Chien Shiung Wu Word Search
Chien Shiung Wu, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: PHYSICS, BETA, DECAY, WEAK, FORCE, PARITY, EXPERIMENT, COLUMBIA, PROFESSOR, URANIUM, ATOM, NUCLEAR.
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Chien Shiung Wu word list, defined
- PHYSICS /fɪzɪks/ · noun
- The scientific study of the natural world around us, including the laws of motion, energy, and matter. It involves the study of the physical universe from the smallest subatomic particles to the entire cosmos. Related: science, natural philosophy, mechanics, astronomy.
- BETA /ˈbiːtə/ (British), /ˈbeɪtə/ (US) · noun, adjective
- The second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, β). More broadly, it denotes the second in a series or a preliminary, testing stage of something — as in software released to users for evaluation before final launch. Related: trial, preliminary, draft, prototype.
- DECAY /dɪˈkeɪ/ · verb and noun
- To decay is to rot or decompose through natural processes, or to decline gradually in quality, condition, or strength. As a noun, decay refers to the state or process of rotting, decomposition, or gradual deterioration. Related: rot, decompose, deteriorate, wither.
- WEAK /weɪk/ · adjective
- Not strong or powerful; lacking physical or mental energy. Having little or no force or effect. Related: feeble, frail, lacking, insubstantial.
- FORCE /fɔːrs/ · noun
- Physical strength, energy, or power exerted on an object or person; also, coercion or compulsion, or an organized body such as a police or military force. Related: power, strength, might, energy.
- PARITY /ˈpærɪti/ · noun
- The state of being even or identical in quantity, degree, or value; a quality or condition of being even or identical. The quality or state of being equal in status, rights, or opportunities. Related: equality, sameness, uniformity, similarity.
- EXPERIMENT /ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt/ · noun, verb
- A scientific procedure undertaken to test a hypothesis or discover something unknown. As a verb: to try out new ideas, methods, or activities to see what results they produce. Related: test, trial, trial run, investigation.
- PROFESSOR /ˈprɒfɛsər/ · noun
- A person who is a teacher of a subject at a university or college, or a person who is an expert in a particular subject. Related: teacher, lecturer, scholar, expert.
- URANIUM /ˈjʊəriəm/ · noun
- A chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92, a dense, radioactive, metallic element. Related: radium, actinium, thorium, plutonium.
- ATOM /ˈætəm/ · noun
- The smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons orbited by electrons. More broadly, the tiniest conceivable particle or amount of something. Related: particle, molecule, unit, speck.
- NUCLEAR /ˈnjuːkliər/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to or involving the nucleus of an atom; extremely powerful or destructive, as in nuclear weapons. Related: atomic, radioactive, nucleic, subatomic.
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