Key terms & definitions

Editing that alternates between actions in different places, often presenting them as happening at the same time.

Questioning a witness to test the accuracy or reliability of their evidence.

Having ribbons tied across the legs to hold stockings up. Malvolio adopts this appearance because Maria’s forged letter instructs him to do so.

Wearing garters crossed around the legs to secure stockings; Malvolio adopts this appearance because Maria’s forged letter instructs him to.

A covalent connection between polymer chains that restricts their movement relative to one another.

A permanent chemical bond joining polymer chains, helping to form the rigid network in a cured thermosetting polymer.

Ownership by one organisation of businesses in different media forms, such as film, television and newspapers.

A method for solving an equality of fractions: if $\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}$, then .

Promotion of a product across different media formats or platforms, such as print, television and social media.

The transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to a flower of another plant of the same species or a compatible related species.

A cross-section taken across a river channel or its valley, at right angles to the direction of flow.

Using one product or platform to publicise another, helping audiences move between them.

A drawing showing the shape of the land along a line, as though a vertical slice had been taken through the landscape.

A flat shape made by cutting through a solid; the matching end face of a right prism is a cross-section.

The shape seen when an object is sliced across its length. A constant cross-section stays the same along the length.

The area occupied by water in a slice across a river channel, measured in square metres (m²).

The area of a flat slice through an object; for an approximately circular colony or clear zone, it can be estimated using $\pi r^2$.

The area of a flat section through an object; for a circular section, $A = \pi r^2$.

The area of the face exposed by a cut perpendicular to a material’s length.

Research that compares different groups of people of different ages rather than following the same people as they grow older.

Collective behaviour involving a large number of people gathered in the same place at the same time.

Raising finance through contributions from many people, usually through an online platform.

Raising money for a project through contributions from many people, usually through an online platform.

Raising money from many people, usually through an online appeal, to support a project or cause.

Raising money for a project through contributions from many people, commonly using an online platform.

The monarch and the institutions of royal government, including their income, property and expenditure.

A court that tries serious criminal offences, with a judge and jury when guilt is contested. It also sentences some defendants referred by magistrates and hears appeals from magistrates’ courts.

A bacterial plant disease caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens that produces swollen, disorganised growths on roots or stems.

Government exercised directly under the authority of the British monarch and government, rather than through the East India Company.

Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic: a composite of carbon fibres and plastic resin, also commonly abbreviated CFRP.