transition element — Chem. any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21 29, 39 47, 57 79, and 89 107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons. Also called transition metal. [1920 25] * * * Any chemical element with … Universalium
Transition state — The transition state of a chemical reaction is a particular configuration along the reaction coordinate. It is defined as the state corresponding to the highest energy along this reaction coordinate. At this point, assuming a perfectly… … Wikipedia
Transition from Renaissance to Baroque in instrumental music — In the years centering around 1600 in , several distinct shifts emerged in ways of thinking about the purposes, writing and performance of music. Partly these changes were revolutionary , deliberately instigated by a group of intellectuals in… … Wikipedia
Transition Towns — Totnes, Devon: a Transition Town Transition Towns (also known as Transition network or Transition Movement) is a grassroots network of communities that are working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate destruction, and economic… … Wikipedia
Line-crossing ceremony — U.S. Sailors and Marines participate in a line crossing ceremony aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship passes the Equator May 16, 2008. It has been a long naval tradition to initiate pollywogs, sailors who have never crossed the Equator,… … Wikipedia
Line array — Sommaire 1 Définition 2 Principes acoustiques 3 Avantage de ce type de systèmes 4 Inconvénients du système … Wikipédia en Français
Line of succession to the Belgian throne — Belgium uses full (lineal) equal primogeniture; since 1991 males and females have equal rights of succession but this only counts for the offspring of King Albert II, effectively barring the female descended offspring of Leopold II, Albert I and… … Wikipedia
line-oriented flight training — LOFT refers to aircrew training which involves a realistic, ‘real time’, full mission simulation of situations which are representative of line operations, with special emphasis on situations which involve communications, management and… … Aviation dictionary
Line of succession to the Saudi Arabian throne — Saudi Arabia This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Saudi Arabia … Wikipedia
Atomic line filter — A potassium Faraday filter designed, built and photographed by Jonas Hedin for making daytime LIDAR measurements at Arecibo Observatory.[1] An atomic line filter (ALF) is an advanced optical band pass filter used in the physical sciences for… … Wikipedia