SCIENCE

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cells
noun
the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. Microscopic organisms typically consist of a single cell, which is either eukaryotic or prokaryotic.
Example: The baby is still just a small bundle of cells.
pt: célula
flow
verb
Movement of a liquid.
Example: Magnetic fields arise from the flow of current.
pt: fluxo
flow rate
noun
how fast a fluid move one point to another
Example: This motion always occurs during the accelerating period of the volumetric flow rate
pt: quociente de vazão
FLUID
noun
a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.
Example: He stood in one fluid movement.
pt: Fluido
freezing
verb
extremaly cold
Example: the ice is freezing
pt: congelando
hypotesis
noun
A proposed explanation that accounts for observed experiment or known facts and that can be used to guide any experiment
Example: Their hypothesis explains so many facts.
pt: Hipótesis
liquid
noun
A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
Example: The liquid suddenly solidifies into a gelatinous mass.
pt: líquido
matter
noun
Physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
Example: The Trinity--the three elements of matter--are sulphur, mercury, and salt.
pt: matéria
melting
verb
becoming liquefied by heat.
Example: My ice cream is melting
pt: derretendo
motion
noun
The action or process of moving
Example: She tried to sit up, but the motion created a nauseating pain in her shoulder.
pt: movimentação
scientific inquiry
noun
Scientific inquiry has two primary functions. Firstly, it provides a description of how scientific inquiry is conducted in practice. Secondly, it gives an explanation of why scientific inquiry successful in arriving at genuine knowledge at the end of its process.
Example: I tried to do a Scientific Inquiry
pt: inquérito científico
solid
adjective
Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
Example: a solid structure
pt: sólido
temperature
noun
the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
Example: Preheat the oven to a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius
pt: temperatura
viscosity
noun
the quality or state of being viscous
Example: The viscosity of the fluid in the system can be modified
pt: viscosidade
viscouse
adjective
A viscous liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily.
Example: For small values of s the viscous stresses on the near wall dominate and produce a thrust in the positivex direction.
pt: viscoso