absolute space | physical space independent of what occupies it |
relative congener congenator congeneric | an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) |
high pitch high frequency | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches |
low pitch low frequency | a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches |
absolute temperature | temperature measured on the absolute scale |
absolute zero | (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal), Kelvin or -. centigrade or -. Fahrenheit |
frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
atomic mass atomic weight relative atomic mass | (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units |
molecular weight relative molecular mass | (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule |
audio audio frequency | an audible acoustic wave frequency |
radio frequency | an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared |
infrared infrared frequency | the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range, they could sense radiation in the infrared |
extremely low frequency ELF | below kilohertz |
very low frequency VLF | tokilohertz |
low frequency LF | to kilohertz |
medium frequency MF | to kilohertz |
high frequency HF | tomegahertz |
very high frequency VHF | to megahertz |
ultrahigh frequency UHF | to megahertz |
superhigh frequency SHF | togigahertz |
extremely high frequency EHF | to gigahertz |
relative density | the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard |
absolute magnitude | (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance ofparsecs (. light years) from the earth |
absolute ceiling | the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight |
absolute pitch perfect pitch | the ability to identify the pitch of a tone |
absolute threshold | the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect |
fundamental fundamental frequency first harmonic | the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
absolute | something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things, something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control, something that is not relative, no mortal being can influence the absolute |
frequency distribution | a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable |
frequency band waveband | a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) |
frequency modulation FM | modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave |
ablative absolute | a constituent in Latin grammar, a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier |
relative clause | a clause introduced by a relative pronoun, `who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill' |
relative pronoun | a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent |
in-law relative-in-law | a relative by marriage |
relative relation | a person related by blood or marriage, police are searching for relatives of the deceased, he has distant relations back in New Jersey |
blood relation blood relative cognate sib | one related by blood or origin, especially on sharing an ancestor with another |
radio spectrum radio-frequency spectrum | the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications, includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television |
relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose |
majority absolute majority | (elections) more than half of the votes |
plurality relative majority | (in an election with more than options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) |
absolute value numerical value | a real number regardless of its sign |
coefficient of viscosity absolute viscosity dynamic viscosity | a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force |
frequency absolute frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category |
barye bar absolute microbar | the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter |
frequency relative frequency | the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations |
relative humidity | the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage |
incidence relative incidence | the relative frequency of occurrence of something |
Kelvin scale absolute scale | a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as degrees, water freezes at . degrees and boils at . degrees |
absolute alcohol | pure ethyl alcohol (containing no more than % water) |