- polar compression
- полярное сжатие
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
polar compression
Смотреть что такое "polar compression" в других словарях:
Compression (astronomy) — Compression, in astronomy is the deviation of a heavenly body from the spherical form, called also the ellipticity. It is numerically expressed by the ratio of the differences of the axes to the major axis of the spheroid. The compression or… … Wikipedia
compression of the earth — The ratio of the difference between the equatorial and polar radii to the equatorial radius. Its value is approximately 1/297 the difference between the equatorial and polar diameter is about 27 miles … Aviation dictionary
Mars Polar Lander — Artist depiction of Mars Polar Lander on Mars. Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Martin Marietta … Wikipedia
Cold compression therapy — combines two of the principles of R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) to reduce pain and swelling from a sports or activity injury to soft tissues and recommended by orthopedic surgeons following surgery. The therapy is especially useful … Wikipedia
Transit of Earth from Mars — A transit of Earth across the Sun as seen from Mars takes place when the planet Earth passes directly between the Sun and Mars, obscuring a small part of the Sun s disc for an observer on Mars. During a transit, Earth could be seen from Mars as a … Wikipedia
Loudspeaker — For other uses, see Loudspeaker (disambiguation). An inexpensive, low fidelity 3½ inch speaker, typically found in small radios … Wikipedia
climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… … Universalium
Mercury (planet) — Mercury ☿ … Wikipedia
plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… … Universalium
List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history … Wikipedia
liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 … Universalium
