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  2. Transverse wave - Wikipedia

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    The standard example of a longitudinal wave is a sound wave or "pressure wave" in gases, liquids, or solids, whose oscillations cause compression and expansion of the material through which the wave is propagating. Pressure waves are called "primary waves", or "P-waves" in geophysics. Water waves involve both longitudinal and transverse motions ...

  3. Centrifugation - Wikipedia

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    It is the perpendicular force exerted on the contents of the rotor as a result of the rotation, always relative to the gravity of the Earth, which measures the strength of rotors of different types and sizes. For instance, the RCF of 1000 x g means that the centrifugal force is 1000 times stronger than the Earth's gravitational force.

  4. Electromagnetic radiation - Wikipedia

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    A monochromatic wave (a wave of a single frequency) consists of successive troughs and crests, and the distance between two adjacent crests or troughs is called the wavelength. Waves of the electromagnetic spectrum vary in size, from very long radio waves longer than a continent to very short gamma rays smaller than atom nuclei.

  5. Megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    Wave heights for Gankakezawa have been estimated at 34 metres (112 ft) based on oral histories, while an estimate of 13 metres (43 ft) is derived from written records. At Sado Island, over 350 kilometres (217 mi; 189 nmi) away, a wave height of 2 to 5 metres (6 ft 7 in to 16 ft 5 in) has been estimated based on descriptions of the damage, while ...

  6. dBm - Wikipedia

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    1.5 kW is the maximum legal power output of a US ham radio station. [12] 60 dBm: 1 kW = 1,000 W: Typical combined radiated RF power of microwave oven elements 55 dBm ~300 W: Typical single-channel RF output power of a K u band geostationary satellite: 50 dBm: 100 W: Typical total thermal radiation emitted by a human body, peak at 31.5 THz (9.5 μm)

  7. VO2 max - Wikipedia

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    Kenneth H. Cooper conducted a study for the United States Air Force in the late 1960s. One of the results of this was the Cooper test in which the distance covered running in 12 minutes is measured. [12] Based on the measured distance, an estimate of V̇O 2 max [in mL/(kg·min)] can be calculated by inverting the linear regression equation ...

  8. Electric field - Wikipedia

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    An electric field (sometimes called E-field [1]) is a physical field that surrounds electrically charged particles.In classical electromagnetism, the electric field of a single charge (or group of charges) describes their capacity to exert attractive or repulsive forces on another charged object.

  9. General relativity - Wikipedia

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    Slow motion computer simulation of the black hole binary system GW150914 as seen by a nearby observer, during 0.33 s of its final inspiral, merge, and ringdown.The star field behind the black holes is being heavily distorted and appears to rotate and move, due to extreme gravitational lensing, as spacetime itself is distorted and dragged around by the rotating black holes.