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• Inertia
  ...its state of [[relative]] [[motion]]. It is represented numerically by an object's [[mass]]. The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental principles o ...e force causes its speed or direction to [[change]]. This would include an object that is not in motion (velocity = zero), which will remain at rest until so
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• Velocity
  ...s "5 meters per second east" is a vector. The [[average]] velocity v of an object moving through a displacement (Δx) during a time interval (Δt) is describ ...city is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceleration acceleration] – how an object's speed or direction [[changes]] over time, and how it is changing at a par
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• Phenomenon
  ...stituted in itself, while the noumenon is an epistemological concept of an object of a certain mode of cognition, namely intellectual intuition. Both, howeve
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• Sextant
  ...ce_(navigation) lunar distance] between the [[moon]] and another celestial object (e.g., [[star]], [[planet]]) in order to determine [https://en.wikipedia.or
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• Axis
  ...A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dimensional_space three-dimensional object] rotates around an [[imaginary]] line called an '''axis'''. If the axis of
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• Forgery
  ...e [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark trademark] [[symbol]]. When the object forged is a record or [[document]] it is often called a [https://en.wikiped ...ect planted in a concocted situation, may substitute for a forged physical object.
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• Gravitational microlensing
  ...]] proper motion between the background 'source' and the foreground 'lens' object. ...g [[observations]] do not rely on [[radiation]] received from the [[lens]] object, this effect therefore allows astronomers to study massive objects no matte
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• Quality
  ...uality. Newton's law of universal gravitation states that the weight of an object is dictated by the attraction of the Earth to said collection of atoms and ...s related either to subjective feelings or to objective facts. The subject-object in question might be
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• Eclipse
  ...pse''' is an [[astronomical]] [[event]] that occurs when one [[celestial]] object moves into the [[shadow]] of another. The term is derived from the ancient
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• Burial
  ...the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.
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• Speed
  ...object in an [[interval]] of [[time]] is the distance [[traveled]] by the object divided by the duration of the interval; the instantaneous speed is the [[l
  3 KB (516 words) - 02:37, 13 December 2020
• Landmark
  *1: an object (as a stone or tree) that marks the [[boundary]] of [[land]] *2a : a conspicuous object on land that marks a locality
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• Sun
  ...is +4.83; however, as the star closest to Earth, the Sun is the brightest object in the sky with an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparent_magnitude appare
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• Artifacts
  # An object made by human hand or shaped by it. ...haeology|archaeological]] or [[History|historical]] interest, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
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• Space-time continuum
  ...e dimensions of space, because the rate at which time passes depends on an object's [[velocity]] relative to the speed of light and also the strength of inte
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• Concrete
  *3: (of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an [[abstract]] [[quality]], [[state]], or [[action]]. ...s is called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_object_theory abstract object theory].
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• Fetish
  ...[magical]] [[power]] to protect or aid its owner; broadly : a [[material]] object regarded with [[superstitious]] or extravagant [[trust]] or [[reverence]] :b : an object of irrational [[reverence]] or obsessive [[devotion]] : prepossession
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• Phobias
  ...an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical [[fear]] of a particular object, class of objects, or situation ...is]]. The DSM-IV-TR states that if a phobic [[stimulus]], whether it be an object or a [[social]] situation, is absent entirely in an [[environment]] - a [[d
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• Flight
  '''Flight''' is the [[process]] by which an object moves, through an [[atmosphere]] (especially the [[air]]) or beyond it (as
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• Camouflage
  ...voidance of observation – that allows an otherwise visible [[organism]] or object to remain indiscernible from the surrounding environment through deception.
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