Key terms & definitions

An agreed pattern for naming variables, constants and subprograms consistently.

An arrangement in which a company pays for a venue or competition to carry its name.

Remembering and meditating on God's name.

A chant expressing dedication to the teaching of the Lotus Sutra, used in Nichiren Buddhism.

A Buddhist expression meaning ‘Homage to the Buddha’, used in Theravada devotional recitation.

Remembering and meditating on God’s name.

A logic gate that produces the opposite output to an AND gate: its output is LOW only when all its inputs are HIGH.

An eighteenth-century spiritual and military leader of Jamaica’s Windward Maroons, recognised as a Jamaican national heroine and associated with resistance to British colonial rule.

A critical term used by people who believe government interferes too much in individuals' choices, often in the name of protecting their health or welfare.

A billionth of a unit, equal to $10^{-9}$ of that unit.

A material with particles or features on the nanometre scale, typically around 1–100 nm, which can have different properties from larger-scale forms of the same material.

A unit of length equal to $10^{-9}$ metres; its symbol is $\text{nm}$.

A unit of length equal to one billionth of a metre: $1\ \text{nm}=1\times10^{-9}\ \text{m}$.

A unit of length equal to $10^{-9}\text{ m}$, or one billionth of a metre. Its symbol is nm.

A unit equal to one billionth of a metre: $1\text{ nm}=10^{-9}\text{ m}$.

A unit of length equal to one billionth of a metre: $1\ \text{nm}=1\times10^{-9}\ \text{m}$.

One billionth of a metre, written as $10^{-9}$ m.

A unit of length equal to $10^{-9}$ metres. There are 1000 nanometres in one micrometre.

A structure between 1 nm and 100 nm in size, typically containing of the order of a few hundred atoms.

A particle approximately 1–100 nanometres in size. Its properties may differ from those of the same material in bulk.

A material made from, or containing, particles between 1 nm and 100 nm in size.

The range of dimensions measured in nanometres, usually referring to dimensions from about 1 nm to 100 nm.

The study and use of structures whose dimensions are between 1 nm and 100 nm.

The use and control of structures that are approximately 1–100 nm in size.

Technology that uses structures on the nanometre scale to make materials or devices with useful properties.

The main room of a Greek temple, which housed the cult statue; cella is the Latin term.

The direction in which a fabric’s raised surface fibres lie, affecting its appearance and feel.

A highly flammable, jelly-like substance used in incendiary bombs, which sticks to surfaces and causes severe burns.

A powerful painkilling drug that reduces the perception of pain.

A costly aromatic substance used in the ointment that the woman poured on Jesus’ head at Bethany.