| weights and measures |
The definition, agreement and practical use of units of weights and measures have played a crucial role in human endeavor from early ages up to this day. Just to underline the importance of agreed units, the NASA Mars Polar Lander in December 1999 crashed on the planet Mars instead of staying in orbit, due to miscommunications about the value of forces: different people used different assumptions about the unit of measure (newton versus pound force). ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weights_and_measures
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| weighting |
Application of body weight to a particular area of the ski.
Ãâó: www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Halfpipe/8119/glossary....
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| weight |
The boldness of type, based on the thickness of its characters.
Ãâó: highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072407611/student_...
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| weight cycling |
The repeated loss and regain of body weight. When weight cycling is the result of dieting, it is often called "yo-yo" dieting.
Ãâó: my.webmd.com/content/article/46/2731_1672
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| weight |
The force that is exerted on an object by gravity. It is measured in newtons.
Ãâó: www.reefed.edu.au/glossary/w.html
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