mass motion Comparison Table

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mass motion comparison table

Subject has amplitude has base unit has unit has definition has value has propagation direction has synonym is a kind of has period

contraction A mass motion towards the center of gravity of a celestial body mass motion

convection A mass motion in a circulatory pattern. Process in the Sun (and possibly other stars) perhaps caused by solar rotation, which produces the immensely powerful electrical and magnetic fields associated with sunspots. mass motion

ergodic motion Motion by one or more particles which fills phase space with uniform density after a sufficiently long time. mass motion

expansion mass motion

galaxy motion mass motion

hydrodynamic soliton A finite-amplitude disturbance which is propagated through a fluid without any change of shape. MHD solitons are also known. mass motion

merger mass motion

meridional flow Flow between the poles, or between the equator and the poles. A positive value indicates flow away from the equator: a negative value, flow toward the equator. mass motion

solar motion length per unit time The velocity of the Sun through space, relative to the local standard of rest. The solar motion is U = -9 kilometers per second, V = +12 kilometers per second, and W = +7 kilometers per second. peculiar velocity

sound wave in gas A longitudinal wave propagated through a gas as a pattern of alternating high and low pressure. periodic motion mass motion

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Subject	has amplitude	has base unit	has unit	has definition	has value	has propagation direction	has synonym	is a kind of	has period
contraction				A mass motion towards the center of gravity of a celestial body				mass motion
convection				A mass motion in a circulatory pattern. Process in the Sun (and possibly other stars) perhaps caused by solar rotation, which produces the immensely powerful electrical and magnetic fields associated with sunspots.				mass motion
ergodic motion				Motion by one or more particles which fills phase space with uniform density after a sufficiently long time.				mass motion
expansion								mass motion
galaxy motion								mass motion
hydrodynamic soliton				A finite-amplitude disturbance which is propagated through a fluid without any change of shape. MHD solitons are also known.				mass motion
merger								mass motion
meridional flow				Flow between the poles, or between the equator and the poles. A positive value indicates flow away from the equator: a negative value, flow toward the equator.				mass motion
solar motion		length per unit time		The velocity of the Sun through space, relative to the local standard of rest. The solar motion is U = -9 kilometers per second, V = +12 kilometers per second, and W = +7 kilometers per second.				peculiar velocity
sound wave in gas				A longitudinal wave propagated through a gas as a pattern of alternating high and low pressure.			periodic motion	mass motion