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projectile
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktɪl/ /pɹəˈdʒɛk.taɪl/

An object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.

amplifications
/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/

The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.

amplitude
/ˈæm.plɪ.tud/

The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.

inpourings
/ˈɪnˌpɔrɪŋz/

An inward flow

piezometers
/ˌpaɪizoʊˈmiːtərz/

An instrument used to measure pressure.

glimmer
/ˈɡlɪmə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡlɪmɚ/

A flash of light.

coheres
/koʊˈhɪərz/ /koʊˈhɛrz/

To stick together physically, by adhesion.

sleep
sleepverb
/sliːp/ /slip/

(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

milliamperes
/ˌmɪliˈæmpɪərz/ /ˌmɪliˈæmˌpɪərz/

One thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.

lattice energy
/ˈlætɪs ˈɛnərʤi/ /ˈlætɪs ˈɛnɚdʒi/

The energy required to separate the ions of an ionic solid (especially a crystal) to infinity

dissymmetry
/dɪˈsɪmətri/

Chirality

roof prisms
/ˈruːf ˈprɪzəmz/

A reflective optical prism containing a section where two faces meet at a 90° angle, resembling the roof of a building. Reflection from the two 90° faces returns an image that is flipped laterally across the axis where the faces meet.

neutral
/ˈnjuːtɹəl/ /ˈnuːtɹəl/

An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

spatial
spatialadjective
/ˈspeɪʃəl/

Pertaining to (the dimension of) space.

spang
spangnoun
/spæŋ/

A bound or spring; a leap.

gall
gallnoun
/ɡɑl/

A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.

dope
dopeverb
[dəʊp] [doʊp]

To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).

oobleck
/ˈuː.blɛk/

A mixture of cornstarch and water with unusual physical properties.

breaking points
/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ pɔɪnts/

The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break.

parallelogram of forces
/ˌpærəˈlɛləˌɡræm əv ˈfɔrsɪz/ /ˌpærəˈlɛloʊˌɡræm əv ˈfɔrsɪz/

A parallelogram, two adjacent sides of which are vectors having the same initial point and representing two forces acting simultaneously upon this point, such that the resultant of the forces is given by the diagonal of the parallelogram that passes through this point.