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face cord

face cord  n.— «“Face cord”—generally half a cord but varies depending on the length of firewood pieces.» —“Firewood measurement can be a thicket” by Larry Muhammad Courier-Journal (Louisville...

decoherence

decoherence  n.— «If you’re looking for places where the laws of physics allow for information to be injected into the universe, then you must look to quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics has a process called...

femtosecond

femtosecond n. 10 to the -15th power or 0.000000000000001 second, equalling a quadrillionth of a second or 0.3 light microns. Editorial Note: Commonly used in measurement of light in laser or light-related technologies. Etymological Note: Danish or...

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