Displacement (psiology, parapsychology, psychical science) — Displacement is a characteristic quality of psi, or anomalous cognition. It defines a statistical or qualitative correspondence between a stimulus and a set of responses that occurs independently of their normally perceptible spatial and temporal … Wikipedia
Pattern-Textur — Im Bereich der Computergrafik verwendet man Texturen als Überzug für 3D Modelle um deren Detailgrad zu erhöhen ohne den Detailgrad der Geometrie zu erhöhen. Bei der 3D Computeranimation bezeichnet eine Textur ein Bild, das auf der Oberfläche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Electronic speckle pattern interferometry — (ESPI) [Jones R Wykes C, Holographic and Speckle Interferometry, 1989, Cambridge University Press] , also known as TV Holography, is a technique which uses laser light, together with video detection, recording and processing to visualise static… … Wikipedia
Character displacement — refers to the phenomenon where differences among similar species whose distributions overlap geographically are accentuated in regions where the species co occur but are minimized or lost where the species’ distributions do not overlap. This… … Wikipedia
moiré pattern — ▪ physics in physics, the geometrical design that results when a set of straight or curved lines is superposed onto another set; the name derives from a French word for “watered.” The effect may be seen by looking through the folds of a nylon… … Universalium
pressure-pattern position line — A line of position, determined by pressure pattern formulas, plotted parallel to the effective heading of the aircraft and indicating the net cross heading displacement. Also called the line of position pressure or the pressure line of position… … Aviation dictionary
Vulcan (Star Trek) — Vulcans Leonard Nimoy as Spock, a Human/Vulcan hybrid, demonstrating the Vulcan salute Home world Vulcan Official language(s) Vulcan Affil … Wikipedia
ostariophysan — ▪ fish Introduction any of about8,000 species of bony fishes (bony fish) belonging to a group that includes the majority of freshwater fishes throughout the world. Familiar representatives of this group are the minnows (minnow), suckers (sucker) … Universalium
Birefringence — Displacement of light rays with perpendicular polarization through a birefringent material … Wikipedia
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
Interference (wave propagation) — Two point interference in a ripple tank. In physics, interference is the phenomenon in which two waves superpose each other to form a resultant wave of greater or lower amplitude. Interference usually refers to the interaction of waves that are… … Wikipedia