mass-energy

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mass and energy considered as equivalent and interconvertible, according to the theory of relativity

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Words nearby mass-energy

masscult, mass defect, massé, massed practice, Massena, mass-energy, mass-energy equation, mass-energy equivalence, Massenet, masses, masseter

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I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude and the energy behind it and the honesty.
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Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.
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Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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“The United States had gone to war declaring it must destroy an active weapons of mass destruction program,” the Times reported.
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This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.
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Charred beams and blackened walls showed stark and gaunt in the glow of a smoldering mass of wreckage.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
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But hitherto, before these new ideas began to spread in our community, the mass of men and women definitely settled down.
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