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GLOSSARY
SERIES GLOSSARY: WORDS TO UNDERSTAND
aerodynamic
The science of how air moves and how objects move through it
applications
In this case, ways of using information in a specific way to find
answers
carbon fiber
A material woven of carbon atoms that offers a wide range of
high-strength and high-flexibility properties
cognitive training
Software and hardware that trains the brain and the body’s
senses
fluid dynamics
The science of how air or liquid moves over a surface
GPS: Global Positioning System
Technology that bounces a signal off satellites
to pinpoint the exact location of where the signal originated from
logistics
The science of organizing large numbers of people,
materials, or events
parabola
A symmetrical curved path. In stadiums, a roof overhang can create a
parabola by bouncing noise from below back down toward the field of play
prosthetics
Devices that replace a missing human limb
prototype
A model of a future product made to test design and engineering
issues
rehabilitation
The process of returning to full physical ability through exercise
velocity
Measurement of the speed of an object
ventilation
The easy movement of air around or within a body or a system