1785 having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel < rotate blue flowers > II. verb (rotated; rotating) Etymology: Latin rotatus, past participle of rotare, from rota …
114wheel — /wil / (say weel) noun 1. a circular frame or solid disc arranged to turn on an axis, as in vehicles, machinery, etc. 2. any instrument, machine, apparatus, etc., shaped like this, or having such a frame or disc as an essential feature: a potter… …
115rotate — ro·tate rō .tāt, esp Brit rō vb, ro·tat·ed; ro·tat·ing vi to turn about an axis or a center vt to cause to turn about an axis or a center <rotate the head> * * * ro·tate (roґtāt) to turn around an axis; to twist …
116rotate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. revolve, turn round, pivot; alternate. See rotation, oscillation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To turn around an axis] Syn. pivot, twist, wheel, revolve; see turn 1 . 2. [To alternate] Syn. interchange,… …
117Vibrating structure gyroscope — A vibrating structure gyroscope is a type of gyroscope that functions much like the halteres of an insect. The underlying physical principle is that a vibrating object tends to continue vibrating in the same plane as its support rotates. In the… …
118Spatial disorientation — is a condition in which an aircraft pilot s perception of direction (proprioception) does not agree with reality. While it can be brought on by disturbances or disease within the vestibular system, it is more typically a temporary condition… …
119Wheel — Wheel, v. i. [1913 Webster] 1. To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more about; to rotate; to gyrate. [1913 Webster] The moon carried about the earth always shows the same face to us, not once wheeling upon her own center. Bentley …
120Boy's surface/Proofs — Property of R. Bryant s parametrizationIf z is replaced by the negative reciprocal of its complex conjugate, {1 over z^star}, then the functions g1 , g2 , and g3 of z are left unchanged.ProofLet g1 prime; be obtained from g1 by substituting z… …
