Глоссарий 3

1.

Trial and error

The process of experimenting with various methods of doing something

Метод проб и ошибок

Trial and error is the only method which leads to perfection on many areas of life.

2.

Brave New Worldish

Something that violates the usual order of things

Что-то нарушающее обычный порядок вещей

I find the attempts to achieve eternal life rather Brave New Worldish.

3.

Placebo

A medicine or procedure used for psychological benefit to the patient

Плацебо

I told him that everything would be OK and it was a placebo for him as he trusted me entirely.

4.

Mercurial

Unpredictable

Непостоянный

My brother is the most mercurial person I know.

5.

Acceleration

Change in an object’s velocity measured in distance per unit of time

Ускорение

Shock formation and particle acceleration are universal processes.

6.

To absorb

To soak up liquid or other substance, usually gradually

Впитывать, поглощать

The green area helps absorb CO2 in the atmosphere.

7.

Anomaly

Deviation from the normal or expected

Аномалия

The anomaly is in a cave on the beach under the headland.

8.

Atom

The smallest component of matter

Атом

Four hydrogen atoms become one helium atom.

9.

Altitude

The height above sea level or above the earth’s surface

Альтитуда, высота над горизонтом

Rainfall and temperature vary depending on altitude and proximity to the lake.

10.

To amplify

To increase the volume

Увеличивать, повышать

These impacts are likely to amplify natural variations and exacerbate existing stresses on marine resources and ecosystems.

11.

Buoyancy

The ability of water to support weight allowing objects to float

Плавучесть

Buoyancy of the vessel in the event of flooding shall be proven for the standard load conditions.

12.

Catalyst

A substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

Катализатор

Individual criminal responsibility is not an obstacle, but a catalyst to reconciliation.

13.

Cell

The basic structural unit of all living organisms

Клетка

Every cell on his body had been attacked by some sort of virus.

14.

Cohesion

Physical property of a substance, caused by the intermolecular attraction between molecules

Когезия, межмолекулярная связь

Multilayer cap consists of two or more layers, and each layer must have cohesion with previous layers.

15.

Conduction

The movement of heat through a material as energy is transferred from molecule to molecule

Проводимость, кондукция

It's a heat-stable poison that blocks conduction along nerves.

16.

Convection

Transfer of heat though a fluid caused by molecular motion

Конвекция, теплоотдача

Two mechanisms may be responsible for the transport of species: diffusion and convection.

17.

Creep

Tendency of a solid material to slowly move or deform under the influence of forces

Деформация, ползучесть

When a gear is engaged, the vehicle slowly begins to creep when the brake is released.

18.

Density

Amount of matter contained by a given volume

Плотность

Helium Density at Initial Test Pressure = 0.956 g/L.

19.

Detergent

Material intended to assist cleaning

Моющая композиция, чистящее средство

It could be detergent, or it could be sarin gas.

20.

Downforce

Downward pressure created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a car that allows it to travel faster through the corner

Прижимная сила

So, we just finished testing the downforce of the helicopter, And the results were very consistent.

21.

Entropy

Amount of order or disorder present in thermodynamic system

Энтропия, мера хаотичности

Surely in a closed system like the universe, entropy is bound to increase.

22.

Evaporation

Process of a liquid converting into gaseous state

Испарение, парообразование

Evaporation rates are high and range from 1.8 m to over 2.2 m annually for surface water.

23.

Filament

Thin wire in a light bulb that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

Нить накаливания, катод

The end view of that filament shall be obtained within the angular displacement tolerance limits.

24.

Hyphae

Small threads that are part of a fungus

Нить грибницы

A hyphae is a long, branching filamentous structure of a fungus.

25.

Litmus

Coloring material that turns red in acid solutions

Лакмус

Ultimately, impact and output, rather than input, were the litmus tests of success.

26.

Rudder

Device used to steer a ship

Руль

Our faulty rudder's put us on a reef.

27.

Umbra

Area of total darkness created by an eclipse

Тень

As the totality occurs very briefly, animation will help to bring back the few minutes of the total phase and share them with a person who was not in the umbra path.

28.

Penumbra

Fringe region of partial shadow around umbra

Полутень

The absence, penumbra, the enigmatic, have always the advantage of not to disappoint.

29.

Vortex

Spinning flow of any liquid

Вихрь, водоворот

The vortex will open here again, but not in a billion years.

30.

To carry out

To perform or complete some activity

Выполнять, осуществлять

I was elected to carry out the whole program.

31.

