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`(Dennis Kunkei, University of Hawaii )
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`Included in this Dictionary are definitionswhich have been published previously in the‘_ following works: P. B.
`Jordain, Condensed Computer Encyclopedia, Copyright © 1969 by McGraw-Hill, Inc. Allirights reserved. I.
`Markus, Electronics and Nucleonics D_ictiona'ry, 4th" ed., Copyright_© _l960,.1966,:.l978 by McGraw-Hill, Inc.
`All rights reserved. I. Quick, Artists‘ and illustrators’ Encyclopedia,‘ Copyright ©_ 1969ib.y'McGraw-Hill, Inc. All
`rights reserved. Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 3d ed., Copyright © 1956, 1972 by McGraw-Hill, Inc. All
`rights reserved. T. Baumeister and L. S. Marks, eds., Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, 7th ed.,
`Copyright © 1958, 1967 by McGraw-Hill, Inc. All rights reserved.
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`In addition, material has beeniirawn from the followirigreferenccsz R. E.-. Huschke, .Glossary of Meteorology.
`American Meteorological Society, 1959; U.S. Air Force Glossary ofStandar¢iized Terms, AF Manual 11-1, vol.
`1, 1972; Communications-Electronics Terminology, AF Manual 11331, vol. 3, 1970_; ‘W. H. -Allen, ed., Dictionary
`of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use,'1st ed., National Aeronautics and’S’pace Administration, 1965; J. M.
`Gilliland, Solar-Terrestrial Physics: A Glossary ofTerms and Abbreviations, Royal Aircraft Establishment Tech-
`nical Report 67158, 1967; Glossary ofAir Traffic Control Terms, Federal Aviation Agency; A Glossary ofRange
`Terminology, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, National‘Bureau=of Standards, AD 467-424; A DOD
`Glossary of Mapping. Charting‘ and Geodetic Terms, lst ed.; Department of Defense, 1967; P. W. Thrush, comp.
`and ed., A Dictionary ofMining, Mineral,‘ and Related Terms, Bureau of Mines, "1968; Nuclear Terms: A Glossary,
`2d ed., Atomic Energy Commission; F. Casey, ed., Compilation of Termsin information Sciences Technology,
`Federal Council for Science and Technology, 1970; Glossary'afStinfo Terminology, Office of Aerospace Research,
`U.S. Air Force. 1963; Naval Dictionary ofElectronic, Technical, and Imperative Terms, Bureau of Naval Person-
`nel, 1962; ADP Glossary, Department of the Navy, NAVSO P=3097.
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`radio time signal
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`of thorium which has mass number 228. Symbolized RdTh.
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`Irftd-t’:-t‘t'thor'f:-am |
`[common] A time signal sent by radio
`radio time signal
`broadcast.
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`'ni.tt-e-o ‘tint .sig'nai I
`radio tower
`ICDMMUNI A tower. usually several hundred
`meters tall.citI1er guyeti or t't'ee:.tandittg. on wincltu L[aI1Stl'illilIl';;
`antenna is mnunletl to increase the range of radio l'ral1!:ll‘ii5SiUt1;
`in some cases, the tower itself may be the antenna.
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`‘rail-E-o
`,tau-or I
`I Irad-E-o'tra-sot I
`radiotracer See radioactive tracer.
`radio tracking [ENG] The process of keeping a radio or radar
`beam set on a target and determining the range of the target
`continuously.
`[ ‘rad-e-o ‘trait-in I
`radio transmission [COMMUNI The trattsmission of signals
`thmugh space at radio freqttencies by means ol' radiated electro-
`magnetic waves.
`| ‘rad-e-6 Iran-r.‘ntisl1-an ]
`radio transmitter
`[r.t.ucTttI The equipment used for gener-
`ating and amplifying tt rrtdi<l~f1'cqucncy carrier signal. modulat-
`ing the carrier signal with intelligence. and feeding the modu-
`lnted carrier
`to an antenna for
`radiation into space as
`elcctrornagnetit: waves. Also known as radio set: tranmtittcr.
`I ‘rad-E-6 ‘iranz.mid-or I
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`radio transponder
`[[iL!.7.C‘l‘R] A transponder which receives
`and transmits radio waves. in contrast to a sonar transponder,
`which receives and transmits acoustic waves.
`{
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`trart‘spt‘in-dar I
`I ‘radii-o ,t‘tib 1
`radio tube See electron tube.
`radio watch See Wnlcli.
`| ‘rad-e-o ,wach I
`radio wave
`letacrnowtoi An eleeunmagnetic wave pra-
`ducctl by reversal of current in a contlnctnr at a frequency in the
`range from about
`to kitchen: to about 3Utl.0tiU rncgaltcttz.
