transfer transference | the act of transfering something from one form to another, the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise |
slaughter massacre mass murder carnage butchery | the savage and excessive killing of many people |
transportation transport transfer transferral conveyance | the act of moving something from one location to another |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation somatic cell nuclear transfer SCNT nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
mass spectroscopy | the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particles |
nuclear terrorism | the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials, assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism |
mass production | the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) |
technology engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
aeronautical engineering | the activity of designing and constructing aircraft |
automotive technology automotive engineering | the activity of designing and constructing automobiles |
chemical engineering | the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems |
radiocarbon dating carbon dating carbon- dating | a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-, believed to be reliable up to , years |
Mass | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist |
High Mass | a solemn and elaborate Mass with music |
Low Mass | a Mass recited without music |
nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence, when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction |
transfer transference | transferring ownership |
delivery livery legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
carbon carbon copy | a copy made with carbon paper |
carbon arc lamp carbon arc | has carbon electrodes |
engineering engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
mass spectrograph | a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum |
mass spectrometer spectrometer | spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer |
nautilus nuclear submarine nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
nuclear reactor reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
nuclear weapon atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
rapid transit mass rapid transit | an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains |
tetrachlorethylene tetrachloroethylene ethylene tetrachloride carbon dichloride | anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes |
weapon of mass destruction WMD W.M.D. | a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) |
mass | the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field |
critical mass | the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction |
rest mass | (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body |
relativistic mass | (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases |
gravitational mass | (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies |
inertial mass | (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity |
atomic mass atomic weight relative atomic mass | (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units |
mass energy | (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy |
molecular weight relative molecular mass | (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule |
bulk mass volume | the property of something that is great in magnitude, it is cheaper to buy it in bulk, he received a mass of correspondence, the volume of exports |
critical mass | the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture, the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass, there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead, they sold the business because it lacked critical mass |
mass culture | the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media |
transfer transfer of training carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
law of mass action | (chemistry) the law that states the following principle: the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances |
mass-energy equivalence | (physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy |
mass-action principle mass action | (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning |
nuclear medicine | the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells |
radiochemistry nuclear chemistry | the chemistry of radioactive substances |