Adverse

Having a negative or harmful effect on something

Неблагоприятный

The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.

32.

To devise

To invent a plan using your imagination

Изобретать, выдумывать

He’s good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.

33.

To reproduce

To produce a copy of something

Воспроизводить, делать копию

His work was reproduced on leaflets and magazines.

34.

Slippery slope

Bad situation or habit that, after it was started, is likely to get very much worse

Скользкая дорожка, кривая дорожка

You’re on a slippery slope once you start lying about your age!

35.

Breakthrough

Important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation

Прорыв

Scientist are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer.

36.

Underlying

Something on which something else is based

Лежащий в основе

The price of the investment fell below the value of the underlying assets.

37.

Phenomenon

Something that exist and can be seen, felt, tasted

Феномен, явление

Gravity is a natural phenomenon.

38.

DNA

Chemical that carries genetic information

ДНК

Defective DNA is keeping them from making a critical protein.

39.

Thin end of the wedge

Action or procedure of little importance that is likely to lead to more serious developments

Cкромное, но многообещающее начало

I’m warning you, Louisa, if you cuddle that baby, it’s the thin end of the wedge.

40

To pave the way

To make something possible

Подготовить почву, прокладывать путь

Scientist hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration o Mars.

41.

To duplicate

To make an exact copy of something

Дублировать, делать копию

The documents had been duplicated.

42.

Lack

Fact that there is not enough of something

Отсутствие, недостаток

Lack of sleep had made him irritable.

43.

Prevalent

Existing very commonly or happening often

Распространенный, преобладающий

These diseases are more prevalent among young children.

44.

To misuse

To use something in an unsuitable way

Злоупотреблять

She was accused of misusing company funds.

45.

To prompt

To make something happen

Побуждать, вызывать

The bishop’s speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.

46.

Lame

Weak and unsatisfactory

Неубедительный, слабый

Saying she’d lost her homework was a pretty lame excuse.

47.

To exploit

To use something in a way that helps you

Использовать, эксплуатировать

We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.

48.

Data

Information collected to be examined and considered

Информация, сведения

The data was collected by various researches.

49.

Unfettered

Not controlled, limited or prevented by anyone

Неконтролируемый, безнаказанный

The law gives the governor unfettered discretion to make these appointments.

50.

To rear

To care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves

Воспитывать, растить

He describes how these birds rear their young.

51.

Heterosexual

Person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex

Гетеросексуальный

I’m a heterosexual guy who dealt with some homosexuality.

52.

To hatch

To break in order to allow a young animal to come out

Высиживать

The birds hatched out the next afternoon.

53.

Fragrance

Sweet or pleasant smell

Аромат, запах

The shampoo has a light fragrance of herb and plant extracts.

54.

To extract

To remove or take out something

Извлекать

They used to extract iron ore from this site.

55.

Transparent

If a substance is transparent, you can see through it very clearly

Прозрачный

Her blouse was practically transparent!

56.

To fund

To provide the money to pay for an event, activity or organization

Финансировать, вкладывать деньги

The company has agreed to fund my trip to Australia.

57.

To tackle

To deal with someone or something

Иметь дело, браться за что-л.

There are many ways of tackling this problem.

58.

Deficiency

State of not having or not having enough of something that is needed

Нехватка, дефицит

Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.

59.

Impaired

Damaged in a way that makes something less effective

Пораженный

She suffers from impaired vision.

60.

Oxytocin

Hormone that helps women to produce milk

Окситоцин

Oxytocin connects us to other people.

61.

Correlation

Relationship between two variable , such that the value of one variable can be used to generate an expectation about the value of the other

Взаимосвязь

This correlation is ensured by including the additive device in the definition of service equipment.

62.

To deduce

To figure out through logical reasoning

Делать вывод

You may deduce what Edmund did with his time.

63.

Parsimony

Principle suggesting that when two explanations fit the observations equally well, a simpler explanation should be preferred over a more complex one

Принцип ограниченности, экономичность

In view of parsimony the use of one question instead of two could be discussed.

64.

Allele

Any of a set of possible forms of a gene

Аллель, аллельный ген

Remember that in co-dominance, neither allele is recessive.

65.

Biome

A community of living organisms of a single major ecological region

Биом

It could, for example, be a grain of soil, a pond, a forest, a biome or the entire biosphere.

66.

Commodities

Economic goods or products before they are processed and/or given a brand name

Сырье, сельхозтовары

Commodities, particularly agricultural products, face very tough market access conditions.

