Vocab 1
In flight
Airborne
change from a liquid state into a vapor
evaporate
a body of water separating England and France
English Channel
brightness
illumination
give rise to, lead to
inspire
Burnt
Charred
systems formed by the interaction of communities of organisms with their environments
ecosystems
detailed, complicated
intricate
animal skin prepared for use as a writing surface
parchment
qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success
potential
not bright
dim
to work at something
tinker
far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote
isolated
medicines to make people immune to diseases
vaccines
occurring at the same time
synchronized
drawbacks
disadvantages or problems
an instrument showing the time with the shadow of a pointer cast by the sun onto a plate marked with the hours of the day
sundial
a set of equipment used to generate and transmit electromagnetic waves carrying messages or signals, especially those of radio or television
transmitter
a weighted, swinging lever that regulates the speed of a clock
pendulum
a machine that transmitted and received messages across great distances using electrical signals and wires. Messages were transmitted in codes that had to be received and translated by specially trained operators
telegraph
a thin disk or piece of material that vibrates when producing or receiving sound waves
diaphragm
the concept of changing the rate at which radio signals are transmitted so that an enemy would not be able to intercept or block them
frequency hopping
the scientific study of plants
botany
activities involved in advertising and selling a product
marketing
get a government license giving an inventor the right to be the only one to manufacture and sell their invention for a certain period of time
patent