An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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فرهنگ ریشه شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک
M. Heydari-Malayeri - Paris Observatory
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shot effect nufe-ye Schottky Fr.: effet Schottky Same as → Schottky noise; → shot noise. Translation of Ger. Schroteffekt, from Schrot "small shot, buckshot" + Effekt; → effect. |
slingshot effect oskar-e falâxan Fr.: effet de fronde gravitationnelle, gravidéviation An important astronautical technique whereby a spacecraft takes up a tiny fraction of the gravitational energy of a planet it is flying by, allowing it to change trajectory and speed. Also known as → gravitational slingshot or → gravitational assist. Slingshot, from sling, from M.E. slyngen, from O.N. slyngva "to sling, fling" + shot, from M.E., from O.E. sc(e)ot, (ge)sceot; cf. Ger. Schoss, Geschoss; → effect. Oskar, → effect; falâxan "sling;" from Av. fradaxšana- "sling," fradaxšanya- "sling, sling-stone;" |
