shearography n.— «In shearography, the part being tested is illuminated by an expanding laser beam, and its image is taken with an image-shearing camera.…Two images are taken. One image is made of the part in the undeformed state...
grandmother cell n.— «The Grandmother cell.…Should one suppose that the cellular abstraction process goes so far that there exists for every meaningful structure of whose specific recognition a person is capable (for example...
thunder run n.— «At night the outposts scattered along the route, consisting of a few vehicles and an infantry squad, were vulnerable to attack, so continuous patrols known as “thunder runs” were maintained. A run involved...
death cross n.— «In addition to all the support, the 50-day SMA crossed above the 200-day earlier last the week. This pattern is referred to as a “golden cross” and is viewed by many as a long-term buy signal (a downside...
golden cross n.— «In addition to all the support, the 50-day SMA crossed above the 200-day earlier last the week. This pattern is referred to as a “golden cross” and is viewed by many as a long-term buy signal (a downside...
sustrugi adj.— «Early in the season the ice is clean with no tonal shades, but as the summer progresses dust blowing over from the McMurdo Dry Valleys paints a subtle pattern the pilots call sustrugi.» —“Godzilla Ice” by...