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Energy Flow: The movement of energy through a community via feeding relationships.

Energy Flow Balancing: This gentle treatment assists clients in balancing their energy flow. Therapists hold a space for clients to make whatever shifts or changes toward balance they deem necessary. Emphasis is g . . . View Full Definition

Kinetic Energy: The energy an object possesses by virtue of its motion. An object of mass m moving at velocity v has a kinetic energy of ½mv2.

Irrigation Return Flow: Part of artificially applied water that is not consumed by plants or evaporation, and that eventually 'returns' to an aquifer or surface water body, such as a lake or stream. Commonly used w . . . View Full Definition

Ionization Energy (IE): The energy required to remove the outermost electron from an atom or a positive ion in its ground level. The table lists only the first IE in eV units. To convert to kJ/mol multiply by 96.48 . . . View Full Definition

Internal Energy: Internal energy (U) is defined so that changes in internal energy (deltau) are equal to the heat absorbed or released by a process running at constant volume. While changes in internal energ . . . View Full Definition

Ionization Energy: The energy needed to remove an electron from a gaseous atom or ion.

Laminar Flow: The movement of a fluid where movement of the entire fluid is regular and with parallel streamlines.

Laminar-Flow Airfoil: A low-drag airfoil designed to maintain laminar (smooth, continuous) flow over a high percentage of the CHORD about itself. Often relatively thin, especially along the leading edge, with mos . . . View Full Definition

Mudflow: A type of mass movement composed mainly of clay-size materials with a high enough water content that it flows readily..