`I ‘rad-E-6 .wav I
`radio wavefront distortion [ELECTROMAG] Change in the
`direction of advance of a radio wave.
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`‘rad-e-5 'wav.frant
`t1i.stbr-sltan I
`radio-wave propagation IELEC'[‘ROMAG] The tramsfcrttf en-
`ergy through space by electromagnetic radiation at radio fre—
`quencics.
`I ‘rid-E-ti Iwfiv .priip-a,gt't-shot; I
`radio window [ouort-tvs] A band. of Frequencies cxtcntling
`from about 6 to 30.000 megahertz. in which tutiiation from the
`outer universe can enter and travel through the atmosphere of
`the earth.
`I ‘rad-E-6 ,win-do I
`1. An annual or biennial
`radish
`[nor] Ropitctmr.-r Sclfil’ll5.
`crucifer belonging to the order Capparales.
`2.
`'l"he edible.
`lltickenedltypocotyi oi‘ the plant.
`I ‘rad-isit I
`radlst
`[Nrw] Raditrnavigatiort system in which the compar-
`ison of arrival times of transmitted pulses. at three or more
`ground stations.
`indicates
`the position of
`the vehicle.
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`':a.dnr]
`1. A radioactive member of group ii. symbol
`radium [errant]
`Rn, atomic number 88: the most abundant naturally occurring
`isotope has mass number 226 and a halfvlilc of 1630 years. 2.
`A highly toxic solid that forins water-soluble compounds: cle-
`Cttyii by emission oftx, I3. and 'y~raIIlil'i1i0t1; melts at 'i'iliJ°C. boils
`at ll4tl°C; turns black in air; used in medicine, in industrial
`radiography. and as a source of neutrons and radon.
`{
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`radium ago [NUCLEO] The age of a mineral as calculated
`from the numbers oi‘ radium atoms present originally. now. and
`when equilibrium is established with ioniutn_
`I ‘rant-E-am fij I
`radium bromide [moan CHEM] RaBr-_. Water-soluble. poi-
`ituttous, radioactive white powder. corrosive to skin or flesh;
`ntelts at 723°C; used in medicine, physical l‘C.‘it3El.t'cl'i. and lutni—
`nous paint.
`I ‘ride-om 'bro.mid |
`radium carbonate |'mor.o rt-tan] R2100, Water-insoluble.
`poisonous. radioactive. white powder: used in medicine.
`I ‘rad-
`E.-am 'lr.iir'ha.mit I
`A sealed thin-wail tube containing
`radium cell
`|NLll:'.LtiI'J]
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`raciiurn.
`I ‘rail-E:-am ,.-tel
`radium chloride [INt.'.|1lG mt-;uI RnCl;. Water- aTItln|CGi1nI—
`soiubie. poisonous, radii:-at:iivt:. yc|luw—w|tilc ct'ysl:tls'. corru-
`ttive effect on skin and llcsh‘. melts at lfii)0°C; used in ntctiieine.
`physical research, and luminous pttint.
`I ‘rad-E-sin ‘ltit'ir.iti I
`radium F Sec poionintn—2ii|.
`I ‘rad-é-om 't:i'
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`radium needle
`It~tucI.t=.o] A radium cell in the Ibrm of ii
`needle. usually of platinum-iritlium or gold alloy, dcsigtteti pri-
`mttriiy for insertion in tissue.
`I ‘raid-E-om .t1t".ri-3|
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`radium plaque INUCLI-;tJ] A mtlium container in which the
`ratliuttt is distributed twur tt surfttce;
`the sitieirling is usually
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`RADIO-WAVE PROPAGATION
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`Possible transmission paths of
`electromagnetic radiation at radio
`frequencies.
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`small in one tlirection so '
`well as T-fliyh.
`I ‘rad-E-ai:i1t:;E1‘:TI]"““fimi5
`radium sulfate [mono cnttn] Rn-so W
`dioactivc_ poisonous. while
`u
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`crystals. used in |nudi
`[t\n=.n]
`radium titet'a,py
`t{;..I;m1“_.[,l
`n°""i I
`'l‘t_I(.l‘t':'iJl1't .t|ter-3-D3 {W “Sing the ’
`from radium.
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`radius
`[.M'M'l‘] The outer or
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`forearm or of the |.2t)fl‘CSpDfldi|1gl:::nlTu hunts my
`fish.
`ltvtr\1'rII
`1. A line scgmtm jam: Vfiflehrateg.
`of a circle or sphere.
