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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 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 to pinpoint the exact location of where the signal originated from logistics The science of organizing large numbers of people, materials, or events

ventilation The easy movement of air around or within a body or a system

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