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121The vector of a quaternion — In the 19th century, the vector of a quaternion written Vq was a well defined mathematical entity in the classical quaternion notation system. This article is written using classical nomenclature. In this article the word vector means the… …
122Meteorological history of Hurricane Kyle (2002) — Infobox Hurricane History Name=Hurricane Kyle Type=hurricane Year=2002 Basin=Atl Image location=Kyle 2002 track.png Formed=September 20, 2002 Dissipated=October 12, 2002 1 min winds=75 Pressure=980 Areas=Bermuda, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina …
123mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …
124airport — airport1 /air pawrt , pohrt /, n. a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, esp. one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times. [1915 20;… …
125asteroid — asteroidal, adj. /as teuh royd /, n. 1. Also called minor planet. Astron. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those… …
126cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
127international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
128causa mortis — causa mor·tis / mȯr tis/ adj [Latin mortis causa in contemplation of death]: made or done in contemplation of one s impending death rejected his claim that the gift was causa mortis W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. usu. used following the term it… …
