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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
calculated | adj: done with careful thought or planning; deliberate and intentional; based on a process of reasoning or estimation rather than on instinct or chance | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
numerical | adj: relating to, expressed, or denoted by a number | |
simulate | v: to make a pretense of someone’s behavior or looks; to reproduce something that exists in real life using computers, models, etc., usually for study or training purposes | |
initial | adj: of or happening at the beginning; (noun) the first letter of a word, especially a person’s name | |
distance | n: the amount of space between two points, measured in units such as miles, meters, or kilometers; the extent, scope, or range between two things, such as distance or emotional distance | |
mercury | n: a heavy, silvery-white metal that is liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers, electrical equipment, and other devices; (Mercury) the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun | |
modify | v: to change something slightly, such as a plan, option, law, etc., especially to make it more suitable for a particular purpose | |
shocking | adj: extremely or surprisingly bad, or causing a strong emotional response such as surprise or disgust | |
orbit | n: the path of an object around a celestial body, especially a planet, star, or moon, under the influence of gravity. | |
drastic | adj: radical and extreme; likely to have a significant or far-reaching impact | |
plunge | v: to dive quickly and steeply downward; to thrust or throw into something; (noun) a steep and rapid fall | |
collide | v: to hit something violently when moving | |
destabilize | v: to cause something to become less stable or secure | |
astonishing | adj: surprising or shocking; difficult to believe | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
astrophysics | n: the branch of physics concerned with the study of the properties and behavior of celestial objects and the physical processes that govern the behavior and evolution of the universe | |
refer | v: to direct someone’s attention, thoughts, or questions to another source or person; to mention, cite, or allude to something as evidence or support | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
gravitational | adj: relating to or caused by gravity (= the force that attracts objects towards one another) | |
equation | n: the act of regarding as equal; (mathematics) a statement that expresses the equality of two expressions by connecting them with the equals sign | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
gravitation | n: the force by which a celestial body, such as the Earth, pulls objects toward its center; the attraction between two or more objects due to their mass | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
analytical | adj: relating to or using analysis (= the process of breaking down a complex system or concept into smaller, simpler parts to understand it better), or able to analyze | |
formula | n: a group of symbols, letters, or numbers that represent a rule, law, or mathematical statement | |
variable | adj: likely to change or vary often; (noun) a symbol, like x or y, that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a value that may be changed | |
Newtonian | adj: relating to Sir Isaac Newton or his laws of motion and universal gravitation | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
constraint | n: a limit or restriction on something, such as an action, behavior, or thought | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
velocity | n: the rate of change of an object’s position with respect to time, often measured in meters per second (m/s) | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
gravity | n: the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth or towards any other physical body having mass; a manner that is solemn | |
solvable | adj: capable of being solved or resolved; able to be fixed or resolved with effort, skill, or knowledge | |
messy | adj: disorganized and untidy | |
untangle | v: to separate or straighten out something that is tangled, confused, or complicated; to clarify or make sense of something difficult to understand or explain | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
fling | v: to throw or push something or someone with force or recklessness, especially because you are angry | |
apparent | adj: able to see or understand easily or clearly | |
stability | n: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | |
improbable | adj: not likely to happen or be true; unlikely; having a low probability or chance of occurring | |
configuration | n: the arrangement or pattern of something or a group of related things | |
unpredictable | adj: not capable of being foreseen or calculated; not regular or certain | |
timescale | n: a period or interval of time, particularly one used as a standard for measuring or comparing other periods of time; a reference point or benchmark for the duration or length of a particular event or process | |
astronomical | adj: relating to astronomy or the study of celestial bodies and phenomena; very large or immense in scale or magnitude | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
chaotic | adj: without any order or organization; extremely disorganized, unpredictable, and confusing | |
physicist | n: a scientist who specializes in the field of physics | |
characteristic | n: a typical feature or quality that can identify, tell apart, or describe something or somebody | |
deterministic | adj: characterized by an assumption of cause and effect and the absence of chance or randomness, often used to describe scientific or engineering calculations | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
shove | v: to push someone or something in a rough way | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
precision | n: the quality or condition of being exact and accurate | |
continuous | adj: occurring or existing without a pause or interruption | |
advancement | n: the development, improvement, or progress of something | |
catastrophe | n: a sudden event that causes extreme ruin and misfortune | |
approximate | adj: nearly accurate or correct, but not completely so | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
exert | v: to put forth effort; to put into action; to bring into play | |
restricted | adj: limited in extent, number, scope, or action, especially by official rules, laws, etc. | |
asteroid | n: a small rocky body orbiting the sun, typically in the region between Mars and Jupiter | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
galaxy | n: an independent group of stars, interstellar gas, dark matter, etc., in the universe, bound together by gravity |