Velocity (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Velocity orig title = translator = image caption = author = Dean Koontz cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Suspense, Mystery novel publisher = Bantam Publishing release date = 2005… … Wikipedia
random — 1. noun /ˈrændəm/ An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. And therwith two of them dressid their sperys, and Ulfyus and Brastias dressid theire speres, and ranne to gyder with grete raundon. Syn: force, momentum,… … Wiktionary
Constant linear velocity — Comparison of several forms of disk storage showing tracks (not to scale); green denotes start and red denotes end. * Some CD R(W) and DVD R(W)/DVD+R(W) recorders operate in ZCLV, CAA or CAV modes. In optical storage, constant linear velocity… … Wikipedia
Peculiar velocity — In physical cosmology, the term peculiar velocity refers to the components of a receding galaxy s velocity that cannot be explained by Hubble s law.According to Hubble, and as verified by many astronomers, a galaxy is receding from us at a speed… … Wikipedia
Critical ionization velocity — experiment onboard space shuttle Discovery (STS 39), releasing a plume of nitrous oxide gas. Full text Critical ionization velocity (CIV, also called Critical velocity, CV) is the relative v … Wikipedia
Drift velocity — The drift velocity is the average velocity that a particle, such as an electron, attains due to an electric field. It can also be referred to as Axial Drift Velocity since particles defined are assumed to be moving along a plane. In general, an… … Wikipedia
Escape Velocity Nova — Infobox VG| title = Escape Velocity Nova developer = Ambrosia Software and ATMOS publisher = Ambrosia Software designer = Matt Burch engine = version = 1.0.10 on July 11, 2006 (Mac and Windows) released = March 18, 2002 genre = Space… … Wikipedia
Constant angular velocity — Comparison of several forms of disk storage showing tracks (not to scale); green denotes start and red denotes end. * Some CD R(W) and DVD R(W)/DVD+R(W) recorders operate in ZCLV, CAA or CAV modes. In optical storage, constant angular velocity… … Wikipedia
cosmos — /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… … Universalium
Darcy-Weisbach equation — The Darcy Weisbach equation is an important and widely used phenomenological equation in hydraulics. It relates the head loss or pressure loss due to friction along a given length of pipe to the average velocity of the fluid flow. Head loss form… … Wikipedia