Key terms & definitions

Ancient Hindu scriptures containing sacred hymns, ritual teachings and teachings about ultimate reality.

A person who avoids animal products, including meat, milk and eggs.

A person who excludes animal products from their diet, including meat, fish, dairy products, eggs and honey.

A person who does not eat meat or fish.

A person who does not eat meat or fish. Some vegetarians eat eggs and dairy products, while others exclude eggs.

John Rawls’ thought experiment in which people consider fair rules for society without knowing what their own position in that society would be.

A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart under relatively low pressure.

A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.

A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.

A large awning used to shade spectators at an entertainment venue.

Open grassland in southern Africa.

The speed of river flow, usually measured in metres per second (m/s).

Speed in a stated direction, measured in metres per second (m/s).

The speed of an object in a specified direction, measured in metres per second (m/s).

The ratio of input rotational speed to output rotational speed. For a belt drive without slipping, $\text{VR}=\frac{\text{driven pulley diameter}}{\text{driver pulley diameter}}$.

A graph showing how an object's velocity changes with time, with time on the horizontal axis and velocity on the vertical axis.

A graph showing how an object's velocity changes with time. Its gradient represents acceleration.

A graph showing how an object's velocity changes over time.

A sauce made using the roux method with stock instead of milk.

The main vein bringing deoxygenated blood from the body into the right atrium.

A staged animal hunt in which trained hunters fought and killed animals; the plural is venationes.

A thin sheet of wood used as a surface covering or as a layer in plywood.

Bonding a thin layer of attractive timber onto a base material to improve its appearance.

Reverent honour given to a sacred person or image, distinguished in Orthodox Christianity from the adoration due to God alone.

A diagram that shows relationships between sets using regions, usually circles within a rectangle.

A diagram using overlapping closed curves inside a rectangle to show membership of sets and their relationships.

The flow of blood back to the heart through the veins.

The movement of air into and out of the lungs.

The movement of air into and out of the lungs through breathing.

The number of complete breaths taken in one minute.