Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Weekly Themes A word for Oct. 5
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
how little mass the moths have
In the case of ultrasound it isn't always* the mass that's important but the dimensions of what's doing the reflecting. If the object (say, a hair) is so small that it is smaller than the wavelength of the sound, it won't reflect the sound back to the bat, so it is "invisible" to the bat. Another possibility is that the hairs scatter or absorb sound instead of reflecting it: think of the difference between a lake on a still day (reflects very well) and a choppy day (reflections go every which way and not all the light is reflected in the same direction).
* not to say that mass isn't important but that there are other important factors, too
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted ![]()
A word for Oct. 5
wwh 10/05/2002 4:02 PM ![]()
Re: A word for Oct. 5
vika 10/06/2002 12:38 PM ![]()
Re: A word for Oct. 5
wwh 10/06/2002 1:08 PM ![]()
Re: A word for Oct. 5
Wordwind 10/06/2002 7:17 PM ![]()
Re: A word for Oct. 5
of troy 10/07/2002 12:46 PM ![]()
Re: A word for Oct. 5
vika 10/07/2002 10:06 AM ![]()
Re: A word for Oct. 5
Bean 10/07/2002 2:24 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk