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Intermediate-mass black hole — An Intermediate mass black hole (IMBH) is a black hole whose mass is significantly more than stellar black holes (a few tens of the mass of the Sun) yet far less than supermassive black holes (a few millions of the mass of the Sun). There is less … Wikipedia
Intermediate-mass X-ray binary — An intermediate mass X ray binary (IMXB) is a binary star system where one of the components is a neutron star or a black hole. The other component is an intermediate mass star.ee also* X ray binary * Low mass X ray binary * High mass X ray… … Wikipedia
Mass-independent fractionation — Mass independent (isotope) fractionation refers to any chemical or physical process that acts to separate isotopes, where the amount of separation does not scale in proportion with the difference in the masses of the isotopes. Most isotopic… … Wikipedia
intermediate cell mass — n NEPHROTOME * * * nephrotome … Medical dictionary
mass transit — a system of large scale public transportation in a given metropolitan area, typically comprising buses, subways, and elevated trains. Cf. rapid transit. * * * Transportation systems, usually publicly but sometimes privately owned and operated,… … Universalium
Intermediate state — This article is about the Christian doctrine of this name. For the Buddhist doctrine of the same name see Bardo. In Christian eschatology, the intermediate state or interim state refers to a person s existence between one s death and resurrection … Wikipedia
mass spectrometry — or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. A mass spectrometer uses electrical means to detect the sorted ions, while a mass spectrograph … Universalium
Mass storage — This article describes mass storage in general. For the USB protocol, see USB mass storage device class. In computing, mass storage refers to the storage of large amounts of data in a persisting and machine readable fashion. Devices and/or… … Wikipedia
Intermediate treatment of tensors — In mathematics and physics, a tensor is an idealized geometric or physical quantity whose numerical description, relative to a particular frame of reference, consists of a multiple indexed array of numbers. A vector, for example, is a tensor with … Wikipedia
mass — 1. A lump or aggregation of coherent material. SYN: massa [TA]. 2. In pharmacy, a soft solid preparation containing an active medicinal agent, of such consistency that it can be divided into small pieces and rolled into pills. 3. One of the seven … Medical dictionary
