Term: cloud chamber: apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: hook: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: mercator projection: a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: overindulgence: excessive indulgence
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: venire facias: a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: inclinometer: a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: intern: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: curbside: the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: cytokinesis: organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: rotary actuator: (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: stipulation: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement