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physicsfiziks/
noun
1.
the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy.
The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes
mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of
atoms.
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the physical properties and phenomena of something.
Mechanics is one major branch of physics, and this focuses on the behavior of objects and the
forces that act upon them. Classical mechanics and quantum mechanics are two sub-fields of
this branch. Another is thermodynamics, which is just what it sounds like: the study of heat,
temperature, and energy.
A reference point is a point which you took as your siting place ( You may wanna use a
chair :P ) while observing the Nature . For example : IF you drink coffee in your house and
from the window you see a boy riding a bicycle and then you measure his velocity , Then
your home is the reference point . To Put it more accurately reference point is equivalent to
the point 0 on the co ordinate axis.
Point of reference is the intentional use of one thing to indicate something else. It may refer to:
Nou . point of reference - an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference forcomparing
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the heating and the electrical energy involved"
reference point, reference
bench
mark, benchmark - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermine
dposition and elevation used as a reference point
landmark - a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
lubber line, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's
point - a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating itsheading
target, mark - a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
white line - a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes
indicator - a signal for attracting attention
buoy - bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or under
waterhazards
-a fixed place that you use to help you to find your way or to see where other things are
To find out where you are or where you are going:
reference point, navigate, lose your bearings...
-an idea or fact that you compare other things with or use to help you to understand things
Thoughts, ideas and beliefs:
conceptualization, thought, idea...
Definitions
noun
1. a point used to find or describe the location of something Of course the
bookcase would have nothing to do with the butterfly, but simply be used as a
reference point to describe its position.
2. a fact forming the basis of an evaluation or assessment; criterion They had few
cultural reference points in common.
You can describe the motion of an object by its position, speed, direction, and
acceleration.
The POSITION of an object moving along a straight line is uniquely defined by its
coordinate with respect to some point of reference.
The DISTANCE travelled by an object in a given time interval is THE TOTAL LENGTH
OF THE ACTUAL PATH it covers during that time.
DISPLACEMENT of an object in a given time interval from ti to tf refers to its
CHANGE IN THE POSITION during that time. It includes the direction of motion.
Displacement = final position of the object (at time tf ) initial position of the
object (at time ti).
Introduction
Scalars and Vectors
Distance and Displacement
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
Just as distance and displacement have distinctly different meanings (despite their similarities), so do
speed and velocity. Speed is a scalar quantity that refers to "how fast an object is moving." Speed can
be thought of as the rate at which an object covers distance. A fast-moving object has a high speed
and covers a relatively large distance in a short amount of time. Contrast this to a slow-moving object
that has a low speed; it covers a relatively small amount of distance in the same amount of time. An
object with no movement at all has a zero speed.
Some of the classical positioning techniques in navigation fall under the categories
of celestial navigation and the complementary technique of dead reckoning. In celestial
navigation, position on the earth is determined from measurements of the positions of
celestial objects such as the sun, moon, and stars. In dead reckoning, starting from an initial
known position, future positions are estimated from information about speed, time, and
direction. Charles Lindbergh used dead reckoning in his famous non-stop trans-atlantic
flight.
Position determination on land can be done by terrain association, which determines
location by identifying features on the ground and associating them with their
representations on a map. A complementary technique is to determine position using a
compass, map, and sightings of prominent landmarks such as mountain peaks.
* Sound is produced by vibrating objects. The pitch of the sound can be varied by
changing the rate of vibration.