Vocabulary

• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• inertia: Lack of movement or activity
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• encompass: To encircle; cover completely
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• cosmos: The universe
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• pseudo: Not genuine but having the appearance of
• constrain: To make someone do something by strong persuasion
• curvature: Curving or bending, often abnormal, as of spine
• dilation: Act of making (eyes) more open or expanded
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• manifold: Having many and various things
• nonfiction: Not fiction; real or factual content of books
• nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
• differential: Different, as in treatment; discriminatory
• nonlinear: Not in a line or straight progression
• precession: (Formal) going first in time, order or rank
• inertial: Concerning inertia
• tensor: Generalization of the concept of a vector