... to the surface of another without
absorption. An example is adsorption of water to
the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-
fused with ABSORPTION because the spellings of
the two words ... determina-
tion of current of large dimension, or ofthe size of
the ampere.
ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. The
quantity of electricity that passes through a cir-
cuit in one hour when the rate of ... PRODUCT.
alpha decay The decay of a substance in which the
nuclei ofthe atoms emit alpha particles, resulting
in a change ofthe atomic number and atomic
weight ofthe substance over a period of time.
alphanumeric...
... bipolar transistor. 4. In
the operation of an electron tube, the ratio of
the derivative (instantaneous rate of change) of
the plate voltage to the derivative ofthe grid volt-
age, for zero ... type of
radar, the sync delay introduced between trans-
mission ofthe pulse and start ofthe trace on the
indicator screen to eliminate the altitude circle in
the display.
ALU Abbreviation of ... PROCESSING.
adsorption Adhesion of a thin layer of molecules of
one substance to the surface of another without
absorption. An example is adsorption of water to
the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-
fused...
... modifying
only the address part of an instruction.
address field In a computer, the part ofthe in-
struction that gives the address of a bit of data (or
a word) in the memory.
address generation The programmed ... energy, on account
of the motion ofthe source and/or the detecting
apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-
ent positions ofthe stars from month to month on
account ofthe earth’s orbital ... struck and then brought
near the other, the second fork will begin vibrating.
If the second fork has a fundamental frequency
that is a harmonic ofthe frequency ofthe first fork,
the second...
... from either the rate of appearance of the
product ofthe reaction or the rate of disappearance ofthe sub-
strate. The centrifugation may be performed on impure enzyme
preparations and at the very ... polymer ofthe protein actin.
Actin filaments form the thin filaments of muscle and also the mi-
crofilaments ofthe cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells. Hence they are a
major component ofthe contractile ... between the amide (peptide) links,
the carbonyl group of any given residue being hydrogen- bonded
to the imino group ofthe third residue behind it in the chain.
This is the case for all of the...
... struck and then brought
near the other, the second fork will begin vibrating.
If the second fork has a fundamental frequency
that is a harmonic ofthe frequency ofthe first fork,
the second ... execution of a
specific operation.
absolute magnitude For a complex number quan-
tity, the vector sum ofthe real and imaginary
components (i.e., the square root ofthe sum of
the squares of those ... from
the observed deflection, the torque ofthe sus-
pension fiber ofthe movable coil, and the coil di-
mensions.
absolute measurement of voltage Measurement
of a voltage directly in terms of...
... to the surface of another without
absorption. An example is adsorption of water to
the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-
fused with ABSORPTION because the spellings of
the two words ... determina-
tion of current of large dimension, or ofthe size of
the ampere.
ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. The
quantity of electricity that passes through a cir-
cuit in one hour when the rate of ... type of
radar, the sync delay introduced between trans-
mission ofthe pulse and start ofthe trace on the
indicator screen to eliminate the altitude circle in
the display.
ALU Abbreviation of...
... energy, on account
of the motion ofthe source and/or the detecting
apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-
ent positions ofthe stars from month to month on
account ofthe earth’s orbital ... modifying
only the address part of an instruction.
address field In a computer, the part ofthe in-
struction that gives the address of a bit of data (or
a word) in the memory.
address generation The programmed ... electrical
action ofthe cell, as distinguished from the sup-
porting material ofthe plates themselves. 2. A ra-
dioactive substance. 3. The phosphor coating of a
cathode-ray tube screen. 4. The material...
... identifying the pos-
itive or negative semantic orientation of for-
eign words. Identifying the semantic orienta-
tion ofwords has numerous applications in the
areas of text classification, analysis of ... bootstrap from words
with known polarity to words with unknown polar-
ity. They assign any given word the label of its syn-
onyms or the opposite label of its antonyms if any of
them are known.
Kanayama ... polarity,
hits
w,pos
is the number of hits returned by a com-
mercial search engine when the search query is the
given word and the disjunction of all positive seed
words. hits
pos
is the number of hits when...
... Riots New Material for History of Draft Riots History ofthe Rebellion
incomplete without History of them The Fate ofthe Nation resting on the Issues ofthe Struggle in New
York City The best ... up, there appeared immediately alongside of them another, announcing the
appearance on the same evening of Forrest, in the Broadway Theatre, in the character ofthe "Gladiator."
In the ... flour at the expense of the
poor and suffering. Knowing the character ofthe audience before them, and their bitter hatred ofthe rich that
had grown with their growth, and strengthened with their...
... Sydney from the East Side ofthe Cove
View of Sydney from the East Side ofthe Cove
View of Sydney from the West Side ofthe Cove
View of Sydney from the West Side ofthe Cove
To
JOHN HUNTER, ... until the commencement ofthe year 1809, the date
and termination ofthe facts which I shall elicit in the succeeding pages.
At the close ofthe year 1795, the public and private stock ofthe ... to the particular Houses, &c. ofthe Individuals
CHAPTER IV
Hints for the Improvement ofthe Colony
LIST OF PLATES
Plan ofthe Settlements in New South Wales
View of Sydney from the...
... IN THE
VALLEY OFTHE RIO PECOS.
About thirty miles to the south-east ofthe city of Santa Fé, and in the western sections
of the district of San Miguel (New Mexico), the upper course ofthe ... one ofthe two lower stories
disappears, and but one remains on the east side lower than the rest.
beyond, flow in the direction ofthe South Sea; further on they take the direction ofthe ... to the Rio
Grande del Norte. The only settled region, or rather the region containing the remains
of large settlements, lying west ofthe water-shed between the Colorado ofthe West
and the...
...
normally takes the whole ofthe time-value ofthe first of these to itself. [bn^(c) With a
Chord. [ol37] [xnAs the Appoggiatura leans only upon one note ofthe chord the other notes
are unaffected. ... stories, a study ofthe glandular abnormalities of
criminals, and a daily column of advice to the lovelorn.
Anthem. The Eng speaking Protestant Churches' equivalent ofthe Latin motet, ...
Al
(It.). At the, to the, in the, inthe style of, etc., i.e. the same as A with the article added.[rf
Ala and Lolly
(Prokofiev). See Scythian Suite.
À la corde
(Fr.). At the string. In...