Vocabulary

• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• fall out
• in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in terms of
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• out of sync: Not occurring at the same time or rate; not synchronized.
• in the extreme: To a very great degree; extremely.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• major in: To specialize in a particular subject at college or university.
• fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• wave in: Signal or gesture for someone to enter a place.
• at play here: Having an influence or effect in a particular situation.
• just plain weird: Extremely strange or unusual; very odd.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• slightly: Only a little
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• strength: Condition of being strong
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• velocity: Speed in a given direction
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• sync: Short for 'synchronization'
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• spatial: About space
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• point: An item to be discussed
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• deduce: To use logic or reason to reach a conclusion
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• oscillate: To keep moving back and forth many times
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• vector: Math a quantity that has both size and direction
• analogous: Similar and comparable to