67.

To delineate

To trace the outline

Обозначать, разграничить

A service-level agreement is needed to define and delineate each of these entities' roles.

68.

Enzyme

A protein that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed by the reaction

Фермент

It's the enzyme responsible for bio-luminescence.

69.

Equilibrium

The ability of an ecosystem to maintain stability among its biological resources

Равновесие

Equilibrium in the socio-political environment cannot be ensured through suppression or imposition.

70.

Incinerating

Burning to ashes

Сожжение

When it comes to the benefits of incinerating or land filling, these are very large.

71.

Law

Summarizing statement of observed experimental facts that has been tested many times and is

generally accepted as true

Закон

An immutable law of nature, Marcel is, the strong always take from the weak.

72.

Nova

A variable star that suddenly increases in brightness to several times its normal magnitude and

returns to its original appearance in a few weeks to several months or years

Сверхновая

Your sun will nova.

73.

Alcohol

Organic compound used in gums, resins, dyes and perfumes

Спирт

The inventive polyurethane composition contains diisocyanate and polyatomic alcohol.

74.

Bond

A chemical link between atoms

Связь

My grandmother and I had a very special bond.

75.

Fecundity

The ability to breed

Фертильность, плодовитость

The differences between boys and girls in the allowable age for marriage had been based on fecundity.

76.

Fluid

A liquid or gas

Жидкость, газообразная среда

Fluid in the lungs preventing oxygenation.

77.

Gene

A section of DNA

Ген

It's not like she doesn't have the maternal Gene.

78.

Genome

The collective noun for a set of genes

Геном

The sum of all DNA contained in an organism is called a genome.

79.

Half-life

The time taken for the level of radioactivity in an element to halve

Период полураспада

Half-life in sediment and soil: 103-345 days.

80.

Refraction

The deflection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another

Преломление

The scientific principle of the divergence and refraction of light.

81.

Zygote

A fertilised egg

Зигота

The zygote is divided on four cells and forms a tetrahedron made in sphere.

82.

Viability

The ability to survive to adulthood

Выживаемость

The cooperative movement balances both economic viability and social responsibility.

83.

Absolute zero

The theoretical lowest temperature possible at which all molecular motion ceases

Абсолютный ноль

I designed a compact cryo engine to achieve absolute zero.

84.

Alchemy

A medieval chemical philosophy concerned principally with the transformation of base metals into gold

Алхимия

Alchemy, astronomy, botany, just to name a few.

85.

Amorphous

Having no specific arrangement or organization

Аморфный

The invention relates to the production of highly pure amorphous silicon dioxide.

86.

Artery

A blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood away from the heart to other parts of the body

Артерия

Artery dissection in the donor's liver is an unpredictable condition.

87.

Breeding

The production of offspring

Размножение

Today, breeding cattle is a worldwide business.

88.

Core

The innermost layer of the Earth

Ядро

If you turn this thing on, we'll bleed the Core out.

89.

Current

A flow of electricity

Ток

We can wake you at any time using a low-grade electrical current.

90.

To decay

To decrease over time in size, amount, or force

Иссякать, деградировать

If I start pushing buttons, I could accelerate the decay of that field.

91.

Ductile

The ability of a solid to be stretched to form a wire

Гибкость

I need something non-corrosive, something malleable, something ductile, something...

92.

To emit

To give off or send forth

Излучать, отбрасывать

It shall not emit light at any other time, except during a bulb check.

93.

Evidence

Support for an idea, opinion, or hypothesis

Доказательства

Evidence and observation - it's what we do.

94.

Fossil

The preserved impression or remains of an animal or plant

Ископаемые останки

Fossil aquifers can be considered depletable resources like oil and gas.

95.

Hormone

A chemical compound that is secreted directly into the blood

Гормон

It's the hormone that makes women fall in love and get maternal.

96.

Lineage

Line of descent from an ancestor

Родословная, генеалогия

Your lineage goes back to the very beginning of witchcraft, Cassie.

97.

Mutant

An organism that has undergone a change in genetic material

Мутант

And yet you I'm some kind of mutant.

98.

Nebulae

Cloud of interstellar matter, mainly dust and gases

Туманность

Nebulae, quasars, pulsars, stuff like that.

99.

Preening

Cleaning or grooming

Чистка

Preening, posing, like a model on the catwalk.

100.

To quantify

To express something in terms of a number value, measurement, or amount

Измерять, подсчитывать

There was limited information to quantify those emissions.