`2. The ten th E'”'‘3 Center *
`{
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`of Such 3 ii“ _
`radius cutter
`[MECI-I ENG] A to
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`-it
`grolund to produce a radius on rttefifiiggiyg |'lll1Iii-t:r.
`or
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`radius of action [ENG
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`The
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`craft, or other vehicle clan lrav;Ta::(‘1‘,n;;,1[Tf_1r(IISil-iflm."@-
`given course with normal load and return tfiilr “S h
`including the fuel required to pg]-fonn thus tout
`necessary by all safety and operating factoys e m_m_1i'vli'-J.
`shsn I
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`radius of convergence Itmtrttl The Nair
`com:spon'ding to a power series mtpttnsirm aha‘? _
`at with the property that if x — rr has absolute vtiitcm
`this number the power series cnltvurgcg 31 _,._ and -:9
`absolute value greater than this numtmr ma pawn
`verges at x.
`I ‘rad-é-as av kan'vor-jgmg I
`radius of curvature [MATH] The radius of the .3
`vaitlure at‘ 2point of a[curv]e. TI 'r§d-é-as 9,, -karvaé
`ra uso amage
`one
`he distance fro
`nuclear blast at which there is a 0.50 [llflbilrliirlliifilifinilr
`the desired damage.
`I ‘rad-E-as av ‘dam-i_] I
`or
`radius of geodesic curvature [MATH] Forapnin
`lying on a surlitce. the reciprocal of the geodesic g"
`the point.
`I {rad-t‘:-as av .je-alder;-ilt 'ltar-va-ebarl "
`radius of geodesic torsion IMATI-I] The re '
`geo_de:;_tc torsion of a surface at a point in :1 given Ii
`I :rad-e-as av .J(:'8:de3’lit'l(iIl"$i1‘:ill
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`radius of gyratlon [r.tA'i‘t-I] The square root oithe
`-
`ntomcrit of incrtinol' a plane figure about ti giver: tint
`Itvtecn} Tia: square root of the ratio of the ntomeiit
`of :1 body about at given axis to its l1lii.5S.
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`‘rad-ti: "'
`shon I
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`radius oi normal curvature [MATH]
`normal curvature of a surface-at it point
`__.
`I Irad-t‘:-as av ',nor-mat '1-C€It"V:)'C1'Ial'
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`radius oi‘ protection [arm] The radius of the cit‘:
`which a lightning discharge will not strike, due to li_l$
`of an eievatett lightning rod at the center.
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`'i5d‘9‘95
`shan I
`radius or rupture [uttn] Citeatcsttiistancc from“?
`an underground explosive charge at which the ex?!“
`ciesu-uctive.
`I ‘rad-E-as av ‘top-ehari
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`radius of safety Iona] The itorizonlni er.-staltciii
`area beyond which the weapon eilocts on incl‘-El
`acceptable.
`I ‘rad-e-as av ‘sat’-If l
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`radius oi torsion iturrnl
`~|‘he l'CClI‘f1l'?:-I:;lt‘J" }1
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`5 ace curve at a oint.
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`Irzid-E-515 SW 9 '
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`raldius oi total gurvature
`IMMIIJ Til“ ‘i”“):m3" "
`where C is tilt: total curvtttttrc of a surface at -II
`as av Lttid-ol 'itar-vo-citar I
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`qt!“ '
`radius of visibility [NAV] The riidltls oi a Li‘
`._.
`area in which an objective call‘: 3!! -‘r]‘=L’“ ”'“M'
`lions.
`I ‘rtid-t‘:-as ov ,vi2.-::‘bi '-‘I
`'5 _
`radius ratio [vnvs chain] The I':tl.IU of the
`to the radius of an ion‘. relative ionic ratltt1i"“,{i]'1'; on’
`lattice suucturc. particttitlrly the r.|clt:r1I'|||1““
`number.
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`'rfiti‘E'-as ,rfi-slit’: i
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`radius rod |rt~tt_'-] A rod Wltiflh rcslr|‘3“'
`ltlil
`liven
`I ‘rad-E-as.riid
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`radiuhs vector
`[a!rl'R()N] A |ittej‘?"""i§_1I:5c.E
`my, body with the foctt.-t oi its l'.|I'l)ii IOLJ1.
`.
`‘-
`[atntt] The uuortlin-ate r in :1 ptiii" "°‘ir'.ml
`gives the distance of a point front the 0%
`lo:
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`radii .S'ot- base of it nurnlaer syslctfll ‘”"" 0,“
`radix zltillroximatlon lI~.r.vt'H| Tm’ “m:Thy
`her by a number that can be I—’?il"”5S'3"
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