Words:
motion:
1.the act of changing location from one place to another
“police controlled the motion of the crowd”
2.a change of position that does not entail a change of location
“the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
- v:show, express or direct through movement
e.g.:One way to break the pattern is to avoid the triggers that set habits in motion, Wood says.
Equivalent:
equivalent
adjn
being essentially equal to something
n
the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
E.g.:In 1950 the population of the Middle East and Africa was equivalent to half of the population of Europe.
vertically
adjective
being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
slope
noun
1.ground that has a natural incline, as the side of a hill.
2.inclination or slant, especially downward or upward.
3.deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
4.an inclined surface.
5.Usually, slopes. hills, especially foothills or bluffs:
the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
explicity
adjective
fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal:
explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.
clearly developed or formulated:
explicit knowledge; explicit belief.
definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken:
He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.
e.g.:What makes it even more painful is that these couples have explicitly acknowledged that they keep having the same fights.
accuracy:
noun, plural accuracies.
the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.
e.g. The children chose the winning candidate with an accuracy of 71 percent.
orbit
noun
1.the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
2.the usual course of one's life or range of one's activities.
3.the sphere of power or influence, as of a nation or person:
a small nation in the Russian orbit.
Mars is a planet that orbits the Sun and has never been visited by man.
rotation:
noun
1.the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
2.Astronomy.
the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis.
one complete turn of such a body.
3.regularly recurring succession, as of officials.
finite:
adjective
having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.
Mathematics.
(of a set of elements) capable of being completely counted.
not infinite or infinitesimal.
not zero.
subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature:
man's finite existence on earth.
e.g.;The environment is vulnerable, finite, and must at all costs be protected.
eclipse:
noun
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
any obscuration of light.
a reduction or loss of splendor, status, reputation, etc.:
Scandal caused the eclipse of his career.
equation:
noun
1.the act of equating or making equal; equalization:
the symbolic equation of darkness with death.
2.equally balanced state; equilibrium.
3.Mathematics. an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities.
e.g.:They provide the one real opportunity during a campaign for candidates to signficantly change the equation and move the numbers.
infrared:
noun
1.the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
adjective
2.noting or pertaining to the infrared or its component rays:
infrared radiation.
e.g. Unlike humans, it can watch for days, even years, watch an entire city, zoom in close, use heat sensors and infrared.
hitherto:
adverb
1.up to this time; until now:
a fact hitherto unknown.
2.to here.
assign:
verb (used with object)
1.to give or allocate; allot:
to assign rooms at a hotel.
2.to give out or announce as a task:
to assign homework.
3.to appoint, as to a post or duty:
to assign one to guard duty.
4.to designate; name; specify:
to assign a day for a meeting.
5.to ascribe; attribute; bring forward:
to assign a cause.
e.g.In the absence of facts, it is always easy to jump to conclusions; to find bread crumbs and assign a malevolent purpose.
velocity:
rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed:
a high wind velocity.
2.Mechanics. the time rate of change of position of a body in a specified direction.
3.the rate of speed with which something happens; rapidity of action or reaction.
e.g. When a story achieves that kind of velocity, everyone wants to jump in.
validity:
noun
1.the state or quality of being valid:
to question the validity of the argument.
2.legal soundness or force.
e.g. My (ex) husband was well aware of my feelings before and all through our marriage and never questioned their validity.
gravitation
noun
1.Physics.
the force of attraction between any two masses.
Compare law of gravitation.
an act or process caused by this force.
2.a sinking or falling.
3.a movement or tendency toward something or someone:
the gravitation of people toward the suburbs.
elongate:
verb (used with object), elongated, elongating.
1.to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
verb (used without object), elongated, elongating.
2.to increase in length.
adjective, Also, elongated
3.extended; lengthened.
4.long and thin.
hail:
verb (used with object)
1.to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
2.to acclaim; approve enthusiastically:
The crowds hailed the conquerors. They hailed the recent advances in medicine.
3.to call out to in order to stop, attract attention, ask aid, etc.:
to hail a cab.
repel:
verb (used with object), repelled, repelling.
1.to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
2.to thrust back or away.
3.to resist effectively (an attack, onslaught, etc.).
4.to keep off or out; fail to mix with:
Water and oil repel each other.
5.to resist the absorption or passage of (water or other liquid):
This coat repels rain.
6.to refuse to have to do with; resist involvement in:
to repel temptation.
7.to refuse to accept or admit; reject:
to repel a suggestion.
eg:We would set aside all other agendas and disputes as secondary, and go to the ramparts until the threat was repelled.
