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calorie collapse: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure; a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food

proton collapse: a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

neutron collapse: an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

alpha particle collapse: a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes

meson collapse: an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0

dyne collapse: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

kilowatt hour collapse: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

elementary particle collapse: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

lumen collapse: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"; a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions

lux collapse: a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle

beta particle collapse: a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope

light meter collapse: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light

ray collapse: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins; any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish; a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence; (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point; emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"

streamer collapse: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page; light that streams; "streamers of flames"

nucleus collapse: a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction; any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord; the positively charged dense center of an atom; (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

quantum collapse: (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory); a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory

radiation collapse: the act of spreading outward from a central source; a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain; the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats; energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles; the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

X ray collapse: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

candle collapse: stick of wax with a wick in the middle; the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

particle collapse: a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs; a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

ribbon collapse: notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming; a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter; any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

intensity collapse: high level or degree; the property of being intense; the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"

pencil collapse: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood; a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"; a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point; graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"; write